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Title: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 18, 06:36:16
Okay, here's the crap they DON'T tell you in the shitty reviews written by tards and shills.

First Impressions:
1. LACK OF SECUROM IS TOTAL LIECAKE: Game attempted to phone home and whined about activation when DENIED. YOU CAN HAZ SECUROM!
2. Selection of available CAS things VERY limited compared to TS2. For instance, you CANNOT EVEN BE PROPERLY BALD ANYMORE. See if you can guess how I noticed THAT so fast.
3. Enforced Legacy-playstyle: Switching to a different household forfeits current status. At minimum, all wants and progress towards wants will be lost.
4. Shiftclick very limited compared to TS2.
5. Navigation is an extremely ARGH-inducing experience, reverts back to pre-Manual Navigation annoyance where you have to babysit a sim to its destination before you can tell it what to do there.

If you are a Legacy-style player, TS3 MIGHT be better for you. If you are more into having an entire neighborhood of sims to play with...TS3 is categorically insuperior in every way found so far.

Continuing Impressions:
1. Sims in TS3 are just not as good-looking at their TS2 equivalents. Yes, they are more detailed. Yes, you can trick them out in ways that you can't really do with TS2 sims. But they're still ugly. And this is coming from someone who *ISN'T* a heavy CC user: I basically use EAxis default skins, EAxis default eyes. But the fact of the matter is, TS3 sims are just ugly. Why? I am not qualified to say. They just ARE. It took very little effort, even for someone with my complete lack of artistic skills, to throw together a sim that looked passably like someone familiar, or at least, wasn't ugly. I have spent an hour fiddling with the damn thing, but nothing I do produces something other than a pudgy, doughy-faced, slopey-foreheaded ape.
2. The neighborhood map has an overwhelming sense of simultaneous clutteredness and claustrophobia. There is an overwhelming number of floating icons, each barely distinguishable from the other. And I like buttons. Is this bad? Well, hard to say. Buttons are good. But they float chaotically without the sense of order that was present in TS2.
3. Build mode: TECHNICALLY, build mode is superior to its predecessors. However, it suffers from this same sense of poor screen utilization, combined with a sense of flightyness. In TS1, everything seemed to fit together well. This sense continued in TS2. In TS3, I have this sense that the thing is simply too fidgety, and the glitz and sparkles obscures the actual FUNCTIONALITY. When you draw out a room, the entire thing appears in a sparkly shower. The effects overwhelm the functionality. As a veteran sims player dating back to TS1, I find the build mode to be confusing and awkward. That should tell you something.

Gameplay:
Well, I can't say much about it at this point. The overwhelming sense of STUFF I HAVE TO CONFIGURE has kept me from seriously playing the game so far. I've dabbled slightly in the premades, but honestly, the CONTROLS ARE JUST TERRIBLE. I realize they're similar to TS2's in many ways, but let's face it, the controls in unmodified TS2 are ALSO awful. Sims refuse to obey my commands to GO HERE and then DO THAT. At least having to tell them to run there in order to get anywhere isn't quite as critical, but that's again only because everything now moves so SLOWLY. Except the CLOCK. The CLOCK seems to still be moving at the same 60x speed that previous incarnations of the game ran at. In any event, I just find it so overwhelmingly awful that within 30 seconds I'm seized with the urge to go back to TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 18, 07:49:17
Okay i just gotta ask this since i've been dying to know since it was announced.  I have never seen any kind of answer to this.

How does the kleptomaniac trait work?  I mean if you steal everything not nailed down in a sims house do they just walk around peeing themselves and crying about lack of food until they die or do they get new furniture?  Naturally since it's Eaxis that made it i'm skeptical about it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 18, 08:02:20
Someone who was at one of the events in the UK that got to play said a sim stole a trash can from a park. I can imagine if they're allowed to steal anything and everything, soon the neighborhood will be empty. I'm going to make a klepto sim anyway to test it out as soon as I get it installed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tyyppi on 2009 May 18, 08:32:43
Hmm, sounds worse than I thought although SecuROM didn't come as a surprise. Still I'm downloading it because I'm probably crazy or a masochist or both.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 18, 08:35:38
That's exactly why i've wondered about the kleptomaniac trait.  If you really can steal anything and it doesn't get replaced the neighbourhood is going to end up very very empty.

Damn the files i was downloading are deleted.  Anyone know some files that'll work with those from post #75?  I'm missing 10 files.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tigerlilley on 2009 May 18, 11:49:34
THIS IS SO EXCITING


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 18, 12:03:23
Watching other people perpetrate a bit of mischief brings a grin to my face  :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 18, 12:05:44
First Impressions:
1. LACK OF SECUROM IS TOTAL LIECAKE: Game attempted to phone home and whined about activation when DENIED. YOU CAN HAZ SECUROM!
Is anyone here at MATY surprised?  Nope, didn't think so.
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2. Selection of available CAS things VERY limited compared to TS2. For instance, you CANNOT EVEN BE PROPERLY BALD ANYMORE. See if you can guess how I noticed THAT so fast.
Probably so they can sell us these things in EPs or via the online store.  Either that or to support some crappy deal EA made with T$R.
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3. Enforced Legacy-playstyle: Switching to a different household forfeits current status. At minimum, all wants and progress towards wants will be lost.
This has been the big DO NOT WANT from the community for months, years even, ever since news of this first leaked/was released in early interviews and articles.  Every sims site I've visited has raised this point as a major DO NOT WANT.  Why did EA not listen?
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4. Shiftclick very limited compared to TS2.
Yeah, we might start breaking out of the limited parameters they've set for us.  This is EA's game dammit, not a sandbox / doll house / story teller / movie maker for the players.  EA shall maintain complete control of what players can and cannot do in the game.  Even if that means sales suck.  EA will just blame the sales suckage on the early release of the pirated copy.  Time to put on your tinfoil hats, because I'm wondering if someone in EA's corporate structure didn't authorise the leak to pirates, just to cover their asses if/when the sales suck.
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5. Navigation is an extremely ARGH-inducing experience, reverts back to pre-Manual Navigation annoyance where you have to babysit a sim to its destination before you can tell it what to do there.
Well, obviously it's gonna suck with pre-awesome suckage.  You haven't had time to begin to awesomize it yet.  It sounds like it may not be worth the effort.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 18, 13:01:00
I have updated my continuing impressions in first post.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Emma on 2009 May 18, 13:04:32
I am really enjoying the fact that Pescado is playing an unmodded game. LULZ!

Seriously though, I am because by the time I get it, hopefully there will be some 'fixes' available.

Yeah, I know...'Death To EMMA'.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 18, 13:15:07
I want to get it, just to watch the train-wreckiness of it.  But to play it srsly?  No way.

From the way it sounds, it might be a good thing to stick to TS2.  Besides, weren't various modders planning to write their "amazingly complex and awesome™ mod I wanted to write all along, but couldn't because there was always another EP around the corner".  I'm still hoping to see some really cool mods come out in that vein.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 18, 14:10:32
I'm not impressed at all. The clothes, make-up and hair make me want to gouge out my eyes, the furnishings are in weird places (at least to me); bookcases are in the storage tab. Yes it was easier to move to community lots. But somehow in all of this I am left frantically searching to find the place to take art lessons, and trying to make it to the stadium to watch some sport.
One cute thing: Sims get a happy moodlet from buying new stuff.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 18, 14:14:13
A happy moodlet? Heck does that mean we are going to spam buy things just before a sim goes to work in order to get them premoted? DNW!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 18, 14:17:00
There was a 5 hour happy moodlet from fulfilling a wish, and a 30 minute moodlet for buying new stuff. I am finding skilling excruciatingly slow, and that's with both the genius and bookworm traits.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: X-Phile on 2009 May 18, 14:18:10
Securom on Sims 3 what a suprise. ::)

EA will see shit soon. Or is it tomatoes?
This will be very good PR. :D

Hopefully I soon will experience the Sims 3 gameplay.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Nightmare on 2009 May 18, 14:34:19
All I have seen on underdark sites is a goddamn promo disk. which is miles away from the real game.

Pes, if you are the one who pirated this. You are doing Securom and his cronies a big favour.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 18, 14:36:58
I believe this is a scene release from RELOADED. I can confirm that the torrents out there are a full working version, not a promo.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 18, 14:52:43
No worries, Skadi. Nightmare is a complete douche who frequents PMBD and never reads.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimKat on 2009 May 18, 15:00:37
Heres a good laugh
http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?threadID=78b2635e90504268d119761e7f35ee3f&directoryID=225&startRow=1&openItemID=item.225,item.43,item.61,item.104,item.41,item.127,item.23


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 May 18, 15:06:45
I know what I'll be doing when I get home tonight. If I don't like it, I can cancel my preorder and keep the cheap as free version. =p


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Nightmare on 2009 May 18, 15:11:37
No worries, Skadi. Nightmare is a complete douche who frequents PMBD and never reads.

Congrats to the moron pirate that has released this so early.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimKat on 2009 May 18, 15:12:26
Yep I already canceled my pre-order,screw them they ain't getting my cash.My CAT! has other ways of dealing with this.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 18, 15:20:13
You are doing Securom and his cronies a big favour.

I don't support piracy (*cough* sorry, but I can't lie), but still I fail to see how the actual demonstration that DRMs can do NOTHING to stop piracy to any extent might support Securom cronies.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 18, 15:20:39
No worries, Skadi. Nightmare is a complete douche who frequents PMBD and never reads.

I think it's obvious that Nightmare is a moron, as Nightmoron apparently thinks that SecuROM is a "he".  Nightmoron also believes that software can have cronies.  Quoting the proof, in case it's deleted:

You are doing Securom and his cronies a big favour.

BTW, wb Skadi.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 May 18, 15:26:16
Yes, welcome back. (I kept it from earlier post, because knowing my luck, you already had a welcome back thread already and I'd be raking in face by saying something here)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 18, 16:09:07
Ground is rake free Jelly. There is now mumbles that this is not the full release, that it is missing content. I still think it isn't good enough to be worth $89.00.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 May 18, 16:12:59
ORLY??

Interesting....


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 18, 16:19:15
I don't like the camera much in the game. Like if you slightly move your mouse, it moves the camera way too far, so it's hard to take decent pics. And I didn't like the neighborhood. It's way too cluttered and it took me forever to find anything. I finally found the cemetary after looking for it for quite some time, but it's hard to tell residential and community lots apart in the game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 18, 16:24:22
Even with the lot sorting function it is way to cluttered. So has anyone worked out where you can take art lessons? I went to the gallery, but that was just looky looky.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 18, 16:39:47
I noticed the files are still in .package format, just like TS2. Doesn't this mean it will be easier to mod in the end?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mootilda on 2009 May 18, 16:44:53
.package is just the name that EA decided to use for their files.  What matters is the internal format; we've still waiting for Pes or the SimPE team to confirm whether the internal format is moddable.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 18, 16:45:06
Well i redownloaded the game from scratch and got it installed and working 100% now.  Gotta say i'm liking it so far. Here's some tid bits.

EAxis sense of fashion SUCKS.  Half the clothes look like complete ass (we knew that already though right?).
Sever lack of hair style and clothing choices.  The color tool kind of makes up for this.
Sims look like playdough can't wait for some new skins.
Stupid annoying censor that is more blocky than sims 2 somebody please get rid of it.

The coloration tool is EPIC and should have been in the sims AGES ago.  I can make clothes EXACTLY how i want them and not use the fugly EAxis crap.
Insane and Evil traits are halarious.  My sim jumped into the pool with her everyday clothes and went to bed in them.  She changed into formal wear when she woke up.
There's actually a reason to use community lots like the gym you get a buff making skilling faster.  Also you can't keep exercising all day your sim gets fatigued and the next day has muscle cramps.

I haven't figured out how to swipe stuff yet despite having a want for it.  I figured it'd be an option over every item in the game but no.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 18, 16:48:20
No worries, Skadi. Nightmare is a complete douche who frequents PMBD and never reads.

Congrats to the moron pirate that has released this so early.
Released what? Are you trying to imply that I'm Reloaded? Uh, sure, that's why I had to ask Pes how to unwrap an .iso, because of my mad tech skills. Do go on with your bad self.

Also, game version is 1.0.615.00107. Exactly what proof do you have that this is Alpha?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 18, 16:56:23
I've watched some gameplay videos on youtube, and I gotta say I really like what I've seen. I really think I'm going to enjoy playing it. Even if it doesn't replace TS2 forever, it still looks like fun for a while.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 18, 17:19:30
.package is just the name that EA decided to use for their files.  What matters is the internal format; we've still waiting for Pes or the SimPE team to confirm whether the internal format is moddable.
The internal formats are somewhat inscrutable. I cannot find anything comprehensible inside the script package, as they appear to utilize a nonstandard compression or encryption that is unlike the other files. There are also very few of them, meaning if they are even susceptible to overrides, you will very likely be limited to only a single modder, as the files are almost certainly giant blobs and therefore will likely not be responsive to selective overriding. You are going to be stuck with either EAxis, or a specific singular modder's vision at any given time, most likely. No more TS2 mix-and-matchness.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 18, 17:24:13
I find myself morbidly curious.  In current tight economic times, I'd definitely like first-hand experience before I shell out the bucks.  Guess my computer will be busy tonight.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mootilda on 2009 May 18, 17:25:11
The internal formats are somewhat inscrutable. I cannot find anything comprehensible inside the script package, as they appear to utilize a nonstandard compression or encryption that is unlike the other files. There are also very few of them, meaning if they are even susceptible to overrides, you will very likely be limited to only a single modder, as the files are almost certainly giant blobs and therefore will likely not be responsive to selective overriding. You are going to be stuck with either EAxis, or a specific singular modder's vision at any given time, most likely. No more TS2 mix-and-matchness.

That's bad news.  I hope that they are just compressed, and that we manage to find the decompression algorithm.  Almost every piece of CC that I use is to mod behavior, rather than to add objects or decorations or clothing.

However, if I was just stuck using your mods, that wouldn't be a complete disaster.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 18, 17:36:36
There are also very few of them, meaning if they are even susceptible to overrides, you will very likely be limited to only a single modder, as the files are almost certainly giant blobs and therefore will likely not be responsive to selective overriding. You are going to be stuck with either EAxis, or a specific singular modder's vision at any given time, most likely. No more TS2 mix-and-matchness.

That's what I was afraid of. But everytime I'd say something about that on any sims forum, I'd get the standard "don't worry about it, the modders will figure it out", etc. I think EA purposely made TS3 like this so they can sell us their crap from the Sims 3 Store. If we had the amount of cc as there is for TS2, they wouldn't sell as much.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 18, 17:37:47
Looking at the files, it is probably quite easy to do the Squinge type of hack to a single object/interaction at a time - altering things like the advertising and autonomy, and how it raises the room score etc.   Those details are kept in xml files that are easy to decode and edit, and are easier than the old pie menu way.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 18, 17:44:21
I'm with the moo. If I had to choose between modders, it would be Pescado all the way.

I have much faith in y'all.

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There is now mumbles that this is not the full release, that it is missing content.
That would be cool if it was true... But base games usually don't come with much. Remember, they want you to "buy" their store crap plus expansion packs. I'm sure we will all definitely "buy" everything that comes out, won't we, pirate cats? ;)

Since recolors are now pretty much obsolete, I hope that meshes can be brought in. I get so bored with maxis clothes and hair, even with unlimited colors.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 18, 17:45:13
I just hope there's a way to disable the blur soon. I find it very obnoxious and it seems way bigger than the TS2 blur.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 18, 17:51:26
Looking at the files, it is probably quite easy to do the Squinge type of hack to a single object/interaction at a time - altering things like the advertising and autonomy, and how it raises the room score etc.   Those details are kept in xml files that are easy to decode and edit, and are easier than the old pie menu way.
Yeah, but that's only surface-level obnoxiousness. The truth is TS3 is surprisingly light on the surface-level obnoxious behavior, perhaps because you ONLY REALLY GET TO PLAY ONE FAMBLY, and therefore, it becomes rather irrelevant what everyone else is doing. While it would easily be trivially possible to wipe out a particularly obnoxious action, this really does nothing to resolve, say, stupid behaviors associated with it a specific action that is otherwise good, such as the annoying navigational queue stomping, or otherwise simply making the game less micromanagement intensive...although to be fair, with only ONE FAMBLY to play, micromanagement may be all there is to the game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Nightmare on 2009 May 18, 17:56:03
No worries, Skadi. Nightmare is a complete douche who frequents PMBD and never reads.

I think it's obvious that Nightmare is a moron, as Nightmoron apparently thinks that SecuROM is a "he".  Nightmoron also believes that software can have cronies.  Quoting the proof, in case it's deleted:

You are doing Securom and his cronies a big favour.


Ah! The MATYcian love, I expect no less from you. Send me your phone number, you might win the lotto and I´ll call ya :D

I don´t think leaking an early beta of a game that has Securom will do any benefit to the gaming community. It is true that the news is that a securom version was cracked. But they could have waited to the release day to compare between the real deal.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 18, 18:00:08
You can play more than one family. It works just like TS2 in this way. You just zoom out until this button comes up to go back to the neighborhood view and select a new family to play. I'm planning on playing all my families in week-long cycles.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 18, 18:01:15
Again, what proofs do you have that this is an early beta/alpha version? You're spreading that both here and at the BBS, under your SBlade handle. You wouldn't be spewing rumors, now would you?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 May 18, 18:01:40
Yes, but do previously played families wait patiently for you to come back?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 18, 18:03:40
No, according to Pescado, they either die in fires or breed hideous mutant offspring while you are looking the other way.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 18, 18:05:35
You can play more than one family. It works just like TS2 in this way. You just zoom out until this button comes up to go back to the neighborhood view and select a new family to play. I'm planning on playing all my families in week-long cycles.

Doesn't switching families cause you to lose progression?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 18, 18:06:42
Yes, but do previously played families wait patiently for you to come back?

It depends on the autonomy settings. If it's on high, they'll get married, have kids, etc. without you, but if it's on low, they'll just continue going to work and taking care of their basic needs so they won't die. I have my game set on low.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 18, 18:11:03
So I presume the aging off cheat won't work...damn...guess there is motivation to keep the sims 2 around...Anyways, any idea on the new foods avaible in the sims?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 18, 18:12:11
So I presume the aging off cheat won't work...damn...guess there is motivation to keep the sims 2 around...Anyways, any idea on the new foods avaible in the sims?

There's an aging option in the settings.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 May 18, 18:12:47
Will be set on low, kthxbai. =0)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 18, 18:39:49
That behavior is controlled under "Story Progression". However, if you stop playing your current fambly, you forfeit all your current want progress, and possibly godknowswhatelse. All in all, the game is not well tailored for multi-fambly play...and you are utterly hosed if you are trying to do something in two fambys simultaneously!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 18, 18:44:50
What do you mean by want progress Pescado, are the wants not like TS2?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: spookymuffin on 2009 May 18, 18:47:29
It doesn't really sound like I'll be leaving TS2 for this, but I'm certainly intrigued enough to give it the old college try.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 18, 19:02:29
Yep, I'm sticking to TS2. *goes on CC downloading binge because my elders still need un-fugly clothes*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MidnightVoyager on 2009 May 18, 19:06:10
What do you mean by want progress Pescado, are the wants not like TS2?

Remember those "Boink six people" wants?

Either that, or maybe there's something like "Work out for five hours."


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 18, 19:07:38
Oh, and- mind if I spread the word? Leave links to this in a few places I know are frequented by other Simmers?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kazebird on 2009 May 18, 19:20:19
What happens now?

Does this mean awesomeland has averted apocalypse?

Does this mean only the tards in the fan base are moving on?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kazebird on 2009 May 18, 19:35:05
Can someone with the torrent post pics of the game's fail?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Nightmare on 2009 May 18, 19:40:51
Again, what proofs do you have that this is an early beta/alpha version? You're spreading that both here and at the BBS, under your SBlade handle. You wouldn't be spewing rumors, now would you?

As you can see by PM, I speak of something I´ve tested it myself. If this isn´t a Beta, this is the biggest shit I´ve ever seen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 18, 19:46:34
Again, what proofs do you have that this is an early beta/alpha version? You're spreading that both here and at the BBS, under your SBlade handle. You wouldn't be spewing rumors, now would you?

As you can see by PM, I speak of something I´ve tested it myself. If this isn´t a Beta, this is the biggest shit I´ve ever seen.

Well, colour us surprised. TS3 is shit. If only someone had predicted that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 18, 20:00:21
Again, what proofs do you have that this is an early beta/alpha version? You're spreading that both here and at the BBS, under your SBlade handle. You wouldn't be spewing rumors, now would you?

As you can see by PM, I speak of something I´ve tested it myself. If this isn´t a Beta, this is the biggest shit I´ve ever seen.
PM, shmee M. You linked to the Demonoid torrent page. The one that lists it as "full game". The one I also downloaded. Nothing on the page you linked mentioned anything about it being a demo. Not one comment, and I went through all 206. So your point?

Notice that I'm not arguing that it's the biggest shit you've ever seen. It's up there on my list. I'm keeping my list of gripes until I've had a couple days to play through.

Parrot, I haven't been taking a lot of pics and none of the UI or popups. I'll get on that. Here's a couple in-game. Notable is that game pic sizes are defaulted at 1024x768 and there are no thumbnails taken. Also, I'm at highest graphic settings:
(http://i42.tinypic.com/4h8k0k.jpg)

(http://i42.tinypic.com/331kuqb.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: IAmTheRad on 2009 May 18, 20:05:09
You cannot have multiple households in the same neighbourhood. That is the stupidest thing I've ever seen.

Who the hell thought this was a good idea?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cwieberdink on 2009 May 18, 20:09:58
Zazazu, those are some fugly ass sims.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cklayne on 2009 May 18, 20:13:44
You seriously can't play more than 1 sim family per 'hood?







Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lum on 2009 May 18, 20:18:43
Question for Zazazu: Are the sims naturally chubby, or did you make her that way? Can you change their weight to begin with?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 18, 20:22:05
@IAmTheRad and cklayne, and anyone else who either lacks reading comprehension skills or has a limited attention span:

Selective reading = fail

I know it's hard for some folks, especially some noobs, but for pity's sake, READ THE WHOLE THREAD.  Asking questions that have already been answered and making comments that show you stopped reading at a certain point is tres annoying, and serves to solidfy your appearance of stupidity.

This is not the BBS.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cklayne on 2009 May 18, 20:29:08
I have read the whole thread, thanks.   ;)

From what I've gathered, here and other places, you can *technically* play more than one family, but by doing so you forfeit all progress.  I was simply asking for clarification on this, not asking anyone to preform brain surgery or learn rocket science.  Yes, I made an account (actually, I had one previously, but was usually in lurk mode and apparently lost it in some house cleaning) to ask a question.  Shock and horror!  :P




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: snowbawl on 2009 May 18, 20:36:21
You seem to have the gist of it, n00b.  If you require further clarification, I suggest arr'ing it yourself.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 18, 20:38:48
Well it appears your houses can be subject to random acts on move in. My house was on an indian burial ground, meaning 3 ghost sims where on the lot. You can interact with ghosts as normal sims it seems, but what annoys me is that they use the house appliances. The fire death ghost made dinner and burnt it. I forsee fire!

A lot of the animations are copy+pasted from TS2, I only saw a couple of new ones and they looked odd and jolty in comparision to the others. There also seems to be contact problems with objects and sims, so there are air gaps in interactions. This happened in TS2 as well though. The fights were short (a few sim mins), but it seems that if your sim does have 'performs well in a fight' traits it actually works and they win more, not awesomeware, but it's better than totally random.

In fact my general opinion is: like TS2 but not as good.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cwhitney on 2009 May 18, 20:39:14


Continuing Impressions:
1. Sims in TS3 are just not as good-looking at their TS2 equivalents. Yes, they are more detailed. Yes, you can trick them out in ways that you can't really do with TS2 sims. But they're still ugly. And this is coming from someone who *ISN'T* a heavy CC user: I basically use EAxis default skins, EAxis default eyes. But the fact of the matter is, TS3 sims are just ugly. Why? I am not qualified to say. They just ARE. It took very little effort, even for someone with my complete lack of artistic skills, to throw together a sim that looked passably like someone familiar, or at least, wasn't ugly. I have spent an hour fiddling with the damn thing, but nothing I do produces something other than a pudgy, doughy-faced, slopey-foreheaded ape.

That's why I'm lukewarm at best about buying TS3.  All the other content and comparisons between the two games really make TS3 look a lot more impressive than TS2, and then I see the sims themselves...

They don't have any personality.  The faces don't have any character.  They're just spheroids with faces stamped on them.  There's no distinct definition to any of them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 18, 21:23:12
Zazazu, those are some fugly ass sims.
The skin tones are flat and react oddly to lighting. Also, you have no sliders for facial features. You can only choose from a limited number of noses, eyes, etc, though things like hair color and eye color give endless possibilities. All the sims are fugly. In her defense, she was making a face in the second picture.

Question for Zazazu: Are the sims naturally chubby, or did you make her that way? Can you change their weight to begin with?
I made her that chubby. She's slightly over the midpoint on the weight slider, no muscle tone. You can definitely edit both in CAS.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 18, 21:40:48
I thought there were supposed to be sliders? I could have sworn there was something in a review of the game about easily-customized facial features. :(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 18, 22:16:33
There's sliders to customize face pieces its a tab next to the templates.

Anyone seen the "teach toddler to walk" animations yet?  They are seriously messed up.  The hands don't connect proper to the toddler at all at any point.

Also they seem to pull all baby and toddler food out of their ass.  Although i'd call that an improvement no running across the house to the fridge to grab a bottle of milk or bowl of mush.  Toddlers also finally sleep like normal sims so they don't need to take 10 naps a day.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DrNerd on 2009 May 18, 22:32:26
Zazazu, those are some fugly ass sims.
The skin tones are flat and react oddly to lighting. Also, you have no sliders for facial features. You can only choose from a limited number of noses, eyes, etc, though things like hair color and eye color give endless possibilities. All the sims are fugly. In her defense, she was making a face in the second picture.

...So they've basically given us Mr. Potatohead, with customizable hair and eye color?  That turns out looking doughy?  Ugh, uber-fail.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 18, 22:42:37
Pulling food out of their ass is no surprise, since they have a tendency to put everything and anything in inventory. Any time they read a book, they put it in inventory. Papers? Inventory. Freaking guitars get popped into inventory by default.

I'll go through CAS again and see if I can't spy the sliders. Kind of bit more off than I should have starting with a two-sim household.

Can't hold off any more.
Likes:
  • Load times are great! 22 seconds game load, 18 seconds to 'hood view.
  • Saved camera points still work, though the numbers available are 5-9 now. 4 is locked by a new speed type.
  • There's no What's This? on move-in. You do get the occasional Check Out New Object for new purchases, but not as frequently.
  • More friend type variety...Friends, Good Friends, Best Friends. It's possible there are more, I just haven't seen them yet.
  • Collectibles! One of my sims is focusing on finding seeds. She has apple, lettuce, tomato, and several unknown seeds. I haven't had her plant them because she hates the outdoors. You can also collect bugs and butterflies. Maybe more.
  • Texture customization is pretty intuitive.
  • Love the bikes.
  • Build/buy object image quality is great. Imposters are high-quality.

Dislikes:
  • No options to determine how a sim gets around on a case-by-case basis. I'd like it if they biked one day, took a cab to somewhere far off, and maybe just hoofed it to the neighbors'.
  • The buy display interface is odd. Room sort is all jumbled up. Type sort has some odd categories.
  • Edge scrolling is hella oversensitive.
  • Even minor wish fulfillment gets a choir of angels? All you did was buy a $100 object. Sound effects well done, but too frequent.
  • Some of the side effects you get from traits don't seem to match. An excitable vegetarian friendly schmoozer slob chose to go to a community lot in formal wear. Why? If anything, she should have worn pjs.
  • Sim and clothing textures are of poor quality. Light reflection on sims is often done in jagged lines and somehow just doesn't look right. Edges on clothes are also kind of jagged/fuzzy, as is hair.This is with all options maxxed.
  • Want divving uneven. One of my sims always had tons of wants thrown at her. Another went two days without popping up a want.
  • On making a meal, even when near-death hungry, sim will cook it and then walk off to another activity instead of sitting down to eat.
  • No numerical value for relationship score.
  • Energy seems to drain incredibly fast. Sims need almost eight hours of sleep, and sometimes even a nap.
  • Pathfinding. Sims will stand there staring at the air, waiting for a sim about 10 feet away to pass them.

All-in-all, I can see some definite potential, but it feels very unfinished in a typical EAxian way.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 18, 22:58:26
I wonder what's up with taking screenshots. I've taken some print screens of the game and they all look very dark and I've noticed this for all the screenshots from the leaked game. The game itself isn't that dark, but I've had to adjust the brightness and contrast for all the screens I get.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lum on 2009 May 18, 23:34:48
Awesomesauce! One of the comments at the arr site mentions that 'it runs even better than ts2' in his 4 year-old-machine. I'm going to take his word on that, cuz I really don't want to get a new video card.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 19, 00:30:10
Considering that it accomplishes this by essentially stripping most of the game, that doesn't mean much.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Pinstar on 2009 May 19, 00:44:35
Enforced Legacy Play? Bleh.

I'm all for playing my own challenge and intend on making a TS3 version of it, but I do hope the game doesn't make you play like that constantly.

Is there no "time freeze" option for families not being played to prevent aging, births, deaths and the like?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 01:01:29
Enforced Legacy Play? Bleh.

I'm all for playing my own challenge and intend on making a TS3 version of it, but I do hope the game doesn't make you play like that constantly.

Is there no "time freeze" option for families not being played to prevent aging, births, deaths and the like?
You know this comment is amusing coming from you.  :P There is, in options, game options tab, the option to uncheck "Enable Story Progression". This is specifically suppose to block things like marriages and spawning. Right now, I'm playing a single sim household across the street from my initial roommate setup. I can see the roommates going off to work and to community lots. It also looks like they bought a crappy car for their empty carport. After a week, I'm planning on checking in on them.

Interestingly, I stopped the first house at 2:00 AM Thursday. When I added the new house, she opened up at 2:00 AM Thursday. That was messy.

Well it appears your houses can be subject to random acts on move in. My house was on an indian burial ground, meaning 3 ghost sims where on the lot. You can interact with ghosts as normal sims it seems, but what annoys me is that they use the house appliances. The fire death ghost made dinner and burnt it. I forsee fire!
Was this the kind of cruddy 1 bed/bath with a row of flamingos outside? I had the same thing. A ghost buster showed right up and I asked him to get rid of them. There were some nice gemstones in the back yard amongst the weeds.

I wonder what's up with taking screenshots. I've taken some print screens of the game and they all look very dark and I've noticed this for all the screenshots from the leaked game. The game itself isn't that dark, but I've had to adjust the brightness and contrast for all the screens I get.
On tabbing back from desktop view to the game, things go very bright. I suspect it's done some odd changes to the brightness and contrast to give it the next-gen look. Screen captures are awful here. Anyone tried Fraps?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Pinstar on 2009 May 19, 01:19:53
Enforced Legacy Play? Bleh.

I'm all for playing my own challenge and intend on making a TS3 version of it, but I do hope the game doesn't make you play like that constantly.

Is there no "time freeze" option for families not being played to prevent aging, births, deaths and the like?
You know this comment is amusing coming from you.  :P There is, in options, game options tab, the option to uncheck "Enable Story Progression". This is specifically suppose to block things like marriages and spawning. Right now, I'm playing a single sim household across the street from my initial roommate setup. I can see the roommates going off to work and to community lots. It also looks like they bought a crappy car for their empty carport. After a week, I'm planning on checking in on them.

Interestingly, I stopped the first house at 2:00 AM Thursday. When I added the new house, she opened up at 2:00 AM Thursday. That was messy.

Well it appears your houses can be subject to random acts on move in. My house was on an indian burial ground, meaning 3 ghost sims where on the lot. You can interact with ghosts as normal sims it seems, but what annoys me is that they use the house appliances. The fire death ghost made dinner and burnt it. I forsee fire!
Was this the kind of cruddy 1 bed/bath with a row of flamingos outside? I had the same thing. A ghost buster showed right up and I asked him to get rid of them. There were some nice gemstones in the back yard amongst the weeds.

I wonder what's up with taking screenshots. I've taken some print screens of the game and they all look very dark and I've noticed this for all the screenshots from the leaked game. The game itself isn't that dark, but I've had to adjust the brightness and contrast for all the screens I get.
On tabbing back from desktop view to the game, things go very bright. I suspect it's done some odd changes to the brightness and contrast to give it the next-gen look. Screen captures are awful here. Anyone tried Fraps?



What is surprising? I like the asylum challenge, for example, but would hate it if the general gameplay forced that style of play on me.


On the upside, it sounds like spares won't be quite so annoying anymore. It sounds like you can just keep your heir home and send the spares off into the world to be eaten by the time stream. No more of this 6th generation heir is best friends with a the 2nd generation aunt malarkey.

I wonder if you still get life insurance money from dead relatives that die of old age on another lot...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sparks on 2009 May 19, 01:27:35
Enforced Legacy Play? Bleh.

I'm all for playing my own challenge and intend on making a TS3 version of it, but I do hope the game doesn't make you play like that constantly.

Is there no "time freeze" option for families not being played to prevent aging, births, deaths and the like?

Seems like neighborhoods would full of death; killing Sims for doing things you don't want them to. If your Sims are 'posed to be poor as fuck but have a job they go to every day while you're not playing their particular house, now will me buying shit while you're not looking?

And for those of us few who have never played a challenge and know nothing of Legacy play, would essentially need, oh, I dunno, 50 - 100 different neighborhoods so that the one family that you're actually playing, won't have any cross play with any other families that have their own goings on? Does that make sense? Basically I'm a nutso micro-manager and I don't want anyone doing anything without my control.

Also, do you have the choice to not follow your Sim to work if you don't want? Boring work is boring.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cwieberdink on 2009 May 19, 01:42:24
Enforced Legacy Play? Bleh.

I'm all for playing my own challenge and intend on making a TS3 version of it, but I do hope the game doesn't make you play like that constantly.

Is there no "time freeze" option for families not being played to prevent aging, births, deaths and the like?

Seems like neighborhoods would full of death; killing Sims for doing things you don't want them to. If your Sims are 'posed to be poor as fuck but have a job they go to every day while you're not playing their particular house, now will me buying shit while you're not looking?


??


It learns to speak English or it gets the hose again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 19, 01:47:00
Interestingly, I stopped the first house at 2:00 AM Thursday. When I added the new house, she opened up at 2:00 AM Thursday. That was messy.
Yes, the entire world has a single timeclock for everything, which means it is pretty much IMPOSSIBLE for anything to occur simultaneously in two houses. If you want to coordinate two famblys having kids at the same age, it's a nearly impossible juggling exercise, and you probably won't be able to properly name them, either


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 19, 01:52:58
That reminds me - do the sims name their own spawn based on the locale, or are you forced to name unapproved babies born to sims you aren't playing?  I'm actually not sure which would be worse.

Does anyone know if there are any videos of actual (non-shill) people playing TS3 that have not been removed by EA for "copyright violations"?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 02:06:34
How can gaming videos be a copyright violation?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 19, 02:08:28
Interestingly, I stopped the first house at 2:00 AM Thursday. When I added the new house, she opened up at 2:00 AM Thursday. That was messy.
Yes, the entire world has a single timeclock for everything, which means it is pretty much IMPOSSIBLE for anything to occur simultaneously in two houses. If you want to coordinate two famblys having kids at the same age, it's a nearly impossible juggling exercise, and you probably won't be able to properly name them, either

Really? Can't you just play one house, get the spouse pregnant, then skip over to the other house, do the same thing, and then let time take its course? I realize that it might be difficult to get the timing exactly right, but it seems to me like you should be able to get it within a day or so. There's nothing keeping you from playing one household for a few Sim hours and then switching to another, is there? I got the impression that you were supposed to be able to peek in and out.

Also, re: the name thing -- I remember reading something about notices popping up when important things like births happen, and possibly something about you having control over the names. Have you guys experienced any births in your neighborhoods yet and can confirm that? (If you're playing with story progression on low, maybe not).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 19, 02:10:42
How can gaming videos be a copyright violation?

I was wondering that myself. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 19, 02:35:40
How can gaming videos be a copyright violation?
You forget that it's not about whether something *IS* a copyright violation, but merely about whether various weak-nerved individuals can be bludgeoned with legalese.

This is why I refuse to use third-party hosting services, preferring to rely on networked resources and domains I control. No youtube, no Botophucket for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 19, 02:40:07
Does anyone know if there are any videos of actual (non-shill) people playing TS3 that have not been removed by EA for "copyright violations"?

A few that are working as of now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT1K1qzYK5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxNHGOIEjeQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljGFFoaaoJE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHH_oET2C1U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0iTMZLyT64

Nothing too fascinating...the really decent ones have been removed.  The third one is of woohoo w/ craptacular hearts/rose petals.  I recommend going to Google Video, searching for sims 3 gameplay and sorting by date.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DrNerd on 2009 May 19, 02:56:55
Enforced Legacy Play? Bleh.

I'm all for playing my own challenge and intend on making a TS3 version of it, but I do hope the game doesn't make you play like that constantly.

Is there no "time freeze" option for families not being played to prevent aging, births, deaths and the like?
If your Sims are 'posed to be poor as fuck but have a job they go to every day while you're not playing their particular house, now will me buying shit while you're not looking?


??


It learns to speak English or it gets the hose again.

I believe it's "If your Sims are supposed to be poor as fuck but have a job they go to every day while you're not playing their particular house, now will be buying shit while you're not looking?" meaning, "You make a family that's dirt poor, and get them jobs, and they go to work while you're playing another house, increasing their net worth, will now be buying (potentially expensive) stuff without my OK?"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 19, 03:01:42
A few that are working as of now:

Ah, thanks, I guess.  I was searching google video, but didn't realize you could sort by date.  I guess I'll just have to wait for the torrent to finish tomorrow.  Or the next day.  :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 03:04:41
Video snip - http://tinypic.com/r/5ug23a/5


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Exiled on 2009 May 19, 03:10:44
The YouTube videos are not impressing me that much.  The WooHoo, in particular, looks like it's been ripped frame for frame from TS2 with some cheesy-looking petals falling down.  The fireworks from TS2 were better.

Just out of curiosity, how long did it take for some hacks to come in TS2?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 03:14:39
Also, re: the name thing -- I remember reading something about notices popping up when important things like births happen, and possibly something about you having control over the names. Have you guys experienced any births in your neighborhoods yet and can confirm that? (If you're playing with story progression on low, maybe not).
Yeah no... I'm just trying to figure out how to marry off a sim. Pamela Snoot (CAS) is perpetual best friends with this guy, who is still showing as just a best friend despite the fact that she has the option to woohoo and try for a baby in bed. Under romantic options, I have all flirt options and the amorous hug option, but no kiss option. Kiss is only available in bed or under her special trait options...Great Kisser. In TS2, they'd be potty training a toddler by now.

FYI, you can totally live off the land. My one girl is making about $115/day from harvesting on community lot trees. There are picnic baskets with free meals in the town square. They can also nap on lounge chairs, or ask to sleep over at a friend's. In fact, her unemployed boyfriend who admits to having no money sleeps at her house every night.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 19, 03:20:03
Bloody hells!  I go away for one weekend and there's a "horror pre-release".  I guess I'll be firing up uTorrent so as to be able to annoy myself.  Six pages of this so far has not made me optimistic (especially Zaza's screenshots).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 19, 03:31:29
Oh hey, I just remembered:

Did the "choose the Sim's voice" feature make it to the release, or was that all L&P?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 03:35:27
Oh hey, I just remembered:

Did the "choose the Sim's voice" feature make it to the release, or was that all L&P?

When I created my sim, there were three voices I could select from and then a pitch shifter which apparently did nothing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 19, 03:37:15
When I created my sim, there were three voices I could select from and then a pitch shifter which apparently did nothing.

Huh. Good to know.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 19, 03:39:28
About a month, but TS2's scriptcode was very similar to TS1's. TS2 also wasn't encrypted to prevent modification.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 19, 03:49:12
Oh hey, I just remembered:

Did the "choose the Sim's voice" feature make it to the release, or was that all L&P?

When I created my sim, there were three voices I could select from and then a pitch shifter which apparently did nothing.

Really? In some of the videos that got taken down from YouTube I saw them use the pitch shifter and it sounded like it made a difference to me ... They didn't spend too long on it though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kaoz on 2009 May 19, 03:53:28
From what I've read in this thread (And yes, I read all 6 pages) this game doesn't sound like it's even worth the CD it's coded on. And that's with the obviously pros the game has. It's the cons...and the MASSIVE amount of them that have pretty much turned me off to TS3 like it was a fat, ugly chick that smelled like bacon and gym socks. I'll be saving my $50 for something I'll actually not regret buying after 2 hours.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 19, 06:08:04
I almost hate to ask this, but has anyone had any luck with an arr'd version for Mac?  I'm away from PC's until the release, sadly...If this is a beta version, leaked from a preview, I would understand it not being around.  If, however, this is the release version, leaked through the manufacturer or the like, shouldn't a Mac-capable copy be floating around somewhere?  I can't find it, but I suck with the arr'ing.

Like Splotch, if you have a reasonably new mac with an intel processor, you should be able to play. Early reporting suggests the crack works. I am about 4 hours away from being able to try it out myself, but I probably won't get to it until tomorrow evening.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lemmiwinks on 2009 May 19, 06:08:46
From what I've read in this thread (And yes, I read all 6 pages) this game doesn't sound like it's even worth the CD it's coded on. And that's with the obviously pros the game has. It's the cons...and the MASSIVE amount of them that have pretty much turned me off to TS3 like it was a fat, ugly chick that smelled like bacon and gym socks. I'll be saving my $50 for something I'll actually not regret buying after 2 hours.

Quoted for posterity.
Man, are you in the wrong forum.
Go back to the chans where you can be a sexist internet tough guy without being called on it. Here, you are going to be shredded, your head eaten and forgotten about.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 19, 06:38:46
From the pics & videos I've seen, this seems to have a TS1 look & feel to it (e.g. the thumbnails of the sims).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 06:55:41
Oh look, a bug.

Finally figured out why I couldn't get romantic actions between the couple or a status past best friend, despite their being best friends for over a week and having woohooed. It looks like the relationship levels score separately. Far as I can tell without actually seeing the code (like I would understand it fully), filling the score for a level prompts a pass through to the next. I never got the pass through. After verifying that it worked in another household, I went back to the trouble couple and enabled testing cheats. I lowered the relationship. Tried increasing to best friend and doing romantic actions. No kissing available, no romantic interest relationship level. Then manually dragged the relationship bar to the apex. Lo, one flirt later they were romantic interests. All went smoothly from there.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: FilthyOaf on 2009 May 19, 07:07:40
personally, I like it when you're riding your bike and cars just run you over from behind and then *pop* there you are again at the back of the car, still pedaling away like the car was just a piece of scenery animation...oh wait!  It was.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 19, 07:18:37
Adding to the teach toddler to talk mention earlier, yeah, the script is pretty screwed up. Twice I've had both parent and toddler freeze completely, only remedied by deletion of subjects and reloading the family, of course losing all wishes in the progress. Only major glitch I've really spotted so far other than typical Sims gameplay quirks. Care is advised when teaching your spawn how to talk.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ttech on 2009 May 19, 07:19:44
Alright, so I joined to express my opinion about this game. The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO. I just got done playing for a few minutes and it was pretty fun, I'm actually trying to do all this as quick as possible so I can hop back on.

The graphics look good and the camera is nice, though I still haven't gotten used to the new UI on the bottom.

I went to the park and found some random guy sleeping on the ground, that was interesting. So anyways, I hit SHIFT+CTRL+C (I think is it) and it brought up the console. I tried the 'boolprop testingcheatsenabled true' and it told me that 'boolprop' was unknown so I tried just the latter... and it WORKED! Awesome, now, because I can wonder around town and check everything out without having to worry about completing things like eating, sleeping, etc.

Anyways, back to the game itself. Without giving anything away, really, the added options are pretty cool (especially the trait specific ones). Also I DO have to agree that there aren't too many appearance options like hair and clothing. I can see that probably being annoying if we can't mod the game.


Here's some photos showing the game. They're downscaled, the actual res is 1680x1050. Sorry if they're too big, I tried to find a spoiler or hide tag, but couldn't.
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/eaglesoccer016/Sims%203/TS32009-05-1901-46-03-51.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/eaglesoccer016/Sims%203/TS32009-05-1901-45-54-19.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/eaglesoccer016/Sims%203/TS32009-05-1901-47-06-26.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/eaglesoccer016/Sims%203/TS32009-05-1901-43-56-10.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 19, 07:27:58
The sims don't have shadows.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lemmiwinks on 2009 May 19, 07:29:44
The sims don't have shadows.

Whut? They do in the pics right above your post.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 07:34:40
The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO.

One post Tasty Tourist knows more than KBC, news at 11.

The sims don't have shadows.

Your tea cosy is boiling your brains again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 19, 07:36:15
Just thought i'd mention this since NPCs now go through pregnancies properly.  It's now possible to impregnate half the women in the town and get an insane amount of kids from doing so.  I decided to give it a go to see just how many the guy can spawn.

Anyone else think this would make a nifty TS3 challenge?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 19, 07:39:45
Dude, the Sims does not have spoilers.  This is not the kind of game where you get to the end and find out that Snape killed Dumbledore.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 19, 07:47:07
The sims don't have shadows.

Whut? They do in the pics right above your post.

I don't see any sim shadows.  I see shadows of the objects not the sims.  The sims do not throw shadows on the table they are sitting at nor do you see their head above the table in the shadow on the ground


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 19, 07:49:07
Inge, two of the sims' shadows by the picnic table are behind the table/other sims.  You can see the other sim's shadow to the right of white-skirt-wearing woman's butt.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lemmiwinks on 2009 May 19, 07:52:47
I suspect a tight tea cosy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 19, 07:55:04
Inge, two of the sims' shadows by the picnic table are behind the table/other sims.  You can see the other sim's shadow to the right of white-skirt-wearing woman's butt.

Ok I see them now.  That's a relief!  There's something not quite right still, but anyway it's better than nothing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 19, 07:55:47
I suspect a tight tea cosy.

You're nothing but an Uncouth Undesirable :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 07:57:20
At least they included leftovers and rugs in the base game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 19, 07:59:18
Alright, so I joined to express my opinion about this game. The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO. I just got done playing for a few minutes and it was pretty fun, I'm actually trying to do all this as quick as possible so I can hop back on.

Cheers, those are the first images I've seen. I love the flowers and the surround detail, pity they've managed to lose sim detail in the pudgieness.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 19, 08:01:32
So, ttech, are you going to "spoil" us?  What kinds of social interactions does your absent-minded, insane, inappropriate, evil, grumpy sim have?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 19, 08:03:38
Alright, so I joined to express my opinion about this game. The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO. I just got done playing for a few minutes and it was pretty fun, I'm actually trying to do all this as quick as possible so I can hop back on.

Nice to get a report from someone who has spent at least a couple of hours playing the game.  Thanks, that was great.

Oops, sorry Pescado, I forgot how much you hate thanks.  Still, your report in the first post of this thread suggests you spent more time in the game than the person I just quoted.

Now to decide who I trust more when it comes to The Sims games: the person who has kept my game playable for the past 4 or 5 years, or some random person making their first post.  Decisions, decisions.

EDIT: grammar


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 19, 08:05:54
There were things I hated about the game but that I hoped were glitches or things I could fix in the 'options'. now i see more than just myself getting the same crap - the camera movement is sad.

I really like create a style though. I got sick of hearing the eaxians talk about it, but i guess it really was worth getting excited about.

I'm not sure I'll be able to stand the game in the long run or not. Why do the Sims walk so strangely?

Someone said when you zoom out you can pick a new house to play. how? all i get are filtering options and if i click a house i only get an option to visit the house i clicked with the Sim I am bound to. I've switched houses by going to "edit neighbourhood". is there an easier way?

Sims heads are too big and why the hell can't you make their eyebrows thicker or thinner?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lemmiwinks on 2009 May 19, 08:07:01
"absent-minded, insane, inappropriate, evil, grumpy sim"?
*Perk* /me sits up and pays attention.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 08:10:33
Tsk tsk, Inge, double posting?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 19, 08:17:10
Tsk tsk Rhaydon, tsk tsking?  :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 19, 08:19:15
Double, double Witch, tsking doubles?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 19, 08:29:18
whatever happened to that "asain-ness" slider??  :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Khaleesi on 2009 May 19, 08:49:41
Those screenshots are wholly unimpressive. This topic is just solidifying how much I DNW this game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lyndon Baines Johnson on 2009 May 19, 08:54:07
EA destroyed the Sim City franchise with Sim City Societies, now they destroyed the Sims franchise with the shit heap they're calling The Sims 3.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: X-Phile on 2009 May 19, 09:35:02
I just found the my documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 directory. (I only saw EA Games in my documents)
In search for a way to put my own music in the game. And am a little dissapointed that you can have only 1
radiostation to place music: Custom Music.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kiki on 2009 May 19, 10:07:44
Alright, so I joined to express my opinion about this game. The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO.

Look ma! Is sheeple, can I pets it??

Don't you let that dirty thing follow you home Tasha...you're not keeping it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: zceepy on 2009 May 19, 10:22:19
This will probably equate to zip but I noticed that although some news agencies have picked up on this already the BBC haven't so I sent them an email directing them to this thread. It would be nice to have our point of view at least looked at. Some of the other news articles are so ignorant, a brief over view of this thread would have solved their dozens of innacuracies (one suggested that EA are being punished for removing SecureRom - SecureRoms not gone you twit, if anything they're getting bad karma for lying to us. Not that I believe in Karma but anyhoo..)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: X-Phile on 2009 May 19, 10:39:31
I have a question about playing different households.

In sims 2 you can go from 1 household to another in 1 click.
Is it in Sims 3 only possible to go to the "Main menu" then "start a new game"
to go to a different household?
When I play 1 family I can't see an other way to switch between households.

It begins to look like every household I play is a new neighborhood. I hope I explained it correctly.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 10:47:16
It's called change active household. Let me see if I can remember how to do it, cause it is a pain in the arse to do.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Pinstar on 2009 May 19, 10:51:15
Oh look, a bug.

Finally figured out why I couldn't get romantic actions between the couple or a status past best friend, despite their being best friends for over a week and having woohooed. It looks like the relationship levels score separately. Far as I can tell without actually seeing the code (like I would understand it fully), filling the score for a level prompts a pass through to the next. I never got the pass through. After verifying that it worked in another household, I went back to the trouble couple and enabled testing cheats. I lowered the relationship. Tried increasing to best friend and doing romantic actions. No kissing available, no romantic interest relationship level. Then manually dragged the relationship bar to the apex. Lo, one flirt later they were romantic interests. All went smoothly from there.

Is there any possibility that it might be there by design?.
One of the things that bugged me about TS2 was that any of a sim's friends/best friends could instantly be turned into lovers by a single romantic action. This new design might be there to make sure that romances start as romances, and friends stay friends past the critical point...

I'm not saying that is the best way to do things, just an observation.

Either that or it IS a indeed a bug and I've just spouted some nonsense.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Papercut on 2009 May 19, 11:00:22
whatever happened to that "asain-ness" slider??  :-\

I've been waiting for someone who has a copy of the game to mention this too, as this was one of things I was looking forward to. So far the sims I've seen in screenshots and gameplay vids have seemed very samey.

Also, I hate this whole enforced legacy gameplay business. Why, oh why couldn't they have made it so you can choose the autonomy level for individual households?

This dictatrix is not happy about losing control.

*bangs iron fist on table


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Merlin on 2009 May 19, 11:10:24
So, is Securom only in the Download version? Because some are saying this...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 11:15:16
We won't be sure until the game comes out, but that is the rumour.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Merlin on 2009 May 19, 11:22:04
Ah okay thanks. I was just wondering because people are arguing about it on another forum, one saying it's in the game, the other that it's only in the download version.
Whatever. Didn't "Bon Voyage" has Securom already either?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 11:26:13
Yeah, all titles from BV had securom. EA are giving lies and propaganda that Securom is not on the disc for TS3, but the only way I can see that happening is if the version on the torrents is a pre-release. I'm more inclined to believe they lied.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 19, 11:26:45
What SecruROM? You are obviously downloading from the wrong group if securom has infected your system, don't use the launcher the usual stuff. My copy is clean, when properly no-cd cracked. If your version has it, get a new crack or iso.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 11:28:20
The NFO lists it as being securom protected, but I have obviously ensured that I am securom free.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Frankenbeasley on 2009 May 19, 11:31:48
Alright, so I joined to express my opinion about this game. The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO.
Look ma! Is sheeple, can I pets it??
Don't you let that dirty thing follow you home Tasha...you're not keeping it.
But I could keep it in the yard and train it up real good!

Actually, with this sort of kneejerk, pointless reaction, you guys are acting more like sheep than ttech is. Whoever they are is obviously un-sheeplike enough to have arred the game, for one thing. Additionally, they have taken their time to post a capitalised, grammatical, correctly spelt post outlining a few points of interest, to which they have attached screen shots. They didn't say the game was unequivocally great, nor did they say that it was irredeemably bad; they simply noted their experience with the game so far and added their opinion that it was not so black as some would paint it.

As for the rubbish about it being their first post and, therefore, not to be trusted, the insinuation is childish and invalid. Imagine that there is another forum, one which Pes, say, is not yet a member of but that you are. Imagine there is an ongoing discussion to which Pes, newly joined, contibutes his first post. Do you automatically dismiss his observations as incorrect and untrustable because he is a 'noob'? If so, then you are an idiot. Judge a post on its content not just on the poster's join date.

People are allowed to have differing opinions, you know, especially when they are prepared to present them in a cogent and considered manner. Sometimes, some of you behave like the coke-fiends of my acquaintance who treat anyone who doesn't want to partake of their drug of choice as though they are engaging in some sort of moral attack when, in fact, they are merely expressing a personal choice.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 19, 11:34:14
Yes, BV and all TS2 EPs/EPs released after BV had SecuROM.  <looks like I was ninja'd by Skadi on that point>

The torrent sites are including the following instructions with their TS3 download:
Quote
2. Burn or mount the image.

That suggests that the torrent is an image of a disk-based copy.  The torrent sites also advise that the copy protection on the uncracked version was SecuROM, so it looks like the disk-based copy may indeed have SecuROM.

Of course, this is merely speculation based on the available evidence, and I will be happy if I am proved wrong when the game is released.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 11:34:57
Perhaps Pes isn't the best example there FB.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Merlin on 2009 May 19, 11:39:39
EA confirmed several times that there will be no Securom on the disk: http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?threadID=9c697e66b53cb9826ee6a642c297d163&directoryID=225&startRow=1&openItemID=item.225,item.43,item.61,item.104,item.41,item.127,item.23#3dd4e4f42bb309388dfc6c17cf007a2b
I'm so hoping this is true...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Frankenbeasley on 2009 May 19, 11:40:02
Perhaps Pes isn't the best example there FB.

I deliberately chose Pes because his opinion on games is so widely respected around here. I am not stating that ttech is, necessarily, a maestro on the same order as the FOJ, I am merely trying to illustrate the point that, in the absence of any obvious idiocy in a post, you have no way of knowing anything about someone's abilities or capabilities from their first post in a forum.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: soozelwoozel on 2009 May 19, 11:41:15
As for the rubbish about it being their first post and, therefore, not to be trusted, the insinuation is childish and invalid. Imagine that there is another forum, one which Pes, say, is not yet a member of but that you are. Imagine there is an ongoing discussion to which Pes, newly joined, contibutes his first post. Do you automatically dismiss his observations as incorrect and untrustable because he is a 'noob'? If so, then you are an idiot. Judge a post on its content not just on the poster's join date.

But this is the internets, this is how it works. It's hardly like people were all 'zomg n00b gtfo!!11!', a little light hearted ribbing isn't really worth the effor of climbing up on a soapbox, surely?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Fat D on 2009 May 19, 11:48:48
Did they actually claim to release a securom-free game? As far as I am aware, they only claimed that the measures enabled were not as harsh as the Splotchoid ones (such as online activation).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 19, 11:49:24
FB, the point you are missing is that we haven't had any non-glowing, non-biased reports prior to this thread.  (Nor do I claim that any of the reviews in this thread - including Pescado's - are non-biased.)

The reviews in the magazines that we have seen tend to be glowing - and are usually by people who are quick to point out that they are "real" gamers who don't sim anyway.  The only other reports about the game to date have been from people who were bribed with visits to those "creator" camps they had earlier in the year.  Hardly unbiased reports.

We have already heard how wonderfully super-groovy and ultra-cool the game is from the bribed "creators", from the magazine reviews (by confessed non-simmers), and from EA's glowing pre-release reports.  We want the other side.  We want to hear what it's REALLY like - how the game is going to piss us off and annoy the crap out of us.

We don't need someone coming here and saying "Those doomsayers are wrong guys, in my EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE OF A COUPLE OF MINUTES PLAYING, I discovered that this game is so much fun ... and this thing is really cool ... and that is really great ... and I really liked ..." without really saying anything negative about the game.  It just sounds too fanboyish / fangirlish.  Besides, we've already heard about what is great about the game.  That's what EA's marketing department has been telling us now for ages.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 11:50:03
If I were you cassblonde, I would wait on the video card until the game comes out, that way you can see which cards are going to have issues with the game, a la the nvidia bug. Someone mentioned earlier in this thread about video card issues.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Frankenbeasley on 2009 May 19, 11:50:20
But this is the internets, this is how it works. It's hardly like people were all 'zomg n00b gtfo!!11!', a little light hearted ribbing isn't really worth the effor of climbing up on a soapbox, surely?

You forget that, as usual, I start on the moral high ground and that, therefore, it is merely a gravity-assisted step down onto my soapbox. Hardly any effort is required.

Anyway, I was merely amused to see people who have not, apparently, arred the game, or played it, poking at someone who has done both of those things and who has taken the trouble to contribute their impressions in a fairly well-written post.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 11:53:45
sorry if it's been mentioned before, but anybody know how to kill some sims....
pools don't work to drown they can climb the edge... lol, three games+24EP/SPs to get that
fires are hard if you have multiple sims... they all run into the room and scream like panzies and interactions with anything other than fire and walking are locked out
haven't tried starving yet... but suspect they will go to a restaurant or any public place with a grill or other...

also, any idea who the seamingly unrelated goth ghost is... the one in the goth graveyard... i can't find her on the family tree!

EDIT:
my computer
2.2GHz Core 2 Duo
GeForce 9800GTX+
3GB RAM
runs the game great at max settings 1920x1200, haven't checked FPS yet but the game isn't laggy yet


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 19, 12:01:13
So I decided to go ahead and bite the bullet so to speak,and download the game despite my original plan not to yesterday. I have to say, the similarities between TS3 and TS1 seem pretty striking, at least to me. Their faces have a somewhat creepy quality to them and are all extremely similar-- I played around in CAS for quite awhile, and had a very difficult time getting a distinct sim that I wanted to play.

The good:
-I like the "opportunities", particularly the ones for the career. My main sim biked over to the local Black Gnome Market at four a.m. and gathered intel for her job, which I thought was kind of cool.
-The customization options available-- sort of. The actual meshes available are very limited, but the fabric swatching tool is nice, at least at first. After the novelty wore off, I found myself wishing there were more pre-made options available.

The less-than-good:
-No memories. WHY? I realize they could be annoying and glitchy at times, but it bothers me that my sims will have no memories of getting married, giving birth, and so on.
-This is minor, but... no coffee maker? Much like my life, ALL of my sims drink coffee daily.
-Cooking now takes a REALLY long time, at least it did for my sim. She was two hours late to work and almost starved to death while trying to make waffles. I can see myself using the "quick meal" option a lot.

Those are just the things that jumped out at me. Honestly, it's not quite as bad as I thought it would be, but I can't see it replacing TS2 for a lot of players.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 12:44:49
Wouldn't surprise me, or maybe that's in the collector's edition - they said there was content on that plumbbob drive.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 12:59:35
anybody else think that the torrent might not be the final build... or might be a developer/executive copy to show the big wigs at ea, i say this because it does seem awfully light on content and whatnot... and it load in less than a minute two when you include actually going into the neighborhood to play, compared with the sims 2 i get like 10 minute loads on boot when you include loading the hood.

also, anybody else remember hearing about a tool that allows custom hood making to be released shortly after the game goes on sale?

edit:
sorry about all the posts so quickly didn't mean to spam the same thing worded differently... again sorry


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mildlydisguised on 2009 May 19, 13:00:51
The creator camp stuff will be downloadable from the exchange when it properly goes live.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 19, 13:04:51
There is supposed to be a second hood available to registered owners from the exchange. Is there anyway to see what build number is on the torrent release?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tigerlilley on 2009 May 19, 13:06:30
Does anyone know how to do the gardening thing?  I can't find anything in the buy/build menu that would make a vege garden, nor were there any seeds to buy at the supermarket.  Halp!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 19, 13:07:00
EA confirmed several times that there will be no Securom on the disk: http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?threadID=9c697e66b53cb9826ee6a642c297d163&directoryID=225&startRow=1&openItemID=item.225,item.43,item.61,item.104,item.41,item.127,item.23#3dd4e4f42bb309388dfc6c17cf007a2b
I'm so hoping this is true...

A Maxoids word is not gospel. This is what Humble said

quote:
The game will have disc-based copy protection - there is a Serial Code just like The Sims 2. To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed

The same is true of every expansion of TS2 after Bon Voyage and guess what they had? His statement doesn't say no securom and as someone else mentioned the leaked copy is an iso which is an image of a disc, yet the description says securom is the protection method


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 13:15:05
Does anyone know how to do the gardening thing?  I can't find anything in the buy/build menu that would make a vege garden, nor were there any seeds to buy at the supermarket.  Halp!

you could take some classes from the science center place that will give you some seeds to plant, they'll be in you're inventory, click on them and select plant, then plop em where you want to grow them, don't know where to buy seed though...
also, WTF 400simoleans to take a class? expensive...

sorry bout double post... didn't see this post when doing last one...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 19, 13:30:21
I plan on upgrading my computer this week. My system currently has: 2 processors running - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz, 2.0 GB RAM, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Build Service Pack 32600), NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT (GeForce 8600 GT) with 256 MB of video RAM, and 183.8 GB free on my hard drive. I'm adding a GB of RAM to bring me up to 3 GB of RAM and max out my useful RAM under XP but what I am really looking for is video card recommendations since I've heard it's not just video RAM I should be looking at.

I have the same card (which is pretty much fried, I think, I had to underclock it in order to play TS2) and the same amount of RAM as you. It works! I have 2.66GHz Dual Core though (and it seems the game runs bit better on one core only). You should be ok. With all settings maxed, you shouldn't experience any particular issues (I have yet to play a huge lot, but the graphic-intensive-looking sea didn't cause a choke). The only thing that takes ages is saving the game. Understandable, 'cause it saves the whole "World" instead of just your simmies' house.

My last question involves game play: While the active Sim family is busy with other things(at work, asleep, working through a bunch of things you've told them to do) can you take the camera and go wander around the Hood? If you do is there stuff going on or does stuff only happen on comm lots when your active Sim is there? I like the idea of being able to spy on, take pictures of and make up stuff about what the other Sims are doing while my playable Sim is otherwise occupied(and boring).

You can definitely press the 'Map view' button and look at the whole hood while your sims are doing their things at home. That's all I can say at this point. I'm not even sure you can visit another lot without your family coming to visit. I forgot :)



Okay, well, I'm not sure what to think after playing for 2,3 sim days (Agnes Crumplebottom). UI is... weird. Not sure if it's but ugly or it just takes some time to get used to it. I haven't touched CAS, except when changing sim's appearance, the game takes you to CAS  ::) It might be a good thing, cause TS2's 'Change appearance' window was too small. The hair and make-up section seem very limited.

The rabbit-hole concept might be a good thing too, in the long run. Sometimes you just want things done. If there were just rabbit holes than the whole thing would so suck. But the normal ones are there to satisfy are peeping needs. Also, I tried to visit another family's home, but they weren't in, so Agnes couldn't go  ::)

The Legacy-induced gameplay is a major drawback. If it doesn't get looked into it, I sure won't play it for as long as TS2.



Phyllis - You won't need the disk after installing and the crack comes with the image fie. At least the one I got. Also, I couldn't open the setup.exe with winrar so I guess it's fine? (I got mine from direct download links in that post 75 linked in that other thread :) )


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 19, 13:31:03
Does anyone know how to do the gardening thing?  I can't find anything in the buy/build menu that would make a vege garden, nor were there any seeds to buy at the supermarket.  Halp!
In my experience, seeds are typically found around town randomly. They're pretty small though so you have to look close. I usually find at least 1 every time I go to the park, and usually more.

I think you can also plant the fruits and vegetables you buy from the store, but you usually need a certain gardening skill to do so.

Once you actually have a seed, click it in your inventory and then click plant, and then you can choose where to plant it. No specific things to buy in Build mode for it, you just plop it down wherever.

So far I've been enjoying the game quite a bit, but on the other hand, I agree with the naysaying about the family play. I like the wishes and opportunities, and losing them when I want to play another family or having to finish them up first is a pain in the butt. Also, I REALLY wish story progression/aging/etc. were a household-by-household option, not global ones. As it is, I'm gonna have to turn story progression off if I decide to make a seperate family to play, because I'm one of those people that MUST control everything.

I don't want my little computer people to run off and get married when I'm not looking! >:(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelina on 2009 May 19, 13:43:07
So i got this about an hour after i got up yesterday, thanks to rapidshare. I played all of yesterday up to about half twelve at night. I first made a sim-self and my bf. I couldnt really make them look like us, even when i figured how to use the advance facial features. My boyfriend could tell it was me because of my blue hair and brown root but that was about it, but i was happy at how diffrent cas was. Not alot of clothes to choose from, and when you recolour a item of clothing it automatically becomes CC.  i picked the traits for us both, big one being im good and hes evil. I went to get us a house and could only pick from four, quite disapointing. So after getting a house, had to get jobs, groceries etc. So after a few hours of playing i wanted to try switch families, and it took half an hour to find out how. Once id finally got to the neighboor hood view via edit town there wasnt any good families that i wanted to play so back again i went to them sims i made. Now i was getting annoyed at what little funds they had and how expensive everything was so i entered the motherlode cheat and did up there house. I was trying to get a baby and it took about the 20th try for them, first time wohooing, but when ever i tried before hand, even with a wish from both of them to have a kid, they kept pushing each other off. So finally theu were pregnant, and one of the cutest wishes my bf sim want was to have a little girl, sad to say it was a boy. The animation for the baby suck, my self-sim has long hair and everytime she held the baby her hair would cover it. So i wanted to give the other families a benifit of the doubt, and i went to try get to them again, and i forgot how to. Now i just pressed edit town when my comp turned its self off. So i thought it may have been a graphics card problem, i had spent all day and night on it, it was probably too hot. So off i went to make some cofffee, so annoyed that they dont have it in the game. So i turn my computer back on and loaded it back up, went to click on my family and it shut down again. Now i stsrted getting worried, got my boyfriend to look at it, turned it back on he fiddled with the graphics card option turned all fans on, now ghis took about half an hour and it was fine. Loaded up the sims and it shut down again, so i left it, till this morning and now my computer wont even turn on.  i really enjoyed what i played, even if there was lack of new animations.  Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes using my phone.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 19, 13:49:01
Hello Angelina, congratulations on your first post at MATY. :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 19, 13:52:39
-No memories. WHY? I realize they could be annoying and glitchy at times, but it bothers me that my sims will have no memories of getting married, giving birth, and so on.
Memories have been replaced by variable duration moodlets, apparently. Part of this is beneficial, if it allows greater datafile cleanliness. Previously, sims that had EVER interacted with ANYONE basically had to be retained FOREVER. This would be a disaster in an endlessly expanding neighborhood, so perhaps the filesize won't explode in a BFBVFS....we will only know when we can open it up in a neighborhood editor and see what disasters have occurred.

-This is minor, but... no coffee maker? Much like my life, ALL of my sims drink coffee daily.
It exists. In fact, it's quite detailed, including a bunch of incomprehensible names for no real purpose, as there is no actual distinction. Macrocaffeination is no longer something that exists, though, as coffee does not grant energy, but instead the ability to ignore energy provided you recast every 3 hours. If you are not attempting to function without sleep at no energy, it provides a short-term mood boost followed by a penalty after the 3 hours.

-Cooking now takes a REALLY long time, at least it did for my sim. She was two hours late to work and almost starved to death while trying to make waffles. I can see myself using the "quick meal" option a lot.
Food is also considerably less important, yes.

Those are just the things that jumped out at me. Honestly, it's not quite as bad as I thought it would be, but I can't see it replacing TS2 for a lot of players.
I have to say, TS3 is more of a "game" than TS2 was. Unfortunately, GAMES have poor longevity. TS2 was a toy. You made your OWN games out of it. TS3 is a game: You play it their way, beat it, and dump it for the next shiny thing.

Hello Angelina, congratulations on your first post at MATY. :)
(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/crapola/grammartime.gif)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelina on 2009 May 19, 13:53:51
why, thank you. Ive been a member for a while always lurkin, but i forgot my login so made a new one,  just so happy i cant vent my frustration at the game here, everywere else its NOT ALLOWED and u get shouted at  :'(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 19, 13:55:26
You're pretty much doomed to be shouted at. Only instead of people shouting at you for criticizing the game, you will be shouted at for your horrible grammar and abuse of punctuation.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caz on 2009 May 19, 13:58:03
As a lover of Maxis sims... I am severely disappointed with this game. I was hoping to find Brokes, Pleasants, Newbies, Simovitches, Oldies, Burbs, etc. Basically the ancestors of the Pleasantview sims and the Sims of TS1. However, the only returning Sims appear to be Goths, Bachelors, Mrs Crumplebottom and Kaylynn Langerak, which makes no damn sense as she shouldn't even be born yet.

How disappointing. I wanted to see Bob and Betty alive. Now they apparently just don't exist.

And the game itself... well, it's confusing, and all the boxes can be annoying. I dislike how the game practically tries to force you to play one family. Sims are pretty good at looking after themselves. One Sim actually woke up in the night to go and feed herself.

Is it just me or do Sims take forever to even get a crush on each other, let alone fall in love? I had two Sims flirt with each other repeatedly and they aren't even in love. Just best friends. Strange, I seem to remember that in TS2 if Sims so much as looked at each other funny, they would fall in love.

And it creeps me out when I bring up the pie menu and the Sim's face is staring at me. It's so dang creepy.

The buy mode is very perplexing. I eventually found a birthday cake in Outdoor Cooking. Yeah, I don't get it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelina on 2009 May 19, 14:01:25
well im sorry, as i said on my post i am trying this on a mobile phone, so please excuse the grammar, punctuation and any spelling mistakes. I am trying my best when every five minutes i get disconnected from wlan.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 14:02:54
Is it just me or do Sims take forever to even get a crush on each other, let alone fall in love? I had two Sims flirt with each other repeatedly and they aren't even in love. Just best friends. Strange, I seem to remember that in TS2 if Sims so much as looked at each other funny, they would fall in love.

no, confuses me too, especially since i can't get Cornelia and Gunther to woohoo, they're friggen married for christsake...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: chobeegal on 2009 May 19, 14:04:07
You're pretty much doomed to be shouted at. Only instead of people shouting at you for criticizing the game, you will be shouted at for your horrible grammar and abuse of punctuation.

Errr, Pes, she did apologize/explain any bad spelling/grammar/punctuation in her initial posting...
e.g.
Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes using my phone.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelina on 2009 May 19, 14:07:09
You're pretty much doomed to be shouted at. Only instead of people shouting at you for criticizing the game, you will be shouted at for your horrible grammar and abuse of punctuation.

Errr, Pes, she did apologize for any bad spelling/grammar/punctuation in her initial posting...
e.g.
Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes using my phone.
                           thanks


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 19, 14:08:14
Is it just me or do Sims take forever to even get a crush on each other, let alone fall in love? I had two Sims flirt with each other repeatedly and they aren't even in love. Just best friends. Strange, I seem to remember that in TS2 if Sims so much as looked at each other funny, they would fall in love.

no, confuses me too, especially since i can't get Cornelia and Gunther to woohoo, they're friggen married for christsake...

Sounds like married life to me  :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: anaximander on 2009 May 19, 14:21:52
Re: The interaction non-options:

One thing I've found is that the menus are gradually contextual - after you've done a few "romantic" interactions, more and more "romantic" interactions will appear - IE you have to kiss for awhile before you can give a massage, etc. I think it's an interesting aspect to gameplay, but I haven't decided if I like it or not.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: professorbutters on 2009 May 19, 14:30:37
I have to say, TS3 is more of a "game" than TS2 was. Unfortunately, GAMES have poor longevity. TS2 was a toy. You made your OWN games out of it. TS3 is a game: You play it their way, beat it, and dump it for the next shiny thing.

Aha. This is helpful to know.  Aside from everything else (the doughy looking Sims, the neighborhood aging), I don't think people who use TS2 for storytelling purposes are going to like this very much. Also, the Exchange problems going on right now are providing yet another example of classic EAxis customer support (i.e. none.)

Just a quick comment about enforced "Legacy-style" play: most Legacy players I know don't only play one houseshold. Often they play multiple households, continuing to play the spares when they move out.  I never had a huge problem with Generation Two Sims wandering around when Generation Six came along: sometimes I found useful things for them to do much later on.

If I get it,  which doesn't seem very likely, it probably won't hold my attention for long.  I much prefer toys.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 19, 15:01:54
Question for you awesome people:

If the retail disc does turn out to be infected with SecuROM, will the cracked .exe from the arr'd version work to get around it?  I've been trying to decide whether I'll return my pre-order if it does happen.  I'm leaning toward "lying liars don't deserve my money", but I want to make sure of my options first.

Also, is it just me or do these Sims seriously run to fat?  The thin end of the scale just looks on the slender side of normal; shouldn't we have emaciated Sims to balance out the obese ones?  Or at least have a couple string beans running around.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 15:05:00
If the retail disc does turn out to be infected with SecuROM, will the cracked .exe from the arr'd version work to get around it?

if the arr'd version really is really real and not a pregold version yes, if not, IDK


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 19, 15:09:56
If the retail disc does turn out to be infected with SecuROM, will the cracked .exe from the arr'd version work to get around it?

if the arr'd version really is really real and not a pregold version yes, if not, IDK

If the versions aren't the same, I'd imagine it won't take long for someone to come out with a proper no-cd crack.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 19, 15:16:19
I doubt the  arr version isn't the version being released on June 2nd. If it was released prior to Gold status, I think there would be a case for that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 15:24:00
I doubt the  arr version isn't the version being released on June 2nd. If it was released prior to Gold status, I think there would be a case for that.
yes, in all likely hood this recent leak is mostly identical to the one for 2 June, of course barring any changes made when the booty was plundered.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 15:34:12
yes, in all likely hood this recent leak is mostly identical to the one for 2 June, of course barring any changes made when the booty was plundered.

Is your shift key badly damaged?
Actually yes, it is a little fitsy... sorry.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 15:41:51
Actually yes, it is a little fitsy... sorry.

Good to know, otherwise I would have assumed you're just a lazy idiot.  ;)

No, not lazy, just an idiot. The problem is that the keyboard takes a moment to recognize that I've pressed SHIFT and when I type quickly it doesn't register the stroke as a capital letter. Other times I get the shift on the first few letters of an acronym but it'll conk out in the middle making my letters FUBAR and look like this FuBAr. I really hate that and I need to get a new keyboard, but that's really off topic now isn't it?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 15:53:13
The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO.

One post Tasty Tourist knows more than KBC, news at 11.
Well, there's a tendency to overcriticize, especially in this situation. Because EAxis should have learned by now. All-in-all, it's a pretty good game that definitely has potential and in many ways is more challenging than TS2, but some of the bad points are screaming for mods. Others are balanced by the good. Yet others just aren't fixable...Build mode is extremely awkward, and there seems to be some problem with placing windows where they'll initially appear okay, then the next second the wall is filling them in. Vertical scrolling in Build and Buy doesn't work well for me.

Inge, two of the sims' shadows by the picnic table are behind the table/other sims.  You can see the other sim's shadow to the right of white-skirt-wearing woman's butt.

Ok I see them now.  That's a relief!  There's something not quite right still, but anyway it's better than nothing.
They are jagged and, yeah, not quite right. This was my light reflection beef from before.

Someone said when you zoom out you can pick a new house to play. how? all i get are filtering options and if i click a house i only get an option to visit the house i clicked with the Sim I am bound to. I've switched houses by going to "edit neighbourhood". is there an easier way?
Not that I know of, and even that had me stumped for a bit. You have to go to Edit Neighborhood, then something like Modify Active Household. Then it yells at you that it'll be wiping your sims' promises (aka, Pescados gripe about want progress).

Oh look, a bug. <truncated, relationship issue>

Is there any possibility that it might be there by design?.
One of the things that bugged me about TS2 was that any of a sim's friends/best friends could instantly be turned into lovers by a single romantic action. This new design might be there to make sure that romances start as romances, and friends stay friends past the critical point...
I started off the relationship with her asking if he was single and complimenting him on his appearance (both under flirt). Neither had commitment issues or any sort of trait that should stop them from having the kiss interaction. I tried with identical sims (trait-wise) and was able to get them to romantic interest in just a couple hours. With these, they were best friends, with me spamming Great Kiss...kiss/makeout, eventually living together, making a baby...yet no status change. Definite bug.

My last question involves game play: While the active Sim family is busy with other things(at work, asleep, working through a bunch of things you've told them to do) can you take the camera and go wander around the Hood? If you do is there stuff going on or does stuff only happen on comm lots when your active Sim is there? I like the idea of being able to spy on, take pictures of and make up stuff about what the other Sims are doing while my playable Sim is otherwise occupied(and boring).
Yes, you can definitely watch other things while any and all sims you are following are off doing other things. I use the time they are off work to track down collectibles or new people to befriend, or just watch others go about their day. The town square, especially, is always really active. You'll get a popup when your sim is done with a class or on their way home, and a little tracker do-job when you have them selected, ala the sim trackers on SC4:Rush Hour.

-The customization options available-- sort of. The actual meshes available are very limited, but the fabric swatching tool is nice, at least at first. After the novelty wore off, I found myself wishing there were more pre-made options available.
Copying styles is actually pretty easy, if not obvious. In Buy/Build, click on the Create-A-Style button (the palette). You can create as normal, or you can click on an existing object part and drag to another object, then pick the "section" to be matched.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 19, 16:14:03
Interesting quote from bit-tech.net (http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2009/05/18/the-sims-3-hands-on-preview/4):

Quote
...there are problems but that it’s highly likely they’ll be corrected before the game hits shelves. In all honesty though, we’re not sure that’s the case as, from what we’re aware of, The Sims 3 is done. It was actually meant to have been released already and was delayed mainly for marketing reasons – so improvement on the existing product is an unknown quantity.

This is a pretty good and fairly detailed preview. Scroll down and read the last sentence and have a laugh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 16:17:22
Here's an album with 17 screenshots and notes on each. Enjoy. (http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee18/ZazazuAbubu/TS3%20previews/)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 19, 16:29:30
Here's an album with 17 screenshots and notes on each. Enjoy. (http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee18/ZazazuAbubu/TS3%20previews/)

That was interesting, Zaza.  It's good to get some shots and insights from someone who is playing.

Is it some kind of reflection on our society that they all seem so chubby?  I know there's been a push for more realistic body types -- and hey, I'm an extra chubby myself -- but jeez louise!  This is, like, overkill.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 19, 16:41:13
Here's an album with 17 screenshots and notes on each.

Thanks for the pics.  The scenery looks fine.

Sims look pretty good indoors???  All these sims look more cartoony than the TS2 sims.  There's also something about their eyes that makes them look like plastic robots or living vinyl dolls.  TS2 sims had a more realistic look.  I found that I wanted to play the castaway sim on the television more than any of the sims in the other pictures.

Hopefully there's some way to create slightly less goofy sims or TS3 is going to get excruciating really fast.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 19, 16:53:09
Thanks for the look, Z. IMO, compared to how the TS2 sims look right out of the box the TS3 sims don't look half bad to me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 19, 16:57:14
All I can really think to say now is that I won't be dropping The Sims 2 anytime soon, but I won't be dropping The Sims 3 either. It genuinely doesn't suck massive... well not as far as base games go.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 19, 17:01:36
Thanks for those pics, Zaza. I do think the Sims look a lot better indoors. Out of doors, especially for the light-skinned Sims, they look really odd. I'm really looking forward to some custom skin tones, but except for the weird lighting issues, I don't think TS3 skintones look any worse than TS2 Maxis skintones.

I think the eyes are the best of these new Sims ... watching video and seeing the eyes move around is really awesome.

Re: the "fatness" issue ... I've seen some TS3 Sims that look pretty thin, in their face as well as their body. It seems like it's easier to make rounder faced Sims though, which is why we see more of them. I don't know ... I think a lot of people have somewhat weird ideas about how human beings are shaped. Most people in real life have rather roundish faces. It's only on TV and in the media that you see people with ~chiselled jaws~ and such. But we like to imagine otherwise about ourselves, I suppose. I think part of the reason too that the TS3 faces look so round and chubby is down to shading on the skintones. I'll be interested to see if some good custom skintones affect the way the faces look.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 19, 17:08:37
You're pretty much doomed to be shouted at. Only instead of people shouting at you for criticizing the game, you will be shouted at for your horrible grammar and abuse of punctuation.

Errr, Pes, she did apologize/explain any bad spelling/grammar/punctuation in her initial posting...
e.g.
Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes using my phone.

NOT an excuse, especially for the walloftext. You are on notice, too, choobooby, for suggesting that there is some kind of free pass for crackberriers. Besides, even if the phone explains the capitalization, it doesn't excuse the apostrophe abuse. Spelling and grammar count, people. Don't make me eat your heads.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 17:29:47
WARNING!!!
I would make this flashy, but then it would be annoying.

Guess what? Unticking "Enable Story Progression" does not work. The household I'm playing is right across the street from the first one I started, which had two singleton women. They had a guest come over, so I took the chance to spy inside. There was a toddler on the floor. A toddler named Haeju Schmoe (awful name), meaning he was the son of one of the roommates. Neither roommate had a romantic relationship, and they certainly hadn't been getting busy when I left them. Now I find out that Ms. Schmoe was getting it on with Milton Townsend.

Traditional Legacy play is fully enforced, it would seem. Not happy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 19, 17:33:39
Well!  Tsk tsk upon Ms. Schmoe!  Brazen hussy!

Seriously, that's so annoying!  This game is not going to meet my goddess-complex needs.


ETA: I wonder if I could manage to take a couple of hours off this afternoon.  I want to explore this horrorshow for myself so much that it's making me nuts!  There's something very wrong about that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 19, 17:41:30
Yeah, that's the dealbreaker for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 17:48:49
They might fix that in a patch.

It'll be too late by then.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Exiled on 2009 May 19, 17:52:01
Four-month delay and they still didn't include an option to totally disable global aging?  EAxis fail.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 19, 17:53:32
Hello, long time lurker, first time poster.

Is anyone else having problems with the music playing in their game? I can't hear any music in build or buy modes, although options tells me there should be some there. (It also won't play via the music tab in options). It doesn't play from the stereos either, although when I fired up the game for the first time last night there was some playing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 17:56:03
Four-month delay and they still didn't include an option to totally disable global aging?  EAxis fail.

Aging and story progression are two different options.

Edit: Zazazu, did you try changing the autonomy levels?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 19, 17:57:00
You seem to have to hover on top of the stereo to hear the music coming from it. Not that you're missing much, the selection is very short. They should have ripping the music from TS2 and actually give a proper selection of favourites for our sims. I recommend muting the music, getting a stereo for the happy mood, playing in windowed mode and listening to your own pirate cat music.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 19, 18:01:02
I recommend muting the music, getting a stereo for the happy mood, playing in windowed mode and listening to your own pirate cat music.
I have a particularly lovely collection of Sea Chanties, by the Tabby Cats.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 19, 18:02:48
This is so sad... it's as if EAxis is encouraging players not to give a hoot about their Sims and if they die or fall in love or get fired or buy shit you don't want them to have, then it's all just a bit of a laugh.

What was EA thinking? WHY do they have to do the stupidest things possible?

And on another note, how the hell do you get your Sim to bike? I bought one and placed it in all kinds of different areas around the lot. Nothing's working, when I click it it says there's no interactions available. What am I doing wrong?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 19, 18:07:41
Four-month delay and they still didn't include an option to totally disable global aging?  EAxis fail.

Aging and story progression are two different options.

Edit: Zazazu, did you try changing the autonomy levels?

I was thinking that too. My game should finish downloading by the time I get home this afternoon. The reviews aren't making me happy. I still doubt I'm going back to TS2 though


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 19, 18:08:03
And on another note, how the hell do you get your Sim to bike? I bought one and placed it in all kinds of different areas around the lot. Nothing's working, when I click it it says there's no interactions available. What am I doing wrong?

Just a guess - in TS2, sims needed to gain skills in order to do things.  Do they need to skillinate on anything to learn how to ride the bike?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Frankenbeasley on 2009 May 19, 18:12:26
And on another note, how the hell do you get your Sim to bike? I bought one and placed it in all kinds of different areas around the lot. Nothing's working, when I click it it says there's no interactions available. What am I doing wrong?

Just a guess - in TS2, sims needed to gain skills in order to do things.  Do they need to skillinate on anything to learn how to ride the bike?

Or, alternatively, it could be one of those actions you initiate through clicking on a Sim, like going for a hike in TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 19, 18:23:14
The bike has to be in your inventory, then they should use it automatically to go places except work/school most likely. Yeah, it's weird.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 19, 18:31:36
Let me guess: fishing in the pool is a "feature" too?  From this guy's inventory, you can tell he's actually catching stuff, too.

http://www.gamesguide.nl/artikel/10352/de-sims-3---doorspoelen/


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 19, 18:31:59
WARNING!!!
I would make this flashy, but then it would be annoying.

Guess what? Unticking "Enable Story Progression" does not work. The household I'm playing is right across the street from the first one I started, which had two singleton women. They had a guest come over, so I took the chance to spy inside. There was a toddler on the floor. A toddler named Haeju Schmoe (awful name), meaning he was the son of one of the roommates. Neither roommate had a romantic relationship, and they certainly hadn't been getting busy when I left them. Now I find out that Ms. Schmoe was getting it on with Milton Townsend.

Traditional Legacy play is fully enforced, it would seem. Not happy.

Yuk.  Now I wonder if it's even worth torrenting.

Going back to the pics you posted on the previous page - I'm really starting to hope that this isn't the gold version.  I mean, they are kidding right?  They didn't really give the repo man one of those horrible backward baseball caps, did they?  *Wonders if it will be possible to kill the repo man and replace him with a sim that is smart enough to know how to wear a cap*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 19, 18:33:07
Right, I tested all the music and the only one that actually works is custom. Odd. I have found that folder but can't find where the other music is stored, does anyone know? May have a play around in there if I can get to it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 19, 18:34:49
Let me guess: fishing in the pool is a "feature" too?  From this guy's inventory, you can tell he's actually catching stuff, too.

http://www.gamesguide.nl/artikel/10352/de-sims-3---doorspoelen/

Oh snap  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 18:38:30
The bike has to be in your inventory, then they should use it automatically to go places except work/school most likely. Yeah, it's weird.
Bike will work from the rack for going to community lots. I haven't figured out how to change the transportation mode for work. You're supposed to be able to, but for the life of me I can't find this fabled transportation options menu of which they speak.

Let me guess: fishing in the pool is a "feature" too?  From this guy's inventory, you can tell he's actually catching stuff, too.

http://www.gamesguide.nl/artikel/10352/de-sims-3---doorspoelen/
It's a trait perk.

Edit: Zazazu, did you try changing the autonomy levels?
No, because that shit is global. I don't want the sims I'm watching standing around staring at the air until I tell them what to do. Will look at it, but if it's going to create zombies, forget it.

Dawnkay, mount the .iso and then open it through My Computer. You should see a folder called "Crack". The .exe crack is there, as well as another file. That other file is a keygen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 18:42:19
WARNING!!!
I would make this flashy, but then it would be annoying.

Guess what? Unticking "Enable Story Progression" does not work. The household I'm playing is right across the street from the first one I started, which had two singleton women. They had a guest come over, so I took the chance to spy inside. There was a toddler on the floor. A toddler named Haeju Schmoe (awful name), meaning he was the son of one of the roommates. Neither roommate had a romantic relationship, and they certainly hadn't been getting busy when I left them. Now I find out that Ms. Schmoe was getting it on with Milton Townsend.

Traditional Legacy play is fully enforced, it would seem. Not happy.

Yuk.  Now I wonder if it's even worth torrenting.

Going back to the pics you posted on the previous page - I'm really starting to hope that this isn't the gold version.  I mean, they are kidding right?  They didn't really give the repo man one of those horrible backward baseball caps, did they?  *Wonders if it will be possible to kill the repo man and replace him with a sim that is smart enough to know how to wear a cap*

All signs point to this being the final version. Anything you read about "beta version" smells of shilling or wishful thinking by bootlickers.

Right, I tested all the music and the only one that actually works is custom. Odd. I have found that folder but can't find where the other music is stored, does anyone know? May have a play around in there if I can get to it.

I've found two locations, unsure which is more important than the other:
\ts3\GameData\Shared\NonPackaged\CustomMusic
\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Custom Music

I have the game downloaded but cant find the registration code. Could someone please post a code?

Check the crack folder, you stupid noob.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 19, 18:42:31
Quote
Bike will work from the rack for going to community lots. I haven't figured out how to change the transportation mode for work. You're supposed to be able to, but for the life of me I can't find this fabled transportation options menu of which they speak.

I doubt it exists. My teenagers and adults use the family car to go places sometimes, but other times use a taxi, and they will always carpool for work unless you tell them to use the car yourself.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 18:44:19
Quote
Bike will work from the rack for going to community lots. I haven't figured out how to change the transportation mode for work. You're supposed to be able to, but for the life of me I can't find this fabled transportation options menu of which they speak.

I doubt it exists. My teenagers and adults use the family car to go places sometimes, but other times use a taxi, and they will always carpool for work unless you tell them to use the car yourself.

When your sims are in transit, there is a dropdown menu from the action. Click that instead of cancelling the action and you can modify things.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 19, 18:48:35
Oh, well, that's a genius spot to put it  ::)

I guess it makes some sense, but seeing as how you're usually in a car for maybe 10 seconds at most, it's easy to miss.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dawnkay on 2009 May 19, 18:49:59
Thanks so much Zazazu.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 19, 18:53:30
OK my Sim started automatically taking his bike when I told him to go somewhere. He still runs to work if he's outside his house and he's late, even if his bike brought him into town.

I had the realisation when playing just now, how awesome the game would be if it behaved as it was advertised - imagine if you had control over every house at once, and all you had to do was zoom out and click a new house to play it. I think it would make all the little annoyances even littler, and all the difference in the world.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ttech on 2009 May 19, 18:58:38
The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO.

One post Tasty Tourist knows more than KBC, news at 11.

The sims don't have shadows.

Your tea cosy is boiling your brains again.

Yes, in stating my own opinion, I know more than this 'KBC' character.

So, ttech, are you going to "spoil" us?  What kinds of social interactions does your absent-minded, insane, inappropriate, evil, grumpy sim have?

The 'spoil' tags I was referring to was something to hide the pictures, because I didn't know if they would stretch the forum for people using small res monitors. Also, he wasn't that exciting.


Meant to post back earlier but I was too busy playing the game. It's pretty fun, but I can understand if the same people who are going of heresy already want to deem it a 'horrorshow'. Anyways, figured I would register to give people good news but I see that y'all are all just EA haters at heart and stuck on the thought that this game is trash, so I think I'll be going. It's just a shame I won't be around whenever you try the game for yourself and have to eat your words... Yes the game may have a few problems, but overall it is a good game and worth playing over TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 19:03:13
The people making it sound horrible are over exaggerating, IMO.

One post Tasty Tourist knows more than KBC, news at 11.

The sims don't have shadows.

Your tea cosy is boiling your brains again.

Yes, in stating my own opinion, I know more than this 'KBC' character.

So, ttech, are you going to "spoil" us?  What kinds of social interactions does your absent-minded, insane, inappropriate, evil, grumpy sim have?

The 'spoil' tags I was referring to was something to hide the pictures, because I didn't know if they would stretch the forum for people using small res monitors. Also, he wasn't that exciting.


Meant to post back earlier but I was too busy playing the game. It's pretty fun, but I can understand if the same people who are going of heresy already want to deem it a 'horrorshow'. Anyways, figured I would register to give people good news but I see that y'all are all just EA haters at heart and stuck on the thought that this game is trash, so I think I'll be going. It's just a shame I won't be around whenever you try the game for yourself and have to eat your words... Yes the game may have a few problems, but overall it is a good game and worth playing over TS2.

You smell like a shill or at least a bootlicker. Perhaps if you were less stupid and managed to read the entire thread you'd know that many of us actually ARE playing the game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MaximilianPS on 2009 May 19, 19:08:44
if you check the .exe date, you'll notice that it's about april !
that's means the version around the net of ts3 isn't the final release, but probably and RC. (Release Candidate)

anyway, the fact that all sims look like a children, the old one too, remain :P
i think it looks too children style for my taste -.-


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: aqualectrix on 2009 May 19, 19:10:06
Anyways, figured I would register to give people good news...

MATY is not exactly a place where you can bounce in and say "No, it's great!".  If you really want to convey your positive impression of the game you're going to have to do better than that.  Why are the things that bother everyone else not bothering you?  What are the things that make it worthwhile?  People are posting these sorts of impressions, and they're interesting to read in a way that "This game is good, losers" is never going to be.

but I see that y'all are all just EA haters at heart and stuck on the thought that this game is trash

Most of us hate EA because 1) They install nastyware on our computers in a futile attempt at copy protection and 2) We see the potential in the Sims games, and hate to see how badly EA screws them over with lack of bug-testing, listening to the community, etc.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: noretus on 2009 May 19, 19:12:52
I've played for... way too long. Several several hours.

The Bad:
Interface is cluttered, like Pescado said. Bothers me a little
Its' hard to make different looking Sims. Sliders are there but the change they make is rather small. You manage but it takes some teethgritting and going back and forth the sliders. All Sims tend to be very round faced and look pretty much like you see in the screenshots and videos. Very hard to get away from it.
Way too little clothing/hair styles. CAST makes up for it a little but still, shapes are shapes.
Skins look better then I expected but still have this icky plastic sheen.
Makeup looks fugly and phoney. Looks decent with natural colors that are close to skincolor but any more radical colors look terrible and don't fit the face at all.
Sims are still god damn stupid. I get a lot of whining for not being able to sit down when another Sim already went there. Siblings/parents/etc ( twins! ) still refuse to go to bathroom/toilet at the same time ( no privacy plx! ), presumably if they aren't RLY GUD FRIENDZ ( my two Sims who were lovers didnt' seem to mind eachother ).
They said there won't be as much having to go to pee. But it's there, oh it's there.
Skillgrinding. Much more so then in Sims 2 I feel.
Testing Cheats don't give the usual pie-menu as in Sims 2 :( no playing around with stuff. Can still move motives and such and reassign Traits / force aging to older.
In the end, not a whole lot to do. Get a job, breed, grind skills, repeat. Of course I'm kind of a stupid Sims player.
Babies look hella creepy.
Some things are just plain confusing: no idea how to get married :S No idea how to force-age toddlers/babies before 6pm on their birthday ( birthday cake made my adult age to elder, doh... might've been because I had Testing Cheats enabled ).
STUFF takes forever to do. Between skilling, working and taking care of basic needs, I feel like there is little to no time to be social. It may All Be In My Head though since I'm a stupid Sims player. Having more then one Sim in the household adds to the stressfullness :/


The Good:
CAST. Deserves all the woohaa there is of it. My only problem with it is that I have hard time focusing down on what I want since the choices are nearly limitless.
Sims look prettier. They aren't beautiful, but at least they aren't as ugly as in Sims 2 ( without CC ).
Game runs fast. For now. And my puter isn't amaizing HC gamer rig. More like a Sunday gamer rig.
Interactions based on your Traits are fun. The moodlets ( buffs/debuffs ) are also a bit funny. My Neurotic Sim sometimes gets a small debuff for not checking the faucet for leaking and a buff if he checks it.
More freedom with placing objects is for the win.


Shall go back to lurking nao.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 19, 19:14:38
Some tech sites are alleging that the leaked copy was, in fact, from the digital download version of the game--an edition we have been told *would* include securom and phoning home. It's not clear as yet whether or not EAxis has violated its promise about the retail edition, so perhaps we oughtn't jump the gun on it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lyndon Baines Johnson on 2009 May 19, 19:16:08
Uh, so if we play another household our other playable households will start reproducing with townies without our control?  ???


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lyndon Baines Johnson on 2009 May 19, 19:17:57
Quote
Some tech sites are alleging that the leaked copy was, in fact, from the digital download version of the game--an edition we have been told *would* include securom and phoning home. It's not clear as yet whether or not EAxis has violated its promise about the retail edition, so perhaps we oughtn't jump the gun on it.

If it was a digital download, then why do we have to use a no-CD crack with it or whatever? I think it's the CD/DVD version.  :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 19, 19:20:26

Testing Cheats don't give the usual pie-menu as in Sims 2 :( no playing around with stuff. Can still move motives and such and reassign Traits / force aging to older.


How did you turn them on? Using "boolprop testingcheatsenabled true" as in the last game doesn't work.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 19, 19:21:22
if you check the .exe date, you'll notice that it's about april !
that's means the version around the net of ts3 isn't the final release, but probably and RC. (Release Candidate)


Woah, interesting! Can anyone else confirm this?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 19, 19:22:25
Anyways, figured I would register to give people good news...

MATY is not exactly a place where you can bounce in and say "No, it's great!".  If you really want to convey your positive impression of the game you're going to have to do better than that.  Why are the things that bother everyone else not bothering you?  What are the things that make it worthwhile?  People are posting these sorts of impressions, and they're interesting to read in a way that "This game is good, losers" is never going to be.

but I see that y'all are all just EA haters at heart and stuck on the thought that this game is trash

Most of us hate EA because 1) They install nastyware on our computers in a futile attempt at copy protection and 2) We see the potential in the Sims games, and hate to see how badly EA screws them over with lack of bug-testing, listening to the community, etc.

I agree.  If ttech had read the entire forum, he would have noticed that the important thing when posting about the game is to include facts with your opinions.  The Sims 2 has attracted so many different sorts of players throughout the years that it's impossible to simply say "it's great" and expect everyone to share your opinion.  Instead, a good poster (Pes, Za, etc.) will say why he/she does or does not like the game -- and will give information beyond what we can find on the official site.  Do I think I'll end up liking TS3 more than 90% of the people here at MATY? Yes.  Do I think that gives me the right to disparage the forum and its regular patrons/founders?  Hell to the no.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 19:22:52
if you check the .exe date, you'll notice that it's about april !
that's means the version around the net of ts3 isn't the final release, but probably and RC. (Release Candidate)

So what you're saying is that EA has managed to discover a process where they can make modifications to the game up to the very minute it's put on shelves? Or perhaps you're just an idiot.

Some tech sites are alleging that the leaked copy was, in fact, from the digital download version of the game

Smells like EA-based cover-up.

Uh, so if we play another household our other playable households will start reproducing with townies without our control?  ???

BAD NEWBIE! NO DOUBLE-POSTING!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 19, 19:23:40
Quote
Some tech sites are alleging that the leaked copy was, in fact, from the digital download version of the game--an edition we have been told *would* include securom and phoning home. It's not clear as yet whether or not EAxis has violated its promise about the retail edition, so perhaps we oughtn't jump the gun on it.

If it was a digital download, then why do we have to use a no-CD crack with it or whatever? I think it's the CD/DVD version.  :)

Well, I'm just repeating the story I'd read. But were I to wager a guess, I'd say that the digital activation exists precisely for that reason; after it phones home, it would not require a crack (like Mass Effect or something).

Thankfully, using the crack and pointing out shortcuts at the exe instead of the launcher solves that. But I'm still optimistic that the retail DVD version won't have it. But I'm a sucker for positive thinking, so...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sammy on 2009 May 19, 19:25:39
Has anyone with the game determined whether there are any supernatural creatures beside the ghosts? Even in the base game for TS2 sims could get abducted by aliens. Of course, I don't expect the range of creatures we have for TS2 + exps, gotta milk the fanbase as much as they possibly can, but I'm curious as I do have more fun with the vampires or witches. I'd check myself, but it's been 24 hours and I'm only at 56.7%. Hurr.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 19, 19:27:17
Uh, so if we play another household our other playable households will start reproducing with townies without our control?  ???
Yes.

Some tech sites are alleging that the leaked copy was, in fact, from the digital download version of the game--an edition we have been told *would* include securom and phoning home. It's not clear as yet whether or not EAxis has violated its promise about the retail edition, so perhaps we oughtn't jump the gun on it.
Several other posters have already pointed this out. However, the leaked version DOES contain a disc image. Probably won't know for sure until June 2nd, though.

Copying styles is actually pretty easy, if not obvious. In Buy/Build, click on the Create-A-Style button (the palette). You can create as normal, or you can click on an existing object part and drag to another object, then pick the "section" to be matched.
I didn't realize this, thanks for the tip. I'm all for having my Sims' houses coordinating properly, but don't particularly want to spend hours on end making sure the bedspread matches the curtains.  :P

How did you turn them on? Using "boolprop testingcheatsenabled true" as in the last game doesn't work.
Just remove the "boolprop".

Has anyone with the game determined whether there are any supernatural creatures beside the ghosts? Even in the base game for TS2 sims could get abducted by aliens. Of course, I don't expect the range of creatures we have for TS2 + exps, gotta milk the fanbase as much as they possibly can, but I'm curious as I do have more fun with the vampires or witches. I'd check myself, but it's been 24 hours and I'm only at 56.7%. Hurr.
As far as I can tell, there are no aliens or vampires, which admittedly sucks. Somebody else feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 19, 19:32:13
Has anyone with the game determined whether there are any supernatural creatures beside the ghosts? Even in the base game for TS2 sims could get abducted by aliens. Of course, I don't expect the range of creatures we have for TS2 + exps, gotta milk the fanbase as much as they possibly can, but I'm curious as I do have more fun with the vampires or witches. I'd check myself, but it's been 24 hours and I'm only at 56.7%. Hurr.
As far as I can tell, there are no aliens or vampires, which admittedly sucks. Somebody else feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

EAxis themselves have confirmed this in a number of interviews.  Their thought is that now that you can touch/talk to/woohoo/reproduce with ghosts, they are the base game's supernatural creature.  Anyone have a ghost baby yet?  I'm personally not such a big fan of the ghosties but am really curious as to what a "ghost baby" looks like and how it behaves.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Nightmare on 2009 May 19, 19:37:54
You're pretty much doomed to be shouted at. Only instead of people shouting at you for criticizing the game, you will be shouted at for your horrible grammar and abuse of punctuation.

Errr, Pes, she did apologize/explain any bad spelling/grammar/punctuation in her initial posting...
e.g.
Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes using my phone.

NOT an excuse, especially for the walloftext. You are on notice, too, choobooby, for suggesting that there is some kind of free pass for crackberriers. Besides, even if the phone explains the capitalization, it doesn't excuse the apostrophe abuse. Spelling and grammar count, people. Don't make me eat your heads.

I would like to see you upload a video where you show us your grammar skills when using a phone. Bitch.

Angi, don´t takee the gremmar murons tou seriuos hera.

This is MATY. Land of assholering and MOAR fight for the sake of fighting


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sammy on 2009 May 19, 19:42:40
Has anyone with the game determined whether there are any supernatural creatures beside the ghosts? Even in the base game for TS2 sims could get abducted by aliens. Of course, I don't expect the range of creatures we have for TS2 + exps, gotta milk the fanbase as much as they possibly can, but I'm curious as I do have more fun with the vampires or witches. I'd check myself, but it's been 24 hours and I'm only at 56.7%. Hurr.
As far as I can tell, there are no aliens or vampires, which admittedly sucks. Somebody else feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

EAxis themselves have confirmed this in a number of interviews.  Their thought is that now that you can touch/talk to/woohoo/reproduce with ghosts, they are the base game's supernatural creature.  Anyone have a ghost baby yet?  I'm personally not such a big fan of the ghosties but am really curious as to what a "ghost baby" looks like and how it behaves.

Ghost babies? That's a complete DNW for me. Reproducing with a ghost kinda negates the point of ghosts in the first place. :/


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dream_operator on 2009 May 19, 19:43:06
So has anyone tried to disable story progression, aging, and set the free-will to low? I was under the impression if we did those things basically families would be like they were in the Sims2, except they they would go to work and you would see them around town... they wouldn't make any big decisions on their own. And as for the wishes resetting, if you played different houses in the Sims2 often when going back to the original household, wants and fears would be reset.  Is the wish resetting somehow more of a problem to players than Sims2 want resetting?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Trubble on 2009 May 19, 19:51:02
... And as for the wishes resetting, if you played different houses in the Sims2 often when going back to the original household, wants and fears would be reset.  Is the wish resetting somehow more of a problem to players than Sims2 want resetting?

I've never had wants reset when switching between households. Unless a playable sim has gone on a date with another playable sim from a different household, I've never seen the wants change. Just me?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MadameUgly on 2009 May 19, 19:54:26
I have to say, TS3 is more of a "game" than TS2 was. Unfortunately, GAMES have poor longevity. TS2 was a toy. You made your OWN games out of it. TS3 is a game: You play it their way, beat it, and dump it for the next shiny thing.

Aha. This is helpful to know.  Aside from everything else (the doughy looking Sims, the neighborhood aging), I don't think people who use TS2 for storytelling purposes are going to like this very much. Also, the Exchange problems going on right now are providing yet another example of classic EAxis customer support (i.e. none.)

(snipped out bit)

The more I'm seeing of Sims 3 the more it reminds me of a beefed up CONSOLE version of the sims 2 franchise.  All the collectibles (the giant bugs made me laugh) just smack of Sims 2 castaway.  While I enjoy Castaway, I've never played it with the level of addiction that I have sims 2.  Nor have I ever had the urge to make up little stories about my castaways.

While there are some things I've seen that look like they would be fun they just don't seem to warrant having to start over again with a base game.  I can just fire up the old PS2 and play the "gotta collect them all" game (or just play BV as it was intended) for a few hours without the hassle of no-cd cracks and all that annoyance.  And for the cost of sims 3, I could just round out my sims 2 game with the EP/SPs I don't have (that is if the SPs go on sale--what's with them still being so damn expensive!).

But since I'm nosey, can someone out there tell me how baby birthing goes down in sims 3.  Do you have to call for an ambulance to get the mother to the hospital (since she was shown bringing the cocoon baby home from a hospital)?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelina on 2009 May 19, 19:56:17
From what i played yesterday i had some opportunities pop up, but i didnt get any for the third space. Has anyone got any for this and if so what were they?    


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 19, 19:56:33
You're pretty much doomed to be shouted at. Only instead of people shouting at you for criticizing the game, you will be shouted at for your horrible grammar and abuse of punctuation.

Errr, Pes, she did apologize/explain any bad spelling/grammar/punctuation in her initial posting...
e.g.
Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes using my phone.

NOT an excuse, especially for the walloftext. You are on notice, too, choobooby, for suggesting that there is some kind of free pass for crackberriers. Besides, even if the phone explains the capitalization, it doesn't excuse the apostrophe abuse. Spelling and grammar count, people. Don't make me eat your heads.

I would like to see you upload a video where you show us your grammar skills when using a phone. Bitch.

Angi, don´t takee the gremmar murons tou seriuos hera.

This is MATY. Land of assholering and MOAR fight for the sake of fighting

Even when I had a crappy phone and had to T9 everything, I still used capitalization and punctuation. If you're against this, you're a complete waste of flesh and air.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelina on 2009 May 19, 20:06:58
Next time Im posting on this forum while using a computer, I shall type what I want to say into a word doc and check for errors.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: X-Phile on 2009 May 19, 20:09:11
To be honest I find that some hairstyles from sims 3 look like the hair Peggy makes in
Sims 2. As if a rat ate some hair.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tacuitacitum on 2009 May 19, 20:10:51
*unlurk* please don't eat me :P

Good grief, this game has my graphics card (HD 3850) instantly jumping to 99% load and 70c before the opening intro has finished, nevermind actually playing the thing. I know ATI haven't got the best reputation for good cooling, but I've not got a single app or game that manages that, and it's not an old card.

If I may have a moment of tin-foil hat-ness, is this to be expected of a game of Sims 3 calibur and EA's notoriously inefficient coding, or is something more suspicious going on here, with the arr'ed files? (edit: suspicious .exe aside, since it's been found out and replaced) I'd expect high load for say, the neighborhood view, rendering shadows and reflections and whathaveyou. Not when the game is still loading up, during the menu, or a full system crash when my game is paused.


Back to actual gameplay, I second the major DNW of not being able to switch households. I like to build up my entire household and micromanage every relationship between them. Not having them breeding with random other sims when my back is turned, and losing progress when I want to switch. That just kills it for me, and for most of the Simmers I know.

I do like the moodlets, and the sims seem less moody overall to allow for skilling. The opportunities seem interesting to add to the mix, and while I like having more control over the facial proportions, they still all look far too chubby. I'm all for eliminating size 0s from modelling and the like, but some people that size do actually exist.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 19, 20:11:33
I have to say that the game's graphics remind me very much of the "Desperate Housewives" game or Kudo's. As a matter of fact when my nieces got in from school they thought I was playing "DH". It's pretty interesting though. I just can't wait for mods/cheats/cc.

I do have a screenie I wasn't sure if I could post it here.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lemmiwinks on 2009 May 19, 20:20:23
Next time Im posting on this forum while using a computer, I shall type what I want to say into a word doc and check for errors.

This is actually not a bad idea. Typing like a moron makes people think you are a moron. Do not do it if you expect help around here.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 19, 20:22:53
So has anyone tried to disable story progression, aging, and set the free-will to low? I was under the impression if we did those things basically families would be like they were in the Sims2, except they they would go to work and you would see them around town... they wouldn't make any big decisions on their own.

I tried this and as far as I could tell, nothing major happened to my main family. However, the aging is an all-or-nothing deal, meaning that nobody was aging at all.

Actually, when I tried to play another family, I noticed something strange. One of my sims, Hank Goddard, is woohooing his female partner in law enforcement but didn't have her in his relationship panel at all when I played his family, and in fact had a completely different woman listed as being his partner. However, when I went back to play his partner's family, all the relationships were still intact.  :-\ Not sure what it means, but it doesn't seem to bode well.

ETA: Because I wasn't clear, I thought I should add that I played her family for about 10 sim days with aging and story progression on before I tried this, so she should definitely be in his relationship panel.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 20:35:13
So has anyone tried to disable story progression, aging, and set the free-will to low? I was under the impression if we did those things basically families would be like they were in the Sims2, except they they would go to work and you would see them around town... they wouldn't make any big decisions on their own. And as for the wishes resetting, if you played different houses in the Sims2 often when going back to the original household, wants and fears would be reset.  Is the wish resetting somehow more of a problem to players than Sims2 want resetting?
The settings are GLOBAL. That means that if you disable aging, you disable all aging. That's not Sims2, that's Sims1. Disabling story progression does a big fat nothing, as already explained. Setting autonomy even to low results in zombie sims. I tried it. They just stood there while they starved.

The wish reset really isn't a big deal unless you're holding on to a high-scorer. As it is, those are few and far between.

But since I'm nosey, can someone out there tell me how baby birthing goes down in sims 3.  Do you have to call for an ambulance to get the mother to the hospital (since she was shown bringing the cocoon baby home from a hospital)?
I've done one in-house and one in-hospital. Once you get the notice that the sim's water has broken, you can click on them and choose "go to hospital". They will then take a cab along with their spouse (spouse will follow if occupied). A couple hours pass, and the baby is delivered. Mom walks out of the hospital and you name the child. They then go home.

On home births, the mom stands there and makes lots of faces and noises (honestly, sounds more like constipation than labor to me). This proceeds for a couple of hours, during which she cannot interact with anything. Then she has the baby and you name it.

Interestingly, while there is a "Having baby" moodlet, there are no negative effects.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 19, 20:44:19
Next time Im posting on this forum while using a computer, I shall type what I want to say into a word doc and check for errors.

You do that. Also, look up "apostrophe" in the dictionary.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 19, 20:48:33
The settings are GLOBAL. That means that if you disable aging, you disable all aging. That's not Sims2, that's Sims1. Disabling story progression does a big fat nothing, as already explained. Setting autonomy even to low results in zombie sims. I tried it. They just stood there while they starved.

I know there's all this argh and frustration about the horror, but this made me LMAO.

Anyone installed on the mac yet, or I am I going to be #1 guinea pig this evening?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 19, 20:55:27
Guess what? Unticking "Enable Story Progression" does not work.
Is it possible the setting is inverted? Still a bug, though.

Mostly, though, the endless spawning sounds horrid, because anytime things start reproducing, you're going to see an exponential curve.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 19, 21:04:05
Anyone installed on the mac yet, or I am I going to be #1 guinea pig this evening?

Since the university and I disagree on "appropriate use of university resources", it looks as though you get to be the guinea pig for now.  Hopefully I'll be able to join in a little later this week.

Edited to fix quote.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caz on 2009 May 19, 21:15:42
Kaylynn Langerak just effing died. By getting struck by lightning 37 times at some lightning rod tournament, apparently. How did I find out about this? By having Cornelia Goth read the paper.

Part of me wants to break something. The other part of me thinks it serves her right for having fallen in love with an ugly Sim the last time I checked on the household.

Having Sims who aren't even old randomly die when you aren't playing their household really sucks.   :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 19, 21:29:53
The settings are GLOBAL. That means that if you disable aging, you disable all aging. That's not Sims2, that's Sims1. Disabling story progression does a big fat nothing, as already explained. Setting autonomy even to low results in zombie sims. I tried it. They just stood there while they starved.

I know there's all this argh and frustration about the horror, but this made me LMAO.
I've always been told I'm funny when I'm pissy. Every time I see that unrequested demon spawn across the street, I start cussing, in full-on WV accent.

Kaylynn Langerak just effing died. By getting struck by lightning 37 times at some lightning rod tournament, apparently. How did I find out about this? By having Cornelia Goth read the paper.
I got a phone call telling me that Gunther Goth didn't have long to live and that I might want to say my final goodbyes. No one in the family knows Gunther Goth. Oh, there's a little Kaylynn Langerak, as well as the adult one. Perhaps she's supposed to be the maid.

Guess what? Unticking "Enable Story Progression" does not work.
Is it possible the setting is inverted? Still a bug, though.
Maybe. Might as well try it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dream_operator on 2009 May 19, 21:33:09
Quote
The settings are GLOBAL. That means that if you disable aging, you disable all aging. That's not Sims2, that's Sims1.

So even the sims in the household you are playing don't age? Gah...that does suck. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 19, 21:38:07
Kaylynn Langerak just effing died. By getting struck by lightning 37 times at some lightning rod tournament, apparently. How did I find out about this? By having Cornelia Goth read the paper.

Well, that sounds cool :D

Feel free to throw rocks, but I'm all for unplayed sims living their lives, spawning, getting killed randomly... I've been trying to accomplish the very same in TS2, with randomizers and stuff, but this is just more natural. This could be a godsend. I just hope there's some kind of limit, and the towns people won't spawn when that limit is reached. Chances are there's no such limit, knowing EA :(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daydreamer on 2009 May 19, 21:40:05
Kaylynn Langerak just effing died. By getting struck by lightning 37 times at some lightning rod tournament, apparently. How did I find out about this? By having Cornelia Goth read the paper.

Part of me wants to break something. The other part of me thinks it serves her right for having fallen in love with an ugly Sim the last time I checked on the household.

Having Sims who aren't even old randomly die when you aren't playing their household really sucks.   :-\

See, that's waht I'm scared of. I don't want to return to my favorite household and see my kiddies are phantoms.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimKat on 2009 May 19, 21:46:37
This game reminds me way too much of the PS2 version of The Sims2 (cheesy).I'm still going too hold off buying it for now.I sure hope the modders can get in thier code and fix this garbage.Looks very buggy too me,then again it's EA what else did I expect lol.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 19, 21:57:39
Cons: I slightly exceed graphical system requirements, yet the game threw me into all low settings the first time I tried to play. I'm getting it to look decent after some fumbling, but I'm surprised at how horrible TS3 on medium settings looks vs. TS2 on medium settings.

UI is less intuitive than TS2. Messy, even the tutorial is just... messy.


Pros - I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but I'm really excited (providing it works) - windowed mode without editing a shortcut!
Adjustable lifespans - only downside is that I assume it is global vs. per household. I still like that you can shorten or lengthen the lifespan without cheats/mods.

Build - Gotta love recycling! I'm getting a bit sick of the same windows/doors/walls/etc being recycled through now three incarnations of the game. The idea of no new meshes makes me want to weep. I have a TS2 addiction to new windows. I am surprisingly delighted by some of the small things in build - the auto roof feature, the dragging of walls, the auto quarter tile placement and 45 degree rotation.


I'll add to this as I discover more about it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 19, 21:58:15
Apparently buying sets of objects from the Sims 3 store will cost between $5.75 and $20 according to this site: http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-store-set-prices.html I hope they'll be easy to share like the TS2 Store items because everyone who buys the game gets $10 worth of Sim Points free. I'd be willing to share what I buy if it's possible to do so. The only bad thing is I heard that the EADM has SecuROM and I don't want it on my computer.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 19, 22:00:28
Pros - I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but I'm really excited (providing it works) - windowed mode without editing a shortcut!

Well, it works, but the performance is much, much, MUCH better in full screen mode. For me, it's practically unplayable in WM. It even says so in the readme file.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lyndon Baines Johnson on 2009 May 19, 22:06:01
It seems that a lot of those sets feature Sims 2 items. ???


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: specialtoffee on 2009 May 19, 22:07:10
The reloaded iso is the digital download version, as can be seen in the EULA that everybody clicks past without reading:

"ELECTRONIC ARTS
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
FOR THE SIMS 3 GAME
(DISTRIBUTED BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)"

also

"B.  Technical Protection Measures. When you purchase the Software online via digital download (the “Digital Download Version”), you receive a Digital Download Version of the Software that uses SecuROM digital rights management technology provided by Sony DADC Austria AG.  The SecuROM technology is integrated into the Digital Download Version of the Software and is not a separate installation. For more information about SecuROM, visit www.securom.com and http:/faq.securom.com/.  By installing the Software, you acknowledge and agree to the Software’s use of SecuROM.  An internet connection is required to authenticate the Software and verify your license (“Online Authentication”)."

So that would explain the phoning home, no idea why it's on an iso though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 19, 22:12:25
Well, it works, but the performance is much, much, MUCH better in full screen mode. For me, it's practically unplayable in WM. It even says so in the readme file.

LAAAME!

I always play TS2 in windowed mode.

This makes me sad in my pants.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 19, 22:15:38
It runs great for me in windowed mode. I can't see any difference between that and full screen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sweatyscotty on 2009 May 19, 22:20:13
I've just been playing the game for a few hours. So here are my thoughts:

The Good

Personally I don't think the clothes are that fugly for Eaxis.  WIth the Sims2 base game the jeans were all awkward and all the tops seemed to show belly or fitted awkwardly.  Overall I loved CAS. Although I do prefer cartoony sims, my skin for the sims 2 is the maxis match one from gos, the whole thing was far superior to the Sims 2 CAS.  The create a style is brilliant. My sim was geared up in leopard print clothes throughout, and her formal wear was a bondagey leather thing.  What's not to love?

The game is addictive.  I meant to go out for a run tonight, then i saw it was dark, well dark. As in half ten at night dark. I started playing the game at 3. So despite what I complain about (a lot) you don't get bored.

There are a few wee things that made me happy:

If you're shagging the boss you can get a promotion.  I had my woman, Joanne Boyle, at the same level as the Wollfe guy (she ruined his marriage). Then when  I went to play him it turned out she had been promoted (despite just having a baby).  Then the Wollfe guy was able to ask for a promotion from Joanne. :D

Careers are hard.  I guess that's a good thing, more realistic.  

there is the relationship 'ex husband' and 'ex wife'.  

The Bad

I like to play on a rota. I play 8 days one family, and 8 days another.  Like was said at the begining of this thread- that doesn't look possible here.  

Babies keep on popping up the houses of single guys.  The amount of time I was playing meant for them to be toddlers then someone would have to have given birth in the time i'd played the game... but the guys were on their own.  

romantic relationships build slowly.  Fair enough they want to be realistic. But what about the realistic side that you get drunk and sleep with a stranger? Well actually, they sort of have that to.  Before you can kiss, before you can even massage people, you are able to woohoo and make babies.  You can kiss on the bed though. Bug perhaps?

Worst part of this was I was having my guy pure woo this woman, then I turn round and she's become an elder. Before he even got to shag her.  I was llike :/

I have problems with my speed. Not the sims 2 storage kind where everything seems to lag.  This is just not a very fast speed. I'm wondering if it's my computer (or the lack of space on my computer) or the game wants us to watch our sims sleep.  

Also, complete bullshit about needs being easy now.  my sims are constantly tired. Moodlets are useful- but without them getting your sims to work is a nightmare.  

I just think if they'd  tacked the open ended neighborhood onto the sims 2 that this would be an amazing game.

I really don't get why I truly dislike the game, but managed to play for about 7 hours straight.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 19, 22:21:31
Well, it works, but the performance is much, much, MUCH better in full screen mode. For me, it's practically unplayable in WM. It even says so in the readme file.

LAAAME!

I always play TS2 in windowed mode.

This makes me sad in my pants.

Me too, because I had to, but I got so used to it :( Also, alt-tabbing is horrible. And I get a little 'Memory Recovery' window? Not sure if it's a windows thing or one of my long forgotten attempts to improve performance (2GB RAM here).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 19, 22:22:53
WM runs fine for me - there was a slight hang up loading the town that I didn't have in fullscreen, but this is comparable to TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 19, 22:31:06
Wait wait, these people saying they have random toddlers popping up in their houses:

Could your people be autonomously ADOPTING while you're playing other people? If this is possible, I call EXTREME WTF and stupidity on EA's part and DNW O.o


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Vanni on 2009 May 19, 22:49:33
okay. Long time lurker first time poster.

Spent the entire day (and most of the night) yesterday playing TS3.

Honestly...since I'm not a extreme micromanager...I guess some of the complaints others have aren't the same as I would. I.E. Not being able to jump into multiple households on the fly.

TBH I usually play one household at a time and that's it. From everything I've seen so far, it's not as polished as TS2 + EP's. But then again, it's the base game.

I like how the sims are 'smarter' about their needs. I walked away from the comp at one point and forgot to pause the game. Went and made dinner. Came back 20 mins later and my guy had not only taken perfect care of himself...he'd gotten a promotion at work and pumped up his cooking skill. Had I left my sim alone that long in TS2...he'd be passed out in a pool of his own piss cause he forgot to go to the damn bathroom or go to sleep, and most likely lost his job. I say this is a step forward.

Honestly, I haven't found much to complain about. Well no, that's not entirely true. The pudgyness of all the sims faces is something of a WTF. Regardless of how thin a sim is...their faces are still really pudgy. Also, I don't quite like the way you can't just go for a jog like you could in TS2. You have to manually select where they go. :(



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 19, 22:49:45
Quote
Anyone installed on the mac yet, or I am I going to be #1 guinea pig this evening?

Way ahead of ya. Thankfully, Sims 3 actually plays very decently on the Mac, unlike the crapfest that was TS2. Unfortunately, it looks like shadows are permanently set to low. Installed on both Mac Pro and Macbook Pro, one with ATI card, the other with Nvidia. Well, no shadows on either. Interested to know your results. Other than that, it plays great, but it's so bland and Sims-2ish without working shadows that I'll be playing via Boot Camp for the time being instead.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Genlisae on 2009 May 19, 23:39:49
Have to jump in here with my two cents after having played for several hours over the last 2 days.

A short list of things I dislike:

Again with the faces. 3 hours in CAS and I can almost get rid of the round, play-dough jaw, almost.

Pathing/Action cue (I am not entirely sure which this would fall under). I had a female sim visit her male neighbour who already had a friend over. The friend and the neighbour were in his kitchen, 30 steps away I told the woman to go talk to the neighbour. All 3 sims proceeded to stand around looking stupid for the next 2 sim hours with the neighbour standing in the kitchen doorway facing out, the friend standing directly behind him and the female sim waiting in the hallway facing the neighbour while she waited to go talk to her neighbour. Once I cancelled the "chat" action they all lept into action where the neighbour took two steps forward and one to the left and let his friend go past him out of the kitchen. Presumably the standing around looking stupid was due to the neighbour having to move out of the friends way but was unable to because he had to go chat with the female sim ? (confused!)

The neighbourhood. I feel like I have been transported back into TS1. You can not place empty lots. You can move pre-made lots (to empty lots that are appropriately sized) and you can build on the existing empty lots, but you can not add more lots (unless I missed it in the mess that is the UI, someone please tell me I missed it)

Unfulfillable wants and lack of notification/mystical, magical knowledge of happenings in the rest of the 'hood. Female sim is pregnant by male from another household. Switch over to male's household, play for a few days during which female presumably gives birth with NO NOTIFICATION to the father. Mysteriously he is suddenly aware he has a child (shows up in the relationship panel as his "son" despite having never met the child or even seen the mother once since the conception) and "wants" to hold his son. Send him to go visit the mother's household. Find the baby laying forgotten on the floor screaming and father is completely unable to interact with the baby. Two sim days later, again after zero interaction between the households and father now happily engaged to another woman, he rolls the want to teach his (now toddler) son to talk. Another visit to the mothers household and he is still unable to interact with the child. I have not tested if he could interact with the child were he to invite them to his house, of course I haven't figured out how to get the mother to bring the child with her either.

There are many more things that irk me, most have already been covered in other posts. Suffice it to say while I was reading every other post with complaints I was nodding in agreement.

Likes:

Some of the redundancy has been removed from actions. For example, a sim can be relaxing/reading on the bed and you tell them to go to sleep and they will simply slide under the covers and go to sleep rather than get up and go through the whole process of getting out of bed just to get right back in.

The ability to simply slide a wall over to adjust the size of a room rather than have to rebuild the whole room - when it works properly!

C.A.S.T. though the novelty does wear off very quickly and I find myself wanting more/better texture options.

Overall I think the game has potential. Unfortunately, I don't think that potential will ever be realized and TS2 with or without mods is still a much more polished game offering more playability over the long term.

Of course, that is just my opinion :)

Edited because punctuation is not my friend.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DrNerd on 2009 May 19, 23:41:13
I have to say, TS3 is more of a "game" than TS2 was. Unfortunately, GAMES have poor longevity. TS2 was a toy. You made your OWN games out of it. TS3 is a game: You play it their way, beat it, and dump it for the next shiny thing.

Thanks, Pes.  This just confirms how much of a DNW TS3 is for me.  If I can't make a story, or at the very least, have to base it on THEIR story, then what's the point?

I'll stick with my Vetinaris.  All the lovely hacks get rid of the annoyances, and I can be happy in the knowledge that the Sims I don't like spend eternity alone and unloved instead of finding ways to make themselves happy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 19, 23:58:43
The reloaded iso is the digital download version, as can be seen in the EULA that everybody clicks past without reading:

"ELECTRONIC ARTS
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
FOR THE SIMS 3 GAME
(DISTRIBUTED BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)"

also

"B.  Technical Protection Measures. When you purchase the Software online via digital download (the "Digital Download Version"), you receive a Digital Download Version of the Software that uses SecuROM digital rights management technology provided by Sony DADC Austria AG.  The SecuROM technology is integrated into the Digital Download Version of the Software and is not a separate installation. For more information about SecuROM, visit www.securom.com and http:/faq.securom.com/.  By installing the Software, you acknowledge and agree to the Software's use of SecuROM.  An internet connection is required to authenticate the Software and verify your license ("Online Authentication")."

So that would explain the phoning home, no idea why it's on an iso though.

Heh, well, that EULA does confirm it then.

As for why it's on an iso--simple, it's the standard way to package releases. Remember, even most DVD games are not direct rips--they have to add a crack directory to the disc and then re-iso it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Pinstar on 2009 May 20, 00:18:35
Those are just the things that jumped out at me. Honestly, it's not quite as bad as I thought it would be, but I can't see it replacing TS2 for a lot of players.
I have to say, TS3 is more of a "game" than TS2 was. Unfortunately, GAMES have poor longevity. TS2 was a toy. You made your OWN games out of it. TS3 is a game: You play it their way, beat it, and dump it for the next shiny thing.


Not if I have anything to say about it. I already have ideas for challenges just based on the broad concepts we've heard thus far, some Legacy related, some completely different. I'll make a toy of it yet! Frammit!


*edited to fix quote*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 00:50:48
The reloaded iso is the digital download version, as can be seen in the EULA that everybody clicks past without reading:

"ELECTRONIC ARTS
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
FOR THE SIMS 3 GAME
(DISTRIBUTED BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)"

also

"B.  Technical Protection Measures. When you purchase the Software online via digital download (the "Digital Download Version"), you receive a Digital Download Version of the Software that uses SecuROM digital rights management technology provided by Sony DADC Austria AG.  The SecuROM technology is integrated into the Digital Download Version of the Software and is not a separate installation. For more information about SecuROM, visit www.securom.com and http:/faq.securom.com/.  By installing the Software, you acknowledge and agree to the Software's use of SecuROM.  An internet connection is required to authenticate the Software and verify your license ("Online Authentication")."

So that would explain the phoning home, no idea why it's on an iso though.
That looks like generic boilerplate. Digital downloads DON'T HAVE ISOs. I know what a Reloaded rip of a digital download looks like. See Empire: Total War. It ain't an ISO.

I was going to try to DL from Pirate Bay or ISOhunt, but on both sites some guy named B_O_L_T has been posting a warning that the download contains a virus in the setup.exe file; it's a codec file. Actually, this is what this person says:

***contains virus***
The file Sims3Setup.exe is a self-deflating executable archive. It contains two files, the real "sims3setup.exe" and a file "codec.exe", the archive runs both when called by Autorun.exe. The file codec.exe is a virus dropper.

Before downloading from either site, I want to verify whether this is true or not. The Admin on PB says the DL checks out, but I"m leery of getting anyting on my computer that has a virus. Is there anyone who can verify this before I start?
This is true. To counter this, if your version behaves this way, you need to mount the ISO, copy all to HD not autorun it, and unRAR the executable archive and extract the "Real" setup and run that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 20, 00:52:27
Pescado: That's because ETW was distributed on Steam and contained no setup program--it was downloaded as the installed application. That's how Steam works.

Different digital distributors operate differently, and some of them require you to download the setup files first and install them yourself.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 00:54:05
Different digital distributors operate differently, and some of them require you to download the setup files first and install them yourself.
Can some schlub who has experienced EAxis digital downloading in the past verify this statement?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 20, 00:55:31
Different digital distributors operate differently, and some of them require you to download the setup files first and install them yourself.
Can some schlub who has experienced EAxis digital downloading in the past verify this statement?

I did have to install Splotch after downloading it from EA.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 00:56:33
I did have to install Splotch after downloading it.
And was it arranged in a directory someplace in a manner exactly like mentioned above?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 20, 00:59:53
Could your people be autonomously ADOPTING while you're playing other people? If this is possible, I call EXTREME WTF and stupidity on EA's part and DNW O.o

I have a deja vu of Pets, when you had your playables autonomously buy critters in community lots, so when you go play their households again you find them buried in cat hair and dog poo.

FIRST hack to convert from TS2: Babby BBQ.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 20, 01:14:50
I did have to install Splotch after downloading it.
And was it arranged in a directory someplace in a manner exactly like mentioned above?

A search of my computer revealed the "C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EADM\cache\{ 2267420097 }\spore_dd" folder with what appears to be setup files.

(http://i40.tinypic.com/6s89wi.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 20, 01:25:55
So...

Why exactly is this single-household-forced gameplay (apart from sims living on their own when uncontrolled, I don't mind, see below)? I've seen only promises vanish when going back to household #1 from household #2. Everything else remained as it was (skills, relations, that lifetime points thing, job level...) Of course, I might have missed something huge. Also, I only spent like a 1,5 day at household #2, so sim from household #1 didn't have quite enough time to spawn or die.

I think I can live with my speshul families falling appart while I'm busy elsewhere. It might be a good thing after all (if it's not absolutely horribly done, I still have no idea how it's done), it will certainly break us out of our routines.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 01:32:48
Could your people be autonomously ADOPTING while you're playing other people? If this is possible, I call EXTREME WTF and stupidity on EA's part and DNW O.o

I have a deja vu of Pets, when you had your playables autonomously buy critters in community lots, so when you go play their households again you find them buried in cat hair and dog poo.

FIRST hack to convert from TS2: Babby BBQ.
I actually like that, but anyway...

No. Demon child is definitely the genetic daughter of Ms. Schmoe. She has the same hair color, down to the subtle blue streaks. She also is extremely ugly.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/1zvvgqd.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 20, 01:38:57
Well, I've played for about 4 hours.  It actually is not as bad as I started to fear it was from listening to some folks' opinions.  I've only played one family, so I can't comment on what happens with multiple family play.  The Sims look different than what I'm used to, but I'm adjusting.  I'm still having navigation issues, but I'm adjusting, especially since I found the edge scrolling box to check.  I think the buildings and landscaping and everything are really, really nice to look at.  

I guess at this point I'm still just a little overwhelmed by the differences from TS2.  I was much the same when I started playing TS2.  And I also tend to proceed very slowly and cautiously with a new game.  Chosing locations on the map is stressful.  I wish I could choose from a list, like when calling the taxi in TS2.

I kind of like the way buy mode is organized.

I'm not sure what else to say at this point.  However, I'm thinking it may be hard to go back to TS2 after seeing TS3.  I may be wrong, though.  Guess I'll find out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 20, 01:43:21
Meant to post back earlier but I was too busy playing the game. It's pretty fun, but I can understand if the same people who are going of heresy already want to deem it a 'horrorshow'. Anyways, figured I would register to give people good news but I see that y'all are all just EA haters at heart and stuck on the thought that this game is trash, so I think I'll be going. It's just a shame I won't be around whenever you try the game for yourself and have to eat your words... Yes the game may have a few problems, but overall it is a good game and worth playing over TS2.

Ahh, the use of the word "haters".  So revealing.  A word that didn't exist when I was a 12, and a word that tends to be used by fanboys & fangirls when anyone dares to criticise their favourite whatever <insert "Leave Britney EA alone" macro here>.

As I already pointed out, we know the good stuff - that's what EA's marketing department has been telling us for ages.  We want to hear the rest of it, the stuff EA tried to gloss over or sweep under the carpet.

Ttech, you'll have noticed that there are quite a few player reviews in this thread (including generally positive ones, like the one phyllis just posted immediately above this post) and you'll also have noticed that YOU are the only person copping flak for their review.  Why?  Because the other reviews in this thread - even the positive ones - don't try to hide the fact that there are flaws in the game.

Take off your rose-coloured glasses and step into the real world.  No game is perfect, no game can be perfect.  Stop trying to convince us that the game is virtually flawless, because nobody here is naive enough to believe that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 20, 01:46:31
@ Zazazu, did you see the father? Just wondered where those cheeks come from. Maybe she will grow to a descent teen? Hopefully.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Khaleesi on 2009 May 20, 01:55:54
The cheeks don't scare me near as much as the jawline of doom. That is one very unattractive kiddo.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 20, 01:58:19
No. Demon child is definitely the genetic daughter of Ms. Schmoe. She has the same hair color, down to the subtle blue streaks. She also is extremely ugly.
(pic snipped)

Holy crap. Those eyebrows. D:


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 20, 02:02:23
Maaaan. Now I kind of want to try it, but there's no way I'm dropping what little money I have on it, and I'm too scared to get caught to ARR.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 20, 02:03:01
Kaylynn Langerak just effing died. By getting struck by lightning 37 times at some lightning rod tournament, apparently. How did I find out about this? By having Cornelia Goth read the paper.

Well, that sounds cool :D

Feel free to throw rocks, but I'm all for unplayed sims living their lives, spawning, getting killed randomly... I've been trying to accomplish the very same in TS2, with randomizers and stuff, but this is just more natural. This could be a godsend. I just hope there's some kind of limit, and the towns people won't spawn when that limit is reached. Chances are there's no such limit, knowing EA :(


I'd only agree on the "coolness" if the screen flashed immediately from the sim you're playing to Langerak as she was being struck.


The cheeks don't scare me near as much as the jawline of doom. That is one very unattractive kiddo.

Odd part is her face approximates a rectangle....with ears.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 20, 02:11:04
Well at least Ugly Legacies (or however the hell they spell them) wont die out as more and more players switch games - I'd say that little girl would be an ideal founder. It'll be interesting to see how different the genetics play out - it seems like there are far fewer face templates/archetypes to start out with, and I haven't personally noticed whether or not the game tweeks them on the pre-existing sims.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DrNerd on 2009 May 20, 02:11:34
...I sort of want Zazazu's demon spawn for my Uglacy.  I was gonna marry the next-gen spawnlet to an Ottomas-clone, but that kid has little piggy eyes and a square face and a mammoth jaw and a teeny little mouth...  And this is somehow supposed to be a step UP from TS2?  I mean, DAMN, I got alien kids in my game who look better than that, and they're seventh-generation Uglacy!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: maxon on 2009 May 20, 02:19:40
News is released about the first Sims 3 paysite (Sorry, Sims Store)

http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-store-set-prices.html

Some comments on there hint that perhaps the reason there is little content in the game people are seeing is because EAxis cut it back to enable them to sell it via the Store.  People are pissed.  Not exactly a surprise to cynics here but perhaps an indication that the copy of the game we're seeing is the final copy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 20, 02:33:52
As far as household switching goes... it's frustrating to lose wishes, yes. However, on the bright side, neighborhood saves are very small (25mb as compared to 500-1500mb in TS2, depending on buggy savegame bloating) and so it's very easy to start completely fresh and play new households. It's a simple matter of copy pasting a save, which you couldn't do previously.

So it doesn't really make up for it, but it might mitigate it a little... and since it seems losing wishes is a feature rather than a bug (they do tell you about it, after all) I think they could easily change that in the future. Who knows, maybe we can too? It does seem kind of a pointless "feature," I agree.

I understand the pessimism, but I have to say I am rather pleasantly surprised. I find it enjoyable and after the initial shock (I hate how rotating with the mouse is so bloody slow) I think there's more to like than to dislike. That doesn't dismiss valid concerns, of course, but I am wondering if the disappointment is a bit inflated.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 20, 02:35:35
Cuddling in bed might also cause a freeze glitch. So far that's two I've found (the other being teaching toddlers to talk)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 03:03:53
@ Zazazu, did you see the father? Just wondered where those cheeks come from. Maybe she will grow to a descent teen? Hopefully.
Oh, it's daddy's jawline. He's been around and is a coworker of the guy in the family I'm mostly playing. She and Nathan Finkle, my first intentional spawn, are best friends, so I get to see her all the time. She seems to also have the evil trait.

The need for way too much sleep really comes into play with babies and toddlers. About halfway through the night, they get dangerously low on social, so you have to wake everyone up to cuddle the dumb baby. Also, game likes to set them to sleep until well rested. I noticed sleep need maxxed out at 6:30, but status was still "sleep until 8:00AM". Watching them is necessary, because it seems that if they had it the way they wanted, they'd sleep half the day away, all while the kiddies scream from loneliness in their cribs and work goes on without them.

I miss macro-clean.

Good discovery: you can get new applicable skills at new skill levels. At around level 3-4 mechanically, you can repair sinks, toilets, and showers to be self-cleaning. Then you can supe up stereos. Then can make ovens self-cleaning, and at 5(?) can make items unbreakable. With gardening, when you meet certain criteria, you get perks. At level 10, you can plant something called the omni plant. After 650 plants are harvested, your plants need less water. Information about unlockable skills is under the skills tab, in this button on the right called the skill journal. You can only see it once you've gotten a point in a skill.

EDIT: Update on unrequested spawning: Keeping story mode enabled gives the same result. I went to check on that couple I'd made to figure out if I was having a bug regarding the romantic relationship trigger. They now have a toddler, and she's pregnant again. They hadn't even gotten busy when I left them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 20, 03:09:47
I bet most of you haven't played around with community lots yet, but here's a small discovery I made today. All the rabbit hole buildings in town are available to build on community lots, meaning that you can totally customize the town. You can probably remove/move city hall and build a house where it used to be. Too bad you can't recolor anything yet. Still, this gives some interesting possibilities if we can eventually make our own rabbit hole/career buildings.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 20, 03:25:58
Some comments on there hint that perhaps the reason there is little content in the game people are seeing is because EAxis cut it back to enable them to sell it via the Store.  People are pissed.  Not exactly a surprise to cynics here but perhaps an indication that the copy of the game we're seeing is the final copy.

Unfortunately that makes sense, at least when you look at how money-grubbing EA is. I know it's just a base game, but even so there's only a handful of actual meshes for each section... it's pretty weak, especially when you've gotten used to having tons of CC choices in TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lyndon Baines Johnson on 2009 May 20, 03:41:36
Do we know if its the Beta or Final yet?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 20, 04:08:17
Do we know if its the Beta or Final yet?

Nope.  And as much as we can hypothesize, we won't know for sure until June 2, when dumbasses like me buy the thing and compare versions, etc.  Or, you know, if EAxis tells us...not that we can trust them, of course.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 20, 04:24:47
Do we know if its the Beta or Final yet?

Nope.  And as much as we can hypothesize, we won't know for sure until June 2, when dumbasses like me buy the thing and compare versions, etc.  Or, you know, if EAxis tells us...not that we can trust them, of course.

Hello stupidity. Meet an answer several hours old already.

if you check the .exe date, you'll notice that it's about april !
that's means the version around the net of ts3 isn't the final release, but probably and RC. (Release Candidate)

So what you're saying is that EA has managed to discover a process where they can make modifications to the game up to the very minute it's put on shelves? Or perhaps you're just an idiot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lyndon Baines Johnson on 2009 May 20, 04:27:06
Anonymouse at Snooty has confirmed its the Beta version:

http://www.snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=29110

Rest easy, folks.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 20, 04:28:57
Snooty Sims is a pile of wank maybe? And your link fails you balls for brains, be more intelligent.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lyndon Baines Johnson on 2009 May 20, 04:31:26
Here is a working link

http://www.snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=29046&start=440

Anoynmouses most is closer to the bottom end of the page. 3 cheers for anoymouse and his detective work!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 04:33:27
It's Snooty. They would remove it pronto. Snooty can be very BBS-esque.
Anonymouse at Snooty has confirmed its the Beta version:

http://www.snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=29110

Rest easy, folks.
And who is Anonymouse? SBlade under another name? I trust nothing without credentials. .Exe date is in April, approximately 2 months before release date. Considering time for burning, packaging, and shipping, having a two month span between close and release is perfectly within parameters.

<reading updated link now, but I'm holding to my opinion so far>


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 20, 04:34:39
Just a bunch of wank from an anonymous source, most likely a shill or bootlicker trying to obfuscate the matter.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Khaleesi on 2009 May 20, 04:37:00
Aww we're all d-nozzles and Anonymouse is their god. Be more easily lead, sheep.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 20, 04:39:07
2 months is that all? If game puplishing is anything like book publishing I'm surprisied it's not much longer than that. In fact I take the evidence of 2 months as PROOF it's the real copy. Any shorter and I would be more wary of the file.

Printing 1 DVD doesn't take long, printing many thousands and installing them in cases, then distributing them? Now that takes time.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 20, 04:42:34
Anonymouse at Snooty has confirmed its the Beta version:

Nobody knows for sure one way or the other until the official release - except in the extremely unlikely event that whoever cracked it steps forward to tell us where this was leaked from.

All we have until then is speculation, and all Anonymouse is doing is speculating.  Reading other posts by the same poster in that thread, it's clear that there is an element of wishful thinking in their speculation.  They've expressed disappointment several times in that thread and they clearly want this to be the beta version instead of the final release, so they went looking for evidence to support the "beta version" theory but didn't look too hard for evidence to support the "full release" theory.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 04:45:51
Quoting for posterity, my opinions in bold:
Quote
EVIDENCE:

1. Empirical evidence. There are far too many obvious and strange bugs, that just don't make sense. The installation of the game doesn't even have any decent pictures, vids, information, sound, music, anything, no packaging at all. Installation of the last few EP were the same. As for bugs, have you played TS2? It's riddled.

2. It is unlikely that the gold master DVD's and printing press would not be under watch. It is far more likely that this DVD fell off the wagon to a Sims fan event. Same shit has happened time and time again with other titles. Leak is not surprising.

3. The file structure is whacky. There are many things missing. There is no finalized and presentable structure to the core game. I've no idea what he means here, but I suspect he's looking for a structure like TS2. It's already been decided that the game is scripted completely differently, most likely in C#. We knew ahead of time that they wouldn't be using the same format.

4. There are third party developer software files that shouldn't be there, like graphics, audio and code compiler logs and dependency files. Can't speak to that.

5. Some of the files are timestamped several months back. You're point? I'm looking at two other games I have on my D drive, full .iso's. I'm seeing widely different timestamps. These are HER Interactive games, but potato potahto.

6. File sizes make no sense. Package and cache sizes are too large, obviously meant to run on powerful developers computers (like mine <g>). I've no idea what you mean. We have evidence of people with middling computers easily running it.

7. It has SecuROM. And the wrong version to boot! Duh. No SecuROM cake was a lie. If you paid attention to the PR, they never actually stated it wouldn't have SecuROM. The only EA-adjacent person who said that was MaxoidDrea, who lost all credibility when BV hit the SecuROM fan.

8. Several announced fan event features are not present. This is par for the course. Same thing happened with TS2. Where are my fire-breathing toddlers? Look at some of the old TS2 gameplay videos pre-release. Features are present we never have actually seen in-game.

9. Graphics have since changed, or do not appear to be working right. For instance smoothing/antialiasing and filtering are not working as intended. Anti-aliasing does have an effect, but it is minimal.

10. The version, while labelled 1.0 in some description and help files which is probably what most people have opened, is in redundant files that should have been removed called Content.Devtest.1397 Changelist:622971. No idea what you mean.

When games are created many different version are compiled tested. This game appears to have been compiled for the SOLE reason of testing content, that is, the textures, objects, sims etc. everything that goes into the game, and as such, it has to be one of the most stable and available tested builds... in other words it's not strange that people think it's the full game. There are just so many bizarre things and obvious bugs and missing features in it, that have long made me suspicious.


I found this in three seperate descriptors and logs.

description=Version: 0.DL-0.0.11190 Changelist: 624575

Version:1.TCC.dl.1209

Version:1.Content.Devtest.1397
Changelist:622971

TCC is a third party compiler. It shouldn't be there. No coder with any self respect would label a game devtest 1397. Nor would he put a changelist on it unless they needed one to refer to in order to see what was a bug and what wasn't.

CompositorCacheSize = 104857600
SimCompositorCacheSize = 524288000
WorldCompositorCacheSize = 524288000
SimWorldCompositorCacheSize = 524288000

This is just wrong. Why are the caches so large? Why are the packages so large? Why are they encrypted in a non-standard format no modders recognize? It doesn't make sense... unless they're developer versions encrypted/coded in a format that they use for their software.

And if there is not supposed to be custom content, why do we have this? Dumbass, we are able to share textures, which they have always called custom content in the interviews.

EnableCustomContent = true
ExportsFolderName = Exports
ImportsFolderName = Downloads
BackupFolderName = DCBackup
PackageThumbnails = false
PackageThumbnailsInSims3Pac = true
DeleteTempExportFolder = true
RemapCollisionsOnly = true

Ladies and gentlemen, hope lives... we may see an even BETTER final version of this game, hopefully void of the problems and bugs, and a vibrant modder community to BOOST!
So...anyone who actually knows shit here have an opinion? The dev code stuff has me stumped.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 20, 04:50:00
I want to believe, but I am out of Blind Belief tokens for today. :(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 20, 04:54:45
I want to believe too, but not even my extreme F-liness can stretch that far.  Logic keeps getting in the way.

3 x INFPs posting in a row, and none of us F-ly enough to believe it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 04:59:28
The guy doesn't even understand the different between a rar'ed file and an untouched one:
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The size of the game is also a bit out of whack. 5.6 or 4.8GB depending on which pirate version you download. Anyone have a clue as to why they're different?
Yeah...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: madamejeanie on 2009 May 20, 05:09:47
News is released about the first Sims 3 paysite (Sorry, Sims Store)

http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-store-set-prices.html

Some comments on there hint that perhaps the reason there is little content in the game people are seeing is because EAxis cut it back to enable them to sell it via the Store.  People are pissed.  Not exactly a surprise to cynics here but perhaps an indication that the copy of the game we're seeing is the final copy.

A new level of disgust for me.  This is flat outrageous.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tyyppi on 2009 May 20, 05:20:05
The only argument I have that the leaked version is a beta is that the Finnish translation isn't fully complete, although this being EA it doesn't necessarily mean anything. I just found it weird that Sunset Valley is Sunset Valley even in Finnish even though in Sims 2 all the neighborhood names were translated. Also some of the street names are in Finnish while others are in English. Also all the townies and pre-made families have "foreign" names while in Sims 2 they were all... err... "Finnished". But as I said this doesn't necessarily mean anything.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 20, 05:24:48
News is released about the first Sims 3 paysite (Sorry, Sims Store)

http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-store-set-prices.html

Some comments on there hint that perhaps the reason there is little content in the game people are seeing is because EAxis cut it back to enable them to sell it via the Store.  People are pissed.  Not exactly a surprise to cynics here but perhaps an indication that the copy of the game we're seeing is the final copy.

A new level of disgust for me.  This is flat outrageous.

Not the first time EA have done this.  It happened with the baby items that were initially going to be part of FT.  There were pre-release screenshots of the objects in-game and Maxoid promises of "new objects for babies" in pre-release videos.  But they were pulled from FT, and are now available in the Sims store.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 20, 05:25:08
Here is why the game sucks donkey balls as far as I am concerned, based on my massive play time of 2 hours-ish.

Most of the action in the game takes place only in the sim's head, aka the control panel with the wants and the moodlets. For instance, my sim got in a bad mood because she had a cold shower. The indication that this happened was that it popped up in her moodlets. Looking at her sim with the GIANT BLUR in the shower, I had no idea this happened.

Later, she was talking to someone and was "humiliated". How do I know? The control panel told me. Her squishy cupcake of a face changed not one whit during the experience.

Useless. Useless and boring. What am I supposed to do for 6 hours when she is at work? I tell you what I did, I knitted. Also, I figured out that "motherlode" works, so then we could fuck the job thing and go get humiliated by some more random townies.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Chain_Reaction on 2009 May 20, 05:25:34

and why the hell can't you make their eyebrows thicker or thinner?

You can... Look in CAS.

anybody else think that the torrent might not be the final build... or might be a developer/executive copy to show the big wigs at ea, i say this because it does seem awfully light on content and whatnot...

Lol, you make me laugh. Google 'The Sims 3 Store' and get a clue.

Ugh, my computer has crashed twice while trying to torrent it from Demonoid.  Complete crash - I can't even restart, I have to turn the computer off and on again.  

I'm on Vista, using uTorrent and downloading from Demonoid.  I use Windows Firewall and NAV 2009.  Can someone troubleshoot this and figure out why this is happening?

Sure, on the uTorrent support forums.


Actually, when I tried to play another family, I noticed something strange. One of my sims, Hank Goddard, is woohooing his female partner in law enforcement but didn't have her in his relationship panel at all when I played his family, and in fact had a completely different woman listed as being his partner. However, when I went back to play his partner's family, all the relationships were still intact.  :-\ Not sure what it means, but it doesn't seem to bode well.


Surely EA isn't that stupid to leave a bug that major in the game... oh wait.

I spent 2 days downloading this bloody thing and now I can't install it. I'm getting an error message like so:

>SetupNew\setup.cpp(140)
PAPP:
PVENDOR:
PGUID:
$15.0.0.498

I am decidedly unawesome, so could anyone shed any light on what may be going wrong here?

This is caused by trying to run the installer with winRAR, stop that! Extract it.

***contains virus***
The file Sims3Setup.exe is a self-deflating executable archive. It contains two files, the real "sims3setup.exe" and a file "codec.exe", the archive runs both when called by Autorun.exe. The file codec.exe is a virus dropper.

I have found if, after you've extracted Sims3Setup.exe and you can't get it to open with winRAR, it is safe... it should give the error above. If it opens and you see the codec.exe in it, then you have the virus one. Another way to tell is the real Sims3Setup.exe is 389KB and has a file date of 4/23/2009 4:00AM

Anyway, why does everyone recommend DAEMON Tools and mounting and all that? I leave mounting for the bedroom and open ISO's with winRAR. It works perfectly fine.

I played for several hours last night and these are my impressions so far:

Good:
It loaded really fast, I expected to be waiting for years with a neighborhood like that.
You can use stuff in your inventory by clicking on it now rather than having to drag it into the world first.
Male bulges are bigger. (yeah yeah, I'm not lusting after computer people, I promise)
Traits are pretty awesome but I feel like there could be more.
Switching between fullscreen and windowed mode in game options is total win.
The needs seem to still matter as much as they did in Sims 2 (so they lied) which I was worried about. I know it may get tedious after awhile but this is what the sims is about for me... they do seem to take care of them better now which is good.
Males have underarm hair! I'm so used to them being ken dolls.
The neighborhood is great, the rabbit holes look good, it's all decorated nicely and looks good.
I like the way build/buy mode is layed out.
No loading screens is awesome! I also love the way the town feels alive and sims are everywhere.
New grave designs are win.
Moodlets are win.
What they did do with CAS was a step in the right direction but I don't think they stepped far enough.


Bad:
The tutorial was really really messy and unorganized. Your sim wants to buy a couch! Well la de da! He already has a couch dumbass!
What's with only 4 premade houses that aren't being lived in? I couldn't find anymore...
They said you could make ANYONE (look! another lie!). I spent 2 hours trying to make myself, studying a picture and all, and didn't come THAT close even after messing around with all the sliders. A few of the sliders even seem pointless as the change they make is very subtle.
Where the hell are male nipples? They are very very ill defined.
When I make a sim chubby, their thighs are 10x bigger than their lower leg which looks so odd.
People with a good sense of humor don't go around 'making silly face' 10 times a day EA.
The global aging and story progression settings are fail. They should be lot specific. The switching households and losing wishes isn't a big deal to me.
I agree with people, it's hard to kill the redundant round face shape.
Why can't I place lots empty lots where I want? Step backwards.
I don't like how they pop in and out of cars, what's wrong with opening the door?
I saw two cars drive right through each other, fail!
There needs to be more clothing and definitely hairstyles, and not in TS3 Store either.
I still have the extreme urge to kill townies. One rang my door bell and I invited her in. What did she do next? Throw away the unprepared dinner I was working on that I stopped to let her in. Kill!
Thumbnails of sims don't really look like the sim to me. They look even more clayish and silly in them.
Why can't I have a simple list of destinations? I don't want to jump to map view and back to send them somewhere. And there's too many damn icons, It takes me forever to find what I want.
Buildings don't get their model and render till you let go of the mouse. I understand this was done to prevent lag while scrolling but if you're making a story, it could be suckage as a house suddenly goes from a low quality blurry building to clear as you're moving the camera through town.

Overall I think it has a lot of potential but the question remains if EA will send it in the right direction. I love the neighborhood moves on and is alive (but the clock on city hall doesn't move!) and everything feels much more detailed. I want a setting to stop some sims from aging and going on about their life while I'm not looking but if I don't get it, I may get use to it. The way it's made now, they seem to have cut story tellers out a lot.

I think custom content ability has been extremely cut down. It looks like they locked up the game so you can only use stuff from the exchange / sims 3 store... I can't even find a option to package my sim to a file. This one might turn out not be as modable as sims 2 is and that's going to piss a lot of people off, me included. You even have to install that EADM to install patches it said. DNW!

I predict a lot won't give up Sims 2, me included. This seems really fun but really restricted which is going to hurt the replay value of it a lot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 20, 05:33:19
I want to play this trainwreck for myself- you guys have piqued my interest- but I foresee myself going back to Sims 2. The amount of bugginess described is just ridiculous.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Frankenbeasley on 2009 May 20, 05:38:26
No. Demon child is definitely the genetic daughter of Ms. Schmoe. She has the same hair color, down to the subtle blue streaks. She also is extremely ugly.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/1zvvgqd.jpg)

Holy shit! Ms. Schmoe appears to have been raped by Diesel 10 from Thomas the Tank Engine!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kellinjar on 2009 May 20, 05:45:58
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Or, you know, if EAxis tells us...not that we can trust them, of course.
Its quite apparent this is the final version. If it wasn't EA would be telling people that to save their ass. People are complaining about this version and if it wasn't the real version, they'd be telling people that so that people don't form a judgment. If they lied they'd be called on it.
So the fact that they haven't said anything means its the final version.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Frally on 2009 May 20, 05:51:45
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I spent 2 days downloading this bloody thing and now I can't install it. I'm getting an error message like so:

>SetupNew\setup.cpp(140)
PAPP:
PVENDOR:
PGUID:
$15.0.0.498

I am decidedly unawesome, so could anyone shed any light on what may be going wrong here?

This is caused by trying to run the installer with winRAR, stop that! Extract it.

Actually, no. Read my next post. But I appreciate your "can-do" attitude.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Papercut on 2009 May 20, 06:03:01

Most of the action in the game takes place only in the sim's head, aka the control panel with the wants and the moodlets. For instance, my sim got in a bad mood because she had a cold shower. The indication that this happened was that it popped up in her moodlets. Looking at her sim with the GIANT BLUR in the shower, I had no idea this happened.

This is something I've been worrying about during the whole pre-release propaganda stage. All the talk of rabbit holes and texty "missions" at work made it sound like they're moving further away from visible "watch it unfold" gameplay.

They've been going in this direction for a while now - the lamecore tours you don't get to watch in BV, etc. If something happens in my game I want to see it. Or imagine it. I don't want to be notified by a pop-up or read a description. Otherwise I might as well be playing a text-based RPG.

Also, I doubt TS3 will hold my attention for more than a few months if modding is severely restricted. Hacks are the only thing that made TS2 playable. Curse you, EA!




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 06:22:22
Quoting for posterity, my opinions in bold:
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Ladies and gentlemen, hope lives... we may see an even BETTER final version of this game, hopefully void of the problems and bugs, and a vibrant modder community to BOOST!
So...anyone who actually knows shit here have an opinion? The dev code stuff has me stumped.
Developers leave turds in game files all the time. TS2 itself is full of such turds dating back to TS1. At least half of the crap in TS2 is either vestigial or nonfunctional redundant crap. This is mostly related to the fact that they simply decide it is not worth budgeting time and money to removing detritus from files, because it's not their hard drive space that's limited, anyway.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kaoz on 2009 May 20, 06:25:34
No. Demon child is definitely the genetic daughter of Ms. Schmoe. She has the same hair color, down to the subtle blue streaks. She also is extremely ugly.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/1zvvgqd.jpg)

Holy shit! Ms. Schmoe appears to have been raped by Diesel 10 from Thomas the Tank Engine!

That's gotta be the most disgusting looking sim I've ever seen. I'll take the ugly baby syndrome from TS2 then these silly putty lookin' mawfuckaz anyday. The more I see screen shots of this game the more I wanna gouge my eyes out with a rusty screwdriver. I've played Nintendo 64 games that had better looking game models then this.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Vanni on 2009 May 20, 06:35:13
To be fair...the female doesn't look too bad.

And most of the models in game I've seen haven't been too fugly.

It's the damn kids that are just eye bleachingly horrid.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 20, 06:44:19
Well, finally got a chance to witness the horror, I was quite mortified they gotten rid of the hot tub. Oh well, at least we can wait for the countless expansions we have to pay for to iron out the kinks and add more borkings. Though I wonder what level I got to be to eat dim sum


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Vanni on 2009 May 20, 06:49:09
Okay all, just found my screenshots folder...cause I'm special in the head like that. Anyhow, I only took one picture so far apparently. <.<

It's of the family I created Kyson (the dude in the medical uniform) and Shinari Moonrider. This was taken when I had left them alone one night. He apparently wanted to watch TV and she decided she wanted to read a book. I thought they looked interesting together and took the shot. Enjoy.

(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c397/Vanni127/th_Screenshot-4.jpg) (http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c397/Vanni127/?action=view&current=Screenshot-4.jpg)

Edit: It is a clickable thumbnail. Didn't want to take up your entire screens.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 06:58:30
This is something I've been worrying about during the whole pre-release propaganda stage. All the talk of rabbit holes and texty "missions" at work made it sound like they're moving further away from visible "watch it unfold" gameplay.

They've been going in this direction for a while now - the lamecore tours you don't get to watch in BV, etc. If something happens in my game I want to see it. Or imagine it. I don't want to be notified by a pop-up or read a description. Otherwise I might as well be playing a text-based RPG.
In action, it's actually more involved than TS2 careers. In TS2, they go off but you don't see where they are. In TS3, you do see where they go (big whoop), but can determine how they spend their day. As they move up the career set, more proficiencies are needed. In the beginning, you just need a good mood. Then, a good mood and relationships with your boss/coworker. Then skill proficiency. At about halfway through, Abraham had to choose whether he would follow the rock star fork or the symphony fork in the music career. Since his LTW required symphony, that's what I chose, but he then had a whole new set of coworkers to befriend.

You'll get opportunities that pop up from careers that you can choose to do or ignore. Doing them almost guarantees a promotion. Sometimes it's as simple as "take this report here". Sometimes you have to read a book before work, or learn a song, or do some sort of activity like playing in the park for tips. The same goes with part-time jobs, though they only seem to have the standard three levels. You can get higher wages by completing opportunities.

For skill opportunities, I've only seen mechanical and gardening ones. Those seem to always be given over the phone, so you have to make sure to always answer cell phones. Rewards are usually monetary (which you need, money does not flow freely in TS3), though one I couldn't complete due to my current lay of crops would have given a new type of seed.

The career and opportunity set-up is fantastic and is half of what I knew I would like, along with the traits. So far, those are two for two. Unfortunately, everything I thought I wouldn't like is also living up to expectations.

Two pics. I'll post more to a Photobucket album tomorrow so as to give updates to those who want it, but it's really late here:
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2ppyb00.jpg)
Demon child as teen. She looks permanently pissed off. I really like her personality, though. Evil rocks.

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2dt16ol.jpg)
The two Finkle kids, who are much more normal looking. Note the odd hair on the boy: doi! CAS setup for the mom transferred to offspring. Genes seem to be equally weighted, which does make sense when you are picking eye color from a color wheel. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 20, 07:02:26
I LOVE that the weird hair colors are genetic. That is orsum.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vecki on 2009 May 20, 07:05:53
I may have to get the fiance to arrquire this for me (he is much more adept at arring than I).  Seeing screenshots is one thing, but I suddenly have the desire to experience THE HORROR for myself.

In one respect, it might work nicely if I feel the need to play Legacy style.  Let those sims kill themselves off!  Oh, that reminds me: do townies respawn to replace those who have kicked the bucket?  I remember reading in one of the plethora of L&P that they would, and this idea made me sad.

Then again the fiance arrquired Splotch for me months ago and I still haven't gotten around to testing it out.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MaximilianPS on 2009 May 20, 08:02:44
if you check the .exe date, you'll notice that it's about april !
that's means the version around the net of ts3 isn't the final release, but probably and RC. (Release Candidate)

So what you're saying is that EA has managed to discover a process where they can make modifications to the game up to the very minute it's put on shelves? Or perhaps you're just an idiot.
or maybe you shouldn't use a pc ? purchase a ps2 and play with tic-ta-toe it's more easy than interact with ppls :p

what i say is that "The Creation Date Of the .EXE FILE is About  APRIL"
so, if the game will be released in June that date is too far !

or ... maybe you aren't so smart to undrestand the EAxis marketing tactics :P

- this is, for sure, a far version from the gold version.
- gamecopyworld haven't actualy a noDvd solution for that game, and this can be another confirms about the ambiguity of this version
- i know a guy that build cure for GCW and what he says about this version is that is a bit too far from the release date to be the gold one, and a site like GCW patch only the released games.

so that's why I THINK, this isn't the final release.

BTW i wonder WHO THE FUCK U R to spit your crap on me
Fly low and connect the brain to the finger before post. thnx :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 20, 08:45:31
Anyone who thinks this version isn't the release version can keep dreaming IT IS.  The file date doesn't mean crap.  If you finish work on file x long before the release date and it doesn't need changing why would you touch it any further?  And naturally they need about 1-2 months before the release date to package it together, send it off and get it mass produced.

I've found some bugs but overall i gotta say the games pretty stable and quite enjoyable.

You don't have to answer your phone for opportunties i NEVER answer the phone and the popups come up anyway as soon as it stops ringing.  Some of them are pretty easy and good paying.  I had one to upgrade a shower and got paid 1,250 simoleans for it.

If you really want money though you should go with the criminal career.  My girl is constantly swiping stuff while at work usually nets around 1k each time.  I had one lucky time that she stole some statue worth 12k as well as a smaller one worth 1k.  While working there's also the option to do a side job you can rake in a couple hundred bucks from that as well.

I still haven't worked out the kleptomanic trait it seems odd to say the least.  The option to swipe stuff seems to pop up randomly and only ever in the middle of town.  You can't pick what they swipe either.  I should mention that the criminal career gets you the sneak interaction although it seems pointless as you can't steal stuff.

I haven't seen any fugly npcs so far they've all been pretty good looking as well as their spawn.    I did find it odd that the kid i booted to the neighbourhood had a kid without giving me notification.  I would have thought it would mention such a close relative having a kid.

Oh the save before having a kid doesn't seem to work anymore.  Tried it like 8 times and got a boy everytime.  First two pregnancies were both boys.  Next generation on i got a girl as i wanted but ended up with twins.  I think they might be identical but it's hard to tell since their only toddlers alot can change.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 20, 09:23:36
Well, I played the game too, and surprisingly I like it very much. Still, there are some huge things that bug me.

The biggest one so far, is that sim can go from fat to thin and from week to strong in one workout. But even more, they return to their genetic weight in half a day.
I read about returning to your genetic weight and created chubby sim, so there will be a need to workout. I send him to workout on day 1. Next day he eats one, ONE pancake, and here he goes chubby again  :( I just hope that this wil be fixed somehow by patch. Or this will be my number one want hack.

Another thing that really bugs me is planning hairstyle. In Sims 2 you could go to the mirror and plan hairstyle to every clothe style right away. In Sims 3 you can have separate hairstyle with every clothe SET (which you can have 3 per style), but you have to be wearing that set when you use the mirror to change hairstyle for it. I want to preplan. And I want to do it the easy way, damn it.

Of course there are also little annoyances, like I can't expand catalog to see twice amount of objects like I did in Sims 2. And apparently you can't move paintings up/down the wall. Please tell me I missed this option.

And as a little treat, so you won't think it's that bad:

My own little FortNox:

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/Blackcat007/Screenshot-7-1.jpg)

Apparently butterfly cages are stackable, hurray:

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/Blackcat007/Screenshot-5-1.jpg)

Photo made by my sim of his first not burned food, and his goldfish Alvin:

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/Blackcat007/Screenshot-8-1.jpg)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 20, 09:47:46
Great pics. The food looks nice. Sorry no moving windows, oops pictures up and down, said it in the creator camps blogs.  I know I will be looking for it out of habit.


EDIT: I have been up too long. Going to sleep now.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 09:52:15
The biggest one so far, is that sim can go from fat to thin and from week to strong in one workout. But even more, they return to their genetic weight in half a day.
I read about returning to your genetic weight and created chubby sim, so there will be a need to workout. I send him to workout on day 1. Next day he eats one, ONE pancake, and here he goes chubby again  :( I just hope that this wil be fixed somehow by patch. Or this will be my number one want hack.
Heh, I suspect this was made to have sims that stay looking the way we made them look, rather than undergoing gross physical changes and then never reverting back, because, frankly, there's no such thing as "genetic weight". There is a genetic baseline fuel consumption, but none of this provides WEIGHT. Nobody can become fat when there is no food. Those who are fuel-efficient are more predisposed to becoming fat when fed the same amount as normal people, but fuel efficiency is not the same as genetic fatness.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 20, 09:55:25
I found a lovely bug didn't notice it earlier.  On sims that are born the last trait you pick does not show up in the sim panel or more to the point i don't think it saves it.  Not sure if it affects all sims or its just a random occurance.

Edit: Alright i think i know the cause and a way to fix it.  Cause as far as i can tell is having the simology panel open when you pick traits.  The way to fix it is to NOT have that panel open when you pick traits.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 20, 10:17:24
The biggest one so far, is that sim can go from fat to thin and from week to strong in one workout. But even more, they return to their genetic weight in half a day.
I read about returning to your genetic weight and created chubby sim, so there will be a need to workout. I send him to workout on day 1. Next day he eats one, ONE pancake, and here he goes chubby again  :( I just hope that this wil be fixed somehow by patch. Or this will be my number one want hack.
Heh, I suspect this was made to have sims that stay looking the way we made them look, rather than undergoing gross physical changes and then never reverting back, because, frankly, there's no such thing as "genetic weight". There is a genetic baseline fuel consumption, but none of this provides WEIGHT. Nobody can become fat when there is no food. Those who are fuel-efficient are more predisposed to becoming fat when fed the same amount as normal people, but fuel efficiency is not the same as genetic fatness.

Well, I can live with this whole process of reverting back, just don't want it to happen THAT fast. I t would be alright if say my sim will workout three day in a row, finally become fit, then won't workout three days and become chubby again, similar to sims 2. Right now all this happens in a matter of hours, literally eliminating the need to workout, cause what's the point, if sim will be fat again tomorrow. And with the rate sims get tired in this game it’s almost impossible to workout everyday and still have time for something else.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 20, 10:48:27

and why the hell can't you make their eyebrows thicker or thinner?

You can... Look in CAS.

Where?!? There's a bunch of eyebrow options (under the Eyes I think), but no thickness.

Also, sims can't buy new clothing/plan outfit now, can they?

ETA - Also, everything we make gets sent to the evil Launcher (sims, clothes, screenshots...). Screenshots are easily accessible, but what about those other things? If I run the launcher, it'll give me securom, huh?

(Also, I unplug my internets just in case. It's not like anything at all could run while TS3 is running.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 20, 11:12:33
From what i played yesterday i had some opportunities pop up, but i didnt get any for the third space. Has anyone got any for this and if so what were they?    

That seems to be for community lot-based opportunities.  I was in the beach while a chess tournament was going on, and the Opportunity to play in the tournament went into the third slot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Gelina on 2009 May 20, 11:44:36
I've only played the game for about 1-2 hours, but I have a few annoyances.  I miss finding out information about my sim - like how fat are they on the fat scale?  Also, I have no clue how long pregnancies last or how to tell if mine is almost done.  Maybe there are icons or buttons that I'm missing somewhere (God knows there are enough of them), but it just seems like there is less info overall.  Also, babies need a lot more attention and stay babies for 3 days and toddlers for 6 - ick.

Too bad there isn't a prima guide that was also leaked.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 11:47:44
and why the hell can't you make their eyebrows thicker or thinner?
You can... Look in CAS.
Where?!? There's a bunch of eyebrow options (under the Eyes I think), but no thickness.
The option literally doesn't exist, as far as I can tell. It is possible to pick differently-shaped eyebrows that might be thinner, but BEWARE! The eyebrows between male and female sims are neither compatible nor analogous, so what you get on a male sim will continue to look like a man's eyebrows when passed onto a female sim, either by flipping the knob, or by genetic inheritance. I mean, granted, no one really wants wussy, girly eyebrows, but at the same time, you don't REALLY want to get women with HUGE EYEBROWS, either.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TrapperJohn on 2009 May 20, 11:54:57
I have a weird question. Would it be at all possible, some time in the future, to extract meshes from TS3 for use in TS2? Of course they won't behave the way they do in TS3, and I can imagine there would be fixing of code required, but would it for example be possible to make those pretty tree- and shrub meshes work in TS2 as original objects?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 11:58:30
There is no technical reason why they can't be, although you may have to rescale and remangle them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 20, 12:11:02

and why the hell can't you make their eyebrows thicker or thinner?

You can... Look in CAS.

Where?!? There's a bunch of eyebrow options (under the Eyes I think), but no thickness.


If you go under Hair and choose Eyelashes and Eybrows, they have a bunch of different thicknesses of eyebrows.  Then you can go under Eyes, choose the Advanced option, and click on the eyebrow to adjust the height, curve, and ... something else, I forget. Not thickness.  So you should start with an eyebrow of the thickness you desire, then modify it for shape and placement.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 20, 12:13:10
I have a weird question. Would it be at all possible, some time in the future, to extract meshes from TS3 for use in TS2? Of course they won't behave the way they do in TS3, and I can imagine there would be fixing of code required, but would it for example be possible to make those pretty tree- and shrub meshes work in TS2 as original objects?

I don't think the trees and shrubs will look nice in sims 2. Basically, they are a set of polygons, that always turn their face towards you as you move the camera. By this they actually make up the lack of  detalisation. In sims 2 they can't do this, and so will look strange and poor.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 20, 12:15:58
You can use any mesh in any Sims game, it just has to exported and imported the right way.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 20, 12:24:37

and why the hell can't you make their eyebrows thicker or thinner?

You can... Look in CAS.

Where?!? There's a bunch of eyebrow options (under the Eyes I think), but no thickness.


If you go under Hair and choose Eyelashes and Eybrows, they have a bunch of different thicknesses of eyebrows.  Then you can go under Eyes, choose the Advanced option, and click on the eyebrow to adjust the height, curve, and ... something else, I forget. Not thickness.  So you should start with an eyebrow of the thickness you desire, then modify it for shape and placement.

Ah, yes. Good thing there is a roundabout way, but it would be nice if they included that simple, little option. Thanks!

So, what about getting sims a new set of clothing, is it possible?

And the launcher? We shouldn't run it, right?

(I could further investigate the clothing thing myself, but I'm in a lazy/busy mode to actually start the game. If someone already knows a simple answer it would be nice to hear it.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 12:41:29
If you go under Hair and choose Eyelashes and Eybrows, they have a bunch of different thicknesses of eyebrows.  Then you can go under Eyes, choose the Advanced option, and click on the eyebrow to adjust the height, curve, and ... something else, I forget. Not thickness.  So you should start with an eyebrow of the thickness you desire, then modify it for shape and placement.
It's not so elegant, though. The eyebrows themselves define the SHAPE of the eyebrow. The male and female analogues have entirely different versions that do not appear similar. As a result, you get some WEIRD, FUCKED UP SURPRISES when you breed them or flip them. The effect is much like Buttolino nose syndrome, only it happens for ALL bodyparts. Before you commit a sim, particularly a male sim, I suggest you flip it over to female just to check what the "analogue" face is. This is where the fug comes from.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cynconzola on 2009 May 20, 12:47:55
Long time lurker here, I haven't arr'g the game, don't intend to for personal career reasons, but have a few questions for those of you who have;

1. does it look possible to replace all ea made sims with ones I make myself?

2. is the merge option in this version? I had read earlier reports that we should be able to merge the saved games into one another. I thought this would give us the ability to make our game more like ts2's saving lots.

3. advertising? any signs that the game we buy will be overwhelming with billborads etc.?

4. testingcheatsenabled - is the option for "set to birthday" there? if so, if aging is off, can you age up the sims you are playing?

thanks

cyn


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 12:50:16
1. does it look possible to replace all ea made sims with ones I make myself?
No. EAxis will make more.

2. is the merge option in this version? I had read earlier reports that we should be able to merge the saved games into one another. I thought this would give us the ability to make our game more like ts2's saving lots.
There's no such thing as a "merge saved games", but it appears the game MAY be more tolerant of attempting to export sims between neighborhoods. All friends will be lost, but without memories, there may be less detritus following you around.

3. advertising? any signs that the game we buy will be overwhelming with billborads etc.?
I have not seen any attempts to phone home on my firewall, so if there's any advertising, I'm not seeing it.

4. testingcheatsenabled - is the option for "set to birthday" there? if so, if aging is off, can you age up the sims you are playing?
Yes. In fact, that's the ONLY OTHER OPTION THERE. Testingcheats is really a misnomer now, it doesn't enable anything testy, it's purely woolprop.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TrapperJohn on 2009 May 20, 12:58:38
I don't think the trees and shrubs will look nice in sims 2. Basically, they are a set of polygons, that always turn their face towards you as you move the camera. By this they actually make up the lack of  detalisation. In sims 2 they can't do this, and so will look strange and poor.

OK, I sort of suspected it might be a "trick".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kralore on 2009 May 20, 12:58:41
After 9 long years (since Sims 1) Sims can FINALLY watch tv from any angle.  :o  This has always been one thing that irritated me .

(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2328/screenshotr.th.jpg) (http://img42.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotr.jpg)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 20, 13:15:21
4. testingcheatsenabled - is the option for "set to birthday" there? if so, if aging is off, can you age up the sims you are playing?
Yes. In fact, that's the ONLY OTHER OPTION THERE. Testingcheats is really a misnomer now, it doesn't enable anything testy, it's purely woolprop.

Actually Pes, Shift-Click the mail box... More options.

Shift-Click the ground you can teleport.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 20, 13:16:58
A few random thoughts:

Hats separated from hairstyles in CAS - FINALLY.  But since when do simple braids or a ponytail constitute a hat?  Also, I thought the advent of create-a-style would mean the end of having to scroll through thirty-seven screens of the same damn hairstyle, the only difference being the color of the barrette.  Ditto for outfits; I want ONE of each model displayed, and I can take care of my own colors and patterns, 'kay thanks.  Of course if they did that it would be even more obvious that we only got fifteen actual outfits with the game.

Add some more hate for the round faces.  I like to make sharp-faced, pixielike Sims; the best I could do here was vaguely heart-shaped.  So not impressed.

Some of the buildings on the map don't seem to have flags.  My test Sim had rolled a few wishes to take Handiness classes and gain skill.  It took me forever to discover the unmarked army base in the lower left corner of the map that housed the classes.

One thing that initially amused me but is getting old:  the test Sim has the Evil trait, and whenever I click on an object, I get "Take Evil Shower", "Fiendishly Eat Quick Meal", "Evil Dance", etc.  As far as I can tell, the actions aren't done any differently than the regular kind, so why the distinction?  It just seems silly.

Overall, I'm enjoying myself, though I'm not sure how entertaining it will be once the shiny rubs off, especially if mods are out of the question.  I guess we'll see.


Oh -- one thing that made me laugh.  I had a burglar show up on the lot and just as he was getting ready to walk in, my neighbor raced over from her house, beat the piss out of him, and drove him off.  Awesome.

ETA:  That was metaphorical piss.  No actual pee was involved.  It occurred to me that, being a Sims game, I should clarify.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 20, 13:17:12
After 9 long years (since Sims 1) Sims can FINALLY watch tv from any angle.  :o  This has always been one thing that irritated me .

YAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!  Bene! :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caz on 2009 May 20, 13:26:46
An update on the random death of Kaylynn:

I cannot find her gravestone, not in her house, nor in the cemetery, and I slowly scrolled around Sunset Valley trying to find that dratted gravestone, but to no avail. I even looked in the inventories of the other residents of her home and nothing. (Speaking of the household sims, none of them were grieving for her. Heartless bastards.)

So, while it may seem cool for a Sim to get randomly killed off without warning on another lot, you may have a very hard time finding their gravestone, if ever. Not too good if you want to make them a ghost Sim or take them to the cemetery.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 20, 13:34:01

So, what about getting sims a new set of clothing, is it possible?

I haven't bought any, but "plan outfit" is available with the dresser/wardrobe, so it seems like it should be possible.

And the launcher? We shouldn't run it, right?

Do not run. Ever. I set up my shortcut to go straight to the cracked exe, bypassing launcher.


(I could further investigate the clothing thing myself, but I'm in a lazy/busy mode to actually start the game. If someone already knows a simple answer it would be nice to hear it.)

Lazy ass.  :P  But you've always been helpful to me (to many, actually), so I'm happy to reciprocate.  :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 13:37:25
An update on the random death of Kaylynn
I think this may actually be the behavior of the game culling an overpopulated hood. There is no actual lightning in the game. Anywhere. It's just making up excuses for why it decided to delete a sim.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: X-Phile on 2009 May 20, 13:59:46
Does anyone know where the weddingarch is?  ???

And is throw a party in sims 3 the same as a wedding party/birthday party?

I'm just stupid. When you throw a party you can select everything. :-[


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 20, 14:01:15
My thoughts on the Horror, after getting hypnotized by the shiny for most of the night and nearly failing to make dinner or go to bed in a timely fashion.  ;D


*I really like the super fast load time. Even base game TS2 didn't load this fast.
*I REALLY miss macrotastics.
*I made a morbidly obese family of four. Dad with a bad temper. Overly emotional mom. Nerdy boy. Toddler clutzy girl. Took a really long time to get the couple to the point where they wanted to woohoo/try for baby, but I finally got her preggers. \:D/ So far, the boy is best friends with Bella (take THAT, Mortimer!)[/li][/list]
*The CAS options were a little bit strange to work with. Where are the face sliders (if any) hidden? I kind of like the pattern swatches, but some of them are hard to tell what they are from the swatches.
*LOVE that shoes are seperate. Also, SOCKS! No more wearing sneakers without socks for my simmies!
*After being used to going places with my sims, I'm finding the rabbit holes kind of strange. Here's hoping they'll open those up in future packs. I even wouldn't mind going to work/school to see what's going on. I do like the fact that you can tell them how to behave at work/school.
*I like that kids can make simple meals for themselves, or have leftovers from the fridge. Spoiled food is kind of annoying, though.
*I like that you can tinker objects to make them do other things, like self-clean, prevent-fire, etc.
*I'm not sure I understand yet what you need to do to get promotions at work.
*Will the toddler NOT drop to sleep on the floor? Stop whining and do this!
*I like giving them different voices, and choosing how long the lifespan will be.
*I REALLY MISS MACROS!
*The kid does his homework on his own. Is that because he has the ambitious trait?
*I don't really care about the only one family at a time thing, because I tend to play a single family til I get sick of them and then make another and neglect the originals. It'd be nice if they went on with their lives. ;)
*Buy mode didn't really take long to get used to. Sure, it looks way different, but it's not un-useful.
*Reading to toddlers is REALLY CUTE :D
*Macro/clean is SORELY MISSED. I kept trying to use it and then remember it's not there!
*Toddlers can leave the home lot. This is nice. I need to explore the hood more to find out what is there for toddlers to do.
*We definitely need to be able to provide/procure new clothing and hair meshes.
*How do you take screenshots? I gotta look around more and figure this out.
*Custom eyes would be nice.
*Can we PLEASE get rid of the mosaic?!
*I also miss my sim wardrobe auto bill payer. I had the repo guy show up because I was too busy to pay bills :P

Quote from: Pescado
you don't REALLY want to get women with HUGE EYEBROWS, either.
I might. ;) I might also want bearded ladies and unibrows!

The weekend can't come fast enough for me. There's only so much you can dive into in these short spurts. :P



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 20, 14:05:05
*Where are the face sliders (if any) hidden?

There's a button for Advanced on each of the appearance screens. It opens the screen with the sliders.  For some, it also has a picture of the face area with circles on it.  Click the circle to get the slider for that individual piece.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: noretus on 2009 May 20, 14:18:21
Moar points of interest(?)


Newborns are now selectable and you can see their needs.

Toddlers' motives seem to dimnish about the same rate as adults ( no more 2-hour naps every 2 hours ).

Babies/Toddlers got Social need that goes down fast even while they sleep.
 
Toddler's cry is about 137% more annoying then in Sims 2. It also seems to wake up the whole house if the baby is desperate enough ( stop telling me how to live my Sims EA )

Sleeping is HARD! If you let your Sims baby go to motive failure over energy, what does it do when it gets to a crib? Sleep? OH NO! It starts wailing it's little lungs out and all your Teen+ Sims will proceed to swarm it )(&")=#(/=)¤("/¤=)(&=) FUCK.

You can adjust the brightness of the lights ( low - med - high ) per light, per room or all. This is pretty nice.

Walking is HARD. Sims have much more trouble getting around each other like I mentioned before. I hadn't yet noticed just how much 'personal space' they need. They do wait and dodge each other but it takes a lot of time to do so.

Brats generally do their homework on their own and aren't quite as pissed off about it as in Sims2.

I also miss Macrotastic :(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 20, 14:42:41
*Where are the face sliders (if any) hidden?

There's a button for Advanced on each of the appearance screens. It opens the screen with the sliders.  For some, it also has a picture of the face area with circles on it.  Click the circle to get the slider for that individual piece.
Cheers, Phil. I'll look for this when I finally go back to make myself. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: bowrain on 2009 May 20, 14:54:34
I don't know if this has been posted before but what is wrong with this?

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2liyioh.jpg)

Is it my graphic card?

Also, once I bought a bike and then a sim came over and he had a blank icon and when I hovered over the action icon it read "default unallocated come and see action" or something like that. Can't remember the exact wording. Perhaps it's a glitch or maybe it is an earlier build. :P I don't know.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 20, 14:58:00
My crack doesn't seem to be working for this game. I generated the code, used it for registration, and now the game keeps asking me to enter it again and it won't accept the code. Does any one else have this problem ot knows how to fix it?

Also try checking the comments on the torrent, if you torrented it. For some reason the one at demonoid had a lot of complaints about the keygen not working properly (although it worked fine for me) so it's possible other people have encountered the same thing.

Has anyone figured out how romantic relationships work? I've been trying like hell for about 20 sim days to get two sims engaged, and although they have the option to "try for baby" I can't find ANY kind of proposal option. Also, I think there must be some kind of a "boyfriend/girlfriend" relationship since both sims are living together but are considered single, but for the life of me can't figure out how to get that one to come up either.

Way to make the simple things bizarrely complicated, EA.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 20, 15:01:10
I don't know if this has been posted before but what is wrong with this?

Is it my graphic card?


It almost looks to me like it's his reflection on the water, but I can't really tell from the picture. Did you look at it from the front and it looked the same way?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 20, 15:02:22
I don't know if this has been posted before but what is wrong with this?

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2liyioh.jpg)

Is it my graphic card?

Also, once I bought a bike and then a sim came over and he had a blank icon and when I hovered over the action icon it read "default unallocated come and see action" or something like that. Can't remember the exact wording. Perhaps it's a glitch or maybe it is an earlier build. :P I don't know.
That happens to my sims as well, any time you look at them from behind the sim, out over the water.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: bowrain on 2009 May 20, 15:08:22
I don't know if this has been posted before but what is wrong with this?

Is it my graphic card?


It almost looks to me like it's his reflection on the water, but I can't really tell from the picture. Did you look at it from the front and it looked the same way?

No it's fine from the front. It's like it's a problem with the way the game renders the water.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 20, 15:25:05
Interesting thread on Snooty: http://www.snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=29100

No way of knowing if the OP is making it up though ... pics or it didn't happen!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 20, 15:31:53
That Snooty thread is funny.  Now they're saying "This glitch PROVES it's a beta!".

Heh, I have three words for them: original jump bug.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 20, 15:36:17
*How do you take screenshots? I gotta look around more and figure this out.

Camera icon on the interface. It's at the bottom of the all the buttons. And unlike TS2, you get nice, large screenshots.

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*Can we PLEASE get rid of the mosaic?!

What, you mean you don't like that giant floating eyesore?

Seems it'll be more complicated than a console cheat this time, though.


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*I also miss my sim wardrobe auto bill payer. I had the repo guy show up because I was too busy to pay bills

When the pop up notifications bug you that you only have one day left to pay your bills, there is a "pay bills now" button there--if you click it, your bill will automatically be paid and you don't have to send someone to do it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 20, 15:37:20
I don't get why people are saying you can only play one family per hood?  ...The reason for this is the family now has to live it's own life while your away so any wishes promised must be handled by them not you. 

There is the answer to your question.  We object to things happening outside our control (where sims are concerned).  They do things when we're not playing them, the bastards.  In TS2, they would stay reasonably static until you went back to them.  We liked that (for the most part, I mean, and not meaning to speak for all MATY at all, nope).  If I create a sim, I don't want him dying on me without my intervention while I'm off playing another house (or getting married, or having babies, or buying a car, or burning down the kitchen yet again, or getting some hopeless job, etc.).

I guess, considering everything, if I play TS3 for any extended period, I will have to get used to it though, or play the enforced legacy style.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: spaceface on 2009 May 20, 15:38:23
That Snooty thread is funny.  Now they're saying "This glitch PROVES it's a beta!".

Heh, I have three words for them: original jump bug.

When does betting open on how soon a patch is released?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 20, 15:41:24
The reason for this is the family now has to live it's own life while your away so any wishes promised must be handled by them not you.

This is the bit that the control-freaks amongst us (myself included) DO NOT WANT.  We DO NOT WANT them to live their own lives while we're away playing other households.  We want them to mark time (a la Sims 1 and Sims 2) until we get back to that household's turn to be played again.  We WANT to lock in some wishes and come back later to fulfil them next time we play their household, not have them go off and take their lives in totally different directions to those we've planned for them.

We want to play them, not watch from a distance as they live their own lives - I already have a TV I could watch if that was what I wanted.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jonas on 2009 May 20, 15:49:26
I don't have the game. I have two questions:


1. Townies. I know they come back.  Does anyone see a way to eliminate them or at the very least prevent them from breeding? (Aging them prematurely,Getting rid of males)?  They have homes right? Can their homes be deleted? There must be some way to destroy the townies. Can we kill their offspring at child ages?

2. The awful one family per neighborhood thing.  What happens if you set your family/neighborhood on a long life span/slow time?  Would it be easier to play more than one family this way without having your unplayed family get all fishbowled? 

I am hating the one family bit, but I feel strongly that there might be a cheat that allows families to be paused that we don't know about yet.


Please oh please let this be a beta.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 20, 15:49:58
*I also miss my sim wardrobe auto bill payer. I had the repo guy show up because I was too busy to pay bills :P
TS3 mostly eliminates the need for it. If your bills are unpaid, a popup will appear. Hit Yes, and they will instantly be paid, no sim will be queuestomped for the action.

Quote from: Pescado
you don't REALLY want to get women with HUGE EYEBROWS, either.
I might. ;) I might also want bearded ladies and unibrows!
Revise: You don't want that unless you are doing it DELIBERATELY.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 16:09:04
I've only played the game for about 1-2 hours, but I have a few annoyances.  I miss finding out information about my sim - like how fat are they on the fat scale?  Also, I have no clue how long pregnancies last or how to tell if mine is almost done.  Maybe there are icons or buttons that I'm missing somewhere (God knows there are enough of them), but it just seems like there is less info overall.  Also, babies need a lot more attention and stay babies for 3 days and toddlers for 6 - ick.
Pregnancies seem to be the standard three days, with one day before they realize they are pregnant. However, maternity days do not show on the UI and you have absolutely no way to go to work during them as it will tell you that your shift doesn't start until Xdays, Yhours.

Try moving a sim in buy mode while being up close on them. It's freaky. They move their heads.

*I'm not sure I understand yet what you need to do to get promotions at work.
Look at their career tab. On the right side, you'll see one or more smiley/frowny faces. There's probably one for mood. That one's obvious...go to work in a good mood. There may be others that will have a very short description, like "boss" or "coworkers" or "charismatic". There will be a pop-up when you mouse over to help you know how to fulfill those.

Press C for screenshots. Tab for camera mode. Those controls are all the same.

Another album, about 27 pics. (http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee18/ZazazuAbubu/TS3%20previews2/)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 20, 16:26:46
if you check the .exe date, you'll notice that it's about april !
that's means the version around the net of ts3 isn't the final release, but probably and RC. (Release Candidate)

So what you're saying is that EA has managed to discover a process where they can make modifications to the game up to the very minute it's put on shelves? Or perhaps you're just an idiot.
or maybe you shouldn't use a pc ? purchase a ps2 and play with tic-ta-toe it's more easy than interact with ppls :p

what i say is that "The Creation Date Of the .EXE FILE is About  APRIL"
so, if the game will be released in June that date is too far !

or ... maybe you aren't so smart to undrestand the EAxis marketing tactics :P

- this is, for sure, a far version from the gold version.
- gamecopyworld haven't actualy a noDvd solution for that game, and this can be another confirms about the ambiguity of this version
- i know a guy that build cure for GCW and what he says about this version is that is a bit too far from the release date to be the gold one, and a site like GCW patch only the released games.

so that's why I THINK, this isn't the final release.

BTW i wonder WHO THE FUCK U R to spit your crap on me
Fly low and connect the brain to the finger before post. thnx :P

I don't think you understand how pressing a CD works or what the term "going gold" means. I don't think you have any idea of what's really going on except you are intent on sucking up to EA. You should note that bootlicking goes over pretty badly here and neither does being a flaming moron. Enjoy your self-delusion, feel free to come back in a month or so when you get your "final" version and we will be glad to P&L at you.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Genlisae on 2009 May 20, 16:27:42

2. The awful one family per neighborhood thing.  What happens if you set your family/neighborhood on a long life span/slow time?  Would it be easier to play more than one family this way without having your unplayed family get all fishbowled? 


For me, slowing ageing actually made it harder to play more than one family since the ageing slows for the current household only and the rest of the neighbourhood moves on at a "normal" rate.

Other options that seem like they would help the control freaks among us like lowering the autonomy level also seem to be for the current household only. Turning off story progression on the other hand doesn't seem to work at all as expected. For some it seems it doesn't work at all while I am finding it only works sometimes and not others.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 20, 16:33:10
*I also miss my sim wardrobe auto bill payer. I had the repo guy show up because I was too busy to pay bills :P
TS3 mostly eliminates the need for it. If your bills are unpaid, a popup will appear. Hit Yes, and they will instantly be paid, no sim will be queuestomped for the action.

AND, as I discovered this morning, you have plenty of time to stuff all of your furniture/wall hangings into family inventory before the repo man actually gets there. This leaves him with nothing to take and unlike in TS2 he doesn't taunt you for being poor.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 20, 16:49:50

2. The awful one family per neighborhood thing.  What happens if you set your family/neighborhood on a long life span/slow time?  Would it be easier to play more than one family this way without having your unplayed family get all fishbowled? 


For me, slowing ageing actually made it harder to play more than one family since the ageing slows for the current household only and the rest of the neighbourhood moves on at a "normal" rate.

Other options that seem like they would help the control freaks among us like lowering the autonomy level also seem to be for the current household only. Turning off story progression on the other hand doesn't seem to work at all as expected. For some it seems it doesn't work at all while I am finding it only works sometimes and not others.

The aging slider seems to work fine for me. I haven't checked toddlers/babies, but I've been playing my current family for about 20-30 days, and I checked some of the premades. Kaylynn is a teen, but that's because on the 960 days age setting, she has about 20 days left to teen. And Mortimer and Bella are both still children.

If the aging was household only, I'm sure they'd all be older by now. I could be wrong though!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tizerist on 2009 May 20, 16:53:56
What can you do in terms of changing the way the town looks?

You can't place new lots. Theres no hood deco. Is it only the lots themselves that can be modified then?
Can you extend lot sizes?
What about the trees on the grassland - if they're not hood deco, can they at least be moved?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 20, 16:56:29
So Kaylynn Langerak is really a teen? What is she meant to be in TS2 then? A cougar? 8) Actually, I can totally see that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Phoebe on 2009 May 20, 17:04:32
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/Tikkall/Screenshot-2.jpg?t=1242837561)

"No chairs? The toilet is the next most logical place to eat!"

Seriously though, I didn't have a dining room set and she went upstairs to eat on the toilet, WTF?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimKat on 2009 May 20, 17:05:58
Oh goody looks like they released a CAS Demo for the Apple stores,but you have too play it in store only.Also S.Africa is getting thier game May26th.Wonderful. ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 20, 17:07:40
Phoebe I think that is trait based, either inapropriate or insane. Maybe a combination of the two.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 20, 17:08:05
So Kaylynn Langerak is really a teen? What is she meant to be in TS2 then? A cougar? 8) Actually, I can totally see that.

Nope she starts off as a child with the base neighborhood. But she's not all that far away from teen, and she is one in my neighborhood currently. And Bella and Mortimer aren't.

Which means according to Sims 3 timeline, Kaylynn is actually older than Mortimer and Bella. O.o Kinda strange.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 20, 17:08:20
Hi. Does anyone know where are all the sims from screenshots and marketing?. i cant find them. Maybe in the downloadable neighbourhood?

In general im enjoying the game. i also use to play just one house, so no problem with that. One thing i find strange: all the watches, rings, etc, are just for one hand??

The blur is just untolerable. Some blur for the parts isnt enough??

(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4906/screenshot4.th.jpg) (http://img198.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot4.jpg)

I find the CAS powerfull, you can create extreme sims:

(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9881/screenshot6i.th.jpg) (http://img269.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot6i.jpg)

With TAB you can go anywhere!

(http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3252/screenshot9o.th.jpg) (http://img34.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot9o.jpg)

Have a nice day!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 20, 17:10:45
Netich that is not an extreme sim. Have you seen some of the mutants you can make in TS2? Fire up body shop and have a look for yourself!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 20, 17:11:48
Alternatively, just grow up Tessa Ramirez...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Phoebe on 2009 May 20, 17:16:16
Phoebe I think that is trait based, either inapropriate or insane. Maybe a combination of the two.

This particular sim has the traits: Genuis, Artistic, Ambitious, Friendly, and Computer Whiz.

In the house all I have is a stove, fridge, bed and bathroom. Maybe someone can see if they can replicate? I don't think it's trait based as the sim doesn't have any bad traits...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 20, 17:16:46
Phoebe I think that is trait based, either inapropriate or insane. Maybe a combination of the two.

I don't think so, at least not those traits. I had the same experience as Phoebe did. I assumed that it was because of a lack of chairs in the house.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 20, 17:18:58
In general im enjoying the game. i also use to play just one house, so no problem with that. One thing i find strange: all the watches, rings, etc, are just for one hand??

When you click on the watch/ring/whatever, does an arrow appear at the bottom-left of the thumbnail?  Try clicking that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 20, 17:20:06
Well the toilet as a chair, must just be the crappy chair coding which the FOJ has explained in more detail.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 20, 17:20:46
Oh goody looks like they released a CAS Demo for the Apple stores,but you have too play it in store only.Also S.Africa is getting thier game May26th.Wonderful. ::)

I bet the Beatniks will love that... all those rabid Sim fans taking up their display computers for the next two weeks.  Because Apple stores aren't busy enough normally.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 20, 17:23:56
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/Tikkall/Screenshot-2.jpg?t=1242837561)

"No chairs? The toilet is the next most logical place to eat!"

Seriously though, I didn't have a dining room set and she went upstairs to eat on the toilet, WTF?

That's funny :-) 

Honestly, if I didn't have a chair or a couch, I might be inclined to use the toilet as a chair, but I'd put the lid down first.  Doesn't look like she did.  I'd probably be more likely to sit on the bed or the floor, though.  I'd do any of those three before I'd eat standing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 20, 17:25:27
Well the toilet as a chair, must just be the crappy chair coding which the FOJ has explained in more detail.

Mr. Evil just sat on the edge of his tub to drink some juice. The toilet/tub sitting is amusing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MATYfraggle on 2009 May 20, 17:28:13
Please don´t beat me, if this was answered before.

In my options menu it is not possible to use the life span slider.
Is this a bug or am I just clueless?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 20, 17:30:17
Yes it's funny a couple of times, a bit like TS2 "What's this?" was ok a couple of times. But more than that it gets really annoying, especially in this case as you are occupying the toilet so are preventing sims from peeing before you can equip them with singularity kidneys. Most of the new behaviours are ok, but once you play for any length of time they get frustrating and you want to kill your sims... which is hard as they have insane amounts of immunity to most influences. They can climb out of pools with no ladder, it takes 3 days to starve to death etc.

@ fraggle:
Probably a bug.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 20, 17:36:39
In general im enjoying the game. i also use to play just one house, so no problem with that. One thing i find strange: all the watches, rings, etc, are just for one hand??

When you click on the watch/ring/whatever, does an arrow appear at the bottom-left of the thumbnail?  Try clicking that.

Hey! thanks for that.

I was thinking in the sims in ads not being in the game. Why do EA create all this characters (Magnus, kim, marcela, the render girl) and doesnt put them in the game? Maybe it is a beta after all...  ???


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 20, 17:40:57
I was thinking in the sims in ads not being in the game. Why do EA create all this characters (Magnus, kim, marcela, the render girl) and doesnt put them in the game? Maybe it is a beta after all...  ???

MJ Chun confirmed that many of the characters in the ads will not be in the game.  Apparently she wasn't too happy about it either.

Interview here: http://sims3nieuws.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-nieuws-exclusive-interview-with.html


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ApplesandOranges on 2009 May 20, 17:44:29
Hi all. I couldn't sign-up/register under ooblushy88oo, it wouldn't take for some reason, so I chose this one.  ::)

If you guys would like to see some screenshots I've taken, take a look at my PB account. I took quite a few!

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/KETCHUPanyone/Sims%203/

I gotta say, the Sims themselves look like clay-models. I took my Sim to the Cinema and Diner and I couldn't go inside.
She goes in and you just hear noises, that's it! You can go inside the gym though...pfft. I thought that was pretty lame, eh?

The objects are indeed very lousy and like it's been said already, very limited.  :-X


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: originalhalf on 2009 May 20, 17:47:01
I just can't get past how ugly they are.  Aside from that and a few other concerns folks have expressed, it does look like it's at least worth a free trial and I've been chained to the brand since the beginning so resistance is futile.  However, the ugly really is killing my must have it NAO drive normally associated with the Sims.

Please more screen shots.  Maybe the ugly will grow on me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 20, 17:48:28
Hi all. I couldn't sign-up/register under ooblushy88oo, it wouldn't take for some reason, so I chose this one.  ::)

I can see why you'd be disappointed that ooblushy88oo wouldn't take. It's clearly a highly desirable name.

Yes, most of the community lots are just empty boxes.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tessieroo on 2009 May 20, 17:49:24
 >:( So I'm hearing that there are community lots that you can't edit? You can't buy/build any changes to those lots? (In fact, you can't even lower the walls to see inside?) Examples given to me where a lot named "Little Corsican Bistro". I thought we were supposed to be able to follow our Sims inside stores & restaurants? Can someone who has it up & running confirm this?

So if EAxis has somehow fucked up doors or placement of things on those lots, we can't fix those things. FAIL.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: theresatv on 2009 May 20, 17:52:13
There is debate as to whether this is a beta or the final release. Some people seem to be declaring it to be one or the other with a quasi-religious fervor without offering much in the way of evidence. On this subject I am agnostic. I haven't installed any of the Sims 2 games before at least the second patch was released because EA's original releases are all somewhat boned, however, some of the issues I'm hearing about are pretty dire even for EA. Perhaps if we look at the available evidence calmly and rationally, we may be able to determine the probable status of this release instead of having some sort of Dinesh D'Souza/Christopher Hitchens kerfuffle that will determine nothing.

These things we know:
EA announced that the game had gone "gold" on May 8.

The date for the .exe file on the DVD for Apartment Life is July 26, 2008.
The release date for Apartment Life was nominally August 25, 2008.

NOW...

What is the actual date of the .exe file of this release, and what is the latest date on any of the included files? All I have heard on this is that the date on the .exe is "about April." Although EA's work isn't always tight as a Swiss watch, I can just about guarantee that the file date is not "about April."



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 20, 17:54:09
Several comm lots you can't see inside, in fact I think it might be all of the speciality comm lots (where you work etc) You arrive, click the door a window pops up, you do whatever then click ok and leave. A large amount of the game is just about text boxes, the actual gameplay feels like its been reduced down to a text based game which so happens to have a graphical interface.

Oh and there is no debate on if this is a beta version, those who think it is are stupid.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ApplesandOranges on 2009 May 20, 17:56:09

I can see why you'd be disappointed that ooblushy88oo wouldn't take. It's clearly a highly desirable name.

I guess so.  ;)

>:( So I'm hearing that there are community lots that you can't edit? You can't buy/build any changes to those lots? (In fact, you can't even lower the walls to see inside?) Examples given to me where a lot named "Little Corsican Bistro". I thought we were supposed to be able to follow our Sims inside stores & restaurants? Can someone who has it up & running confirm this?

So if EAxis has somehow fucked up doors or placement of things on those lots, we can't fix those things. FAIL.

Tessieroo, I don't know about the editing in buy/build mode but so far when I've taken Sims to restaurants and the movie theatre, they went inside
but I couldn't follow them in. They go in and you just hear clatter/noises and you have to cancel the que and then they come out.  >:(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tessieroo on 2009 May 20, 17:59:27
Thanks Aner-Dyfan. What a big pile of shit.  >:(
It really sounds too much like the Stories series they put out. Lost interest in that once I got all the way thru.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 20, 18:02:56
I just can't get past how ugly they are.  Aside from that and a few other concerns folks have expressed, it does look like it's at least worth a free trial and I've been chained to the brand since the beginning so resistance is futile.  However, the ugly really is killing my must have it NAO drive normally associated with the Sims.

Please more screen shots.  Maybe the ugly will grow on me.

Moody made two very nice-looking Sims last night, one with a quite passable resemblance to himself.  (Well -- himself at a distance, anyway).  I'll see if he'll let me post pictures this evening.  Of course, he's an artist, and all his Sims have always looked awesome, from TS1 onward.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 20, 18:05:45
Oh and there is no debate on if this is a beta version, those who think it is are stupid.

But I am holding my breath for the next two pages of posts on this thread, so that we can see the next "there are rumours that this is a beta" post.


I can see why you'd be disappointed that ooblushy88oo wouldn't take. It's clearly a highly desirable name.

I guess so.  ;)

MATY will not accept stupid usernames with numbers in them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 20, 18:06:11
There is debate as to whether this is a beta or the final release. Some people seem to be declaring it to be one or the other with a quasi-religious fervor without offering much in the way of evidence.

I honestly fail to see the point in dredging this topic up again.  In thirteen days, one side will get to do the I-was-right-and-you-were-wrong dance on the basis of irrefutable evidence; there's no point in arguing over rumors and speculation until then.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 20, 18:13:33
I have a little question.

In Sims 2 when you went through CAS or used a mirror you could check, uncheck or scroll through options pretty fast. For example while browsing blushes or hair, you could just click, click, click and preview was available right away. That was not the case with accessories. You had to click, wait while game updates and shows you a sim in glasses, then choose another glasses, wait again and so on; or when you scrolled though pages of glasses. That's why I rarely used them and never downloaded anything for that section.

Now in Sims 3 I see that behavior with everything and especially CAST.

Now the question: Is this behavior depends on how fast computer is, and with strong enough one you won't notice this, or, like with glasses from sims 2, will always take a little bit of time?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 20, 18:16:08
As someone who is definitely not gonna play a vanilla sims game, I am throughly enjoying it. Lots to explore and do, makes me ignore the little fugly maggots. I haven't played enough to figure out all my dislikes, tho I do miss macrotastics and ACR, but it's not all bad. Just wish my sim would stop wanting items with a 50% chance of getting the points.  She could use those points.

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c278/mailchaser40/Pictures%201/ScreenShot091.jpg) (http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c278/mailchaser40/Pictures%201/?action=view&current=ScreenShot091.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MuertoElBarto on 2009 May 20, 18:20:50
I can see why you'd be disappointed that ooblushy88oo wouldn't take. It's clearly a highly desirable name.

Yes, yes, it is.  I reserved ooblushy88oo years ago, in case my initial account was ever trashcanned, and I needed a sock.  Tough luck; you can't have it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 20, 18:34:40
Im currently toying with a family and have tried the farming route. But there are one thing driving me up a wall, so now I come here begging for help.

I have managed to find most plants, including the omniplant that is mentioned when you level gardening skill to 10nd the flame Fruit bush. But where in sweet heaven have they hidden the money tree? Has anyone found one of those yet?

In advance thank you very much, for any and all assistance rendered.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 20, 18:38:31
Here's a strange quirk related to the new way genetics work in Sims 3. Make a girl, preferably toddler, and then give her a twin. Make the twin a boy. Now guess what happens when the boy ages up? Yep, they get girl hair. You can change it, but you won't be able to get it back. I'm sure it works the other way around, too. And I'm sure this will continue to haunt the poor lad through every following age advance. Sigh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 20, 18:42:42
I am a control freak, so I am not enjoying all these pre-mades growing up and dying without me. However, I can confirm that it appears that changing the life span is indeed global. I think this will be the way forward for me since I don't want my sims doing stupid things without enough life left to correct them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kytyngurl on 2009 May 20, 18:50:42
Opinion thus far:

The good:

Like the lack of loading screens, and the fact that the whole 'hood is free for your sims to explore. I rarely sent my sims out in 2, as it was so slow.
The ability to make woods, colors, and patterns match is nice. I wish they did that ages ago.
Like some of the CAS modifications, and that hats have their own category.
Like using objects in your inventory. Very nice. I saw a guy using his laptop at the beach.
Sim to Sim interaction seems a bit more realistic or at least enjoyable to me now.
The ability to have various weights makes everyone a lot less same-y.
No ape-faces on the townies thus far.
The trees, ground, some bushes, and a few other things look great.
Love the traits!

The bad:

The sims all look... off. Even the skinny ones look like one of those aged celebrities who put too much silicon into their faces. Also, playdoh.
The graphics don't seem all that much of a step up from Sims 2. Still some jaggies, and some things look pretty much the same as they did in 2.
Not enough stuff in Buy Mode and CAS. More on this later.
Everything looks kind of dark to me.
Doesn't seem like there is all that much to do, but this might mean I need to spend more time playing it.
Lots of bugs, sounds like. Though I haven't encountered one... yet.
If they are not going to allow custom content/mods/hacks, then that's a deal-breaker.
All those sliders in CAS, and yet still everyone looks the same.
The pathfinding seems just as retarded as ever. Does it really need to take 3 RL minutes for two sims to figure out that, yes, they are going to throw a ball?
Sounds like they broke genetics. Ugh. I DNW ugly babies/kids.

The iffy:

Not sure about the enforced Legacy thing yet. I like townies aging, but DO want to maintain strict control over my families.
Fast Forward seems to only last as long as the action you put it on.
Not used to the control scheme yet.
Hard to get around town.
Moodlets... meh.

Overall:

My experience with this game is being really influenced by how little there is in it, and the knowledge that EA again will attempt to rape us all with EPs, Stuff Packs, and Sim Store Stuff. I've followed this game since Sims 1... and I am tired of giving EA huge sums of money for a few freaking bread-crumbs. There needed to be more things from 1 and 2 in here. A LOT more things. Hobbies, for instance. And weather. Perhaps pets. Those were all great things that need to be a base-game, not an expansion pack. I don't want to buy a 'Nightlife' EP for a third time, or a 'Pets' one, or whatever thing they are going to re-hash.

I guess I'll play the game a bit more, and will await more news. Until then, color me pretty underwhelmed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 20, 18:59:23
Quote from: jello
When the pop up notifications bug you that you only have one day left to pay your bills, there is a "pay bills now" button there--if you click it, your bill will automatically be paid and you don't have to send someone to do it.
I don't remember seeing this pop-up, but I might have been distracted at the time. ;)

Quote from: tngrspacecadet
When does betting open on how soon a patch is released?
The day after release. ;) I got five on it. :P

Quote from: Pescado
Revise: You don't want that unless you are doing it DELIBERATELY.
It would be lulzy if it randomly showed up, though. Like Don Juan Trepie's nose. ;)

Quote from: Zazazu
Look at their career tab. On the right side, you'll see one or more smiley/frowny faces.
Ah, so I know that his second smilyface had to do with his boss, so maybe he should do a little sucking up or something. :) Also, good to know that C is still the snapshot taker. I hadn't tried it yet, but I'm going to tonight. :3

LOL That picture of the sims protesting with the NO BUGS signs really make me chuckle.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 20, 19:14:58
Hey, just mentioning this again...
This is in response to Pes' comments about testingcheatsenabled:
While shift-clicking a sim only give two options, grow up and change traits, shift-clicking on the mailbox will give more options, including set career, force visitor, force npc, make friends, know everybody, etc. Also, Shift-Click on the ground and you can teleport anywhere in town. Shift-Clicking on sims from other Families allows you to add them to yours.  Just mentioning this again.
Also, anybody know how to get the UI into screen caps? I can't find the option and the Show UI option under video only does it for video... :( Please help.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 20, 19:23:55
I have just thought of something.  Because the hood is all joined up, there will be no such concept as teleporting in neighbors and holding them hostage on your lot by making them selectable until they have helped you play out some scenario - they'll just make a run for it.  No prisons or schools.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 20, 19:25:28
I have just thought of something.  Because the hood is all joined up, there will be no such concept as teleporting in neighbors and holding them hostage on your lot by making them selectable until they have helped you play out some scenario - they'll just make a run for it

One might have to build a fence around them, I suppose, which makes playing out a scenario difficult.  Hmmm.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 20, 19:28:26
Quote from: vcpink
Also, anybody know how to get the UI into screen caps? I can't find the option and the Show UI option under video only does it for video... Sad Please help.
Print screen button on your keyboard. :P



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 20, 19:31:03
Quote from: vcpink
Also, anybody know how to get the UI into screen caps? I can't find the option and the Show UI option under video only does it for video... Sad Please help.
Print screen button on your keyboard. :P



There is an option, at the same screen as other capture options, to include or not include UI.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LauraW on 2009 May 20, 19:33:36
Last night, while the Sims 3 was downloading, I played Kudos 2, a game I really enjoy. Then today, I played Sims 3. The similarities are remarkable. In fact, other than the fact that you move your Sim around rather than stare at an avatar on the screen and you reproduce, its almost exactly like Kudos with some enhancements. I wonder of the maker if Kudos received some money for this? Even the avatar smiling when she is happy or frowning when sad is from Kudos. I am waiting for the snowfall and snowball fights...oh, but we don't have seasons yet, do we? :)

The person who said this was like a text game is correct. I like Kudos so will probably be okay with this but it isn't the same game as Sims 1 and Sims 2. It very much feels like a strategy game rather than the toy, as Pescado calls it, that we had with Sims 2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 20, 19:52:54
It's still a sandbox, but it's a sandbox where you only have ONE molding bucket and your brother is dangling all the other toys and not letting you have them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ciane on 2009 May 20, 19:59:41
Here are some random thoughts from a lurker...

I think the lack of objects shouldn't be too big a hindrance. Won't it eventually be possible for the community to put all the TS2 object meshes into the TS3 game? EA has obviously used the TS2 object files and offers us more TS2 objects for the TS3 in the EA Store. Someone who is awesome enough will find a way to add the existing TS2 object meshes (which obviously exists, as noted by the mere fact that the EA Store exists). Finding out how to replace some of the existing textures with ones that we might find more pleasing would, of course, also be awesome.

Rather than play a family for a whole day, might it be possible to rotate play quickly enough from one family to another that the wants are still there when you return and they didn't have time to get in trouble or go astray? My thought is that one could play one family just long enough to queue some actions and then jump to another family to queue actions there, etc. If you return to the original family in a few hours, rather than in day or so, will the want you have promised still be there or resurface; or, will it be gone and not pop back up in a short time? (After running through the hood and setting up everything initially, I'd settle in with whichever family seemed the most interesting at that time and lurk there for a few hours; but I would like to check up on the others occasionally. Basically, I'm wondering if the wants might reroll as they do in Sims2.)

I also wanted to say thanks for all the detailed pictures and impressions of the good, the bad, and the ugly. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 20, 20:02:27
Last night, while the Sims 3 was downloading, I played Kudos 2, a game I really enjoy. Then today, I played Sims 3. The similarities are remarkable. In fact, other than the fact that you move your Sim around rather than stare at an avatar on the screen and you reproduce, its almost exactly like Kudos with some enhancements. I wonder of the maker if Kudos received some money for this? Even the avatar smiling when she is happy or frowning when sad is from Kudos. I am waiting for the snowfall and snowball fights...oh, but we don't have seasons yet, do we? :)

The person who said this was like a text game is correct. I like Kudos so will probably be okay with this but it isn't the same game as Sims 1 and Sims 2. It very much feels like a strategy game rather than the toy, as Pescado calls it, that we had with Sims 2.

The crap that is SimSocial on Facebook IS Kudos. I couldn't believe it. I presume the game developer of Kudos had something to do with that, otherwise...  :o


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 20, 20:04:36
Rather than play a family for a whole day, might it be possible to rotate play quickly enough from one family to another that the wants are still there when you return and they didn't have time to get in trouble or go astray? My thought is that one could play one family just long enough to queue some actions and then jump to another family to queue actions there, etc. If you return to the original family in a few hours, rather than in day or so, will the want you have promised still be there or resurface; or, will it be gone and not pop back up in a short time? (After running through the hood and setting up everything initially, I'd settle in with whichever family seemed the most interesting at that time and lurk there for a few hours; but I would like to check up on the others occasionally. Basically, I'm wondering if the wants might reroll as they do in Sims2.)

As soon as you decide to play a new active family, it warns you the wants will be gone from the current one.  There's no constant source of wants either, sometimes you have more than enough, sometimes none.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LauraW on 2009 May 20, 20:20:05
I didn't mean Sim Social, I mean the actual Sims 3 game. I went to the bookstore, clicked on it, and it asked me if I wanted to shop. I clicked that I did, my sim disappeared inside and a catalog of sorts opened so I could shop. It was just like Kudos 2. I honestly do not see a lot of difference in the basic game play...going to a restaurant, getting traits from friends (I talked to a guy and gained 'friendliness' or something like that. Sims 3 is more about time management and strategy. You even get happiness moodlets, just like doing things raises happiness in Kudos.

I suppose you could ignore all that and just play like in Sims 2, but I have a feeling you would have a miserable Sim and he/she would show you how miserable he/she was. I think we are going to have to pay attention more to what the game tells us our Sim wants.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 20, 20:42:11
There's no constant source of wants either, sometimes you have more than enough, sometimes none.

They're supposedly prompted by a combination of your LTW and the environment.  Thus, a sim who wants to reach the top of the symphony branch of the music career will get a want if he hears someone playing music, but not if he's sitting at home eating dinner with his wife.  A sim who wants to raise 5 kids to teen, however, might get a want at home -- to woohoo, have a baby, etc.  In other words, the seeming lack of wants in some cases and overabundance in others may be another "feature" intended by EAxis.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: devilsrope on 2009 May 20, 20:42:48
Has anyone found a way to make roof sections of differing angles? Seems to be all or nothing, but maybe I missed something there. Also, I read that constrainfloorelevation wouldn't be available; it is, although with an unfortunate side effect. The ceiling texture isn't lowered with the wall height, and continues to float above. It's only viewable from below (see mid-construction pic). Stupid EAxis.

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/veganelise/th_cfefail.jpg) (http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/veganelise/?action=view&current=cfefail.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 20, 20:44:32
getting traits from friends (I talked to a guy and gained 'friendliness' or something like that.

That's not you "gaining" the trait, that's figuring out the traits of the person you're talking to. When you meet people, you have no idea what their traits are at first. And gradually you learn more and more of them the more you talk to someone.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lerf on 2009 May 20, 20:50:50
Doubt I'll download it as I'm in my late 50's and I'd like it to finish downloading before I'm too senile to know what it is.

So, can someone answer a question?  Is it possible to wipe the neighborhood clean and start over with a new family\families?  I realize that it will spawn nameless random horrors on its own but I'd just like to know if there's some way to get rid of the original neighborhood.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: IAmTheRad on 2009 May 20, 20:53:20
How the heck do you change the active family without restarting the entire game?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: devilsrope on 2009 May 20, 20:59:30
Please don´t beat me, if this was answered before.

In my options menu it is not possible to use the life span slider.
Is this a bug or am I just clueless?

The option is greyed out if you click the "..." on the neighborhood chooser. Enter the neighborhood, then go to options.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 20, 21:02:33

So, what about getting sims a new set of clothing, is it possible?

I haven't bought any, but "plan outfit" is available with the dresser/wardrobe, so it seems like it should be possible.

It's never too late to reply :D

Thanks! I spent quite a bit of time around all community lots trying to find a place to buy clothing before I popped the stupid question. It never occured to me to check the most logical place - the wardrobe  ::) I like how they did it.


And the launcher? We shouldn't run it, right?

Do not run. Ever. I set up my shortcut to go straight to the cracked exe, bypassing launcher.

Yeah, me too, but I'm so curious what's in there. I loved Sporepedia, so sad they put the catch-all-content thing in a stupid launcher!  >:(

How the heck do you change the active family without restarting the entire game?

Click the three dots button, then 'Edit nhood', and the option 'switch active household' will appear.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ciane on 2009 May 20, 21:08:05
Thanks Blue Soup. I had read that the wants didn't stick or weren't locked when you left to play another family. I just wondered if they would pop back in again a while after returning or if they were gone for good. If they are influenced by a certain occurance, such as listening to someone play music in the square, then I guess that want wouldn't pop back up again until strolling to the park or maybe listening to music on the radio.

I'm curious about another thing. Do the sims stay in their normal clothing while pregnant? There is no more changing into pregnancy clothes? That is an improvement.

Also, I noticed in one snapshot that a single sim moving in had 16,000. Does a larger family get more money or the same amount as a single sim made in CAS?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: IAmTheRad on 2009 May 20, 21:09:32
How the heck do you change the active family without restarting the entire game?

Click the three dots button, then 'Edit nhood', and the option 'switch active household' will appear.
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They did it a horrible way. I hate it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roux on 2009 May 20, 21:13:08
I'm curious about another thing. Do the sims stay in their normal clothing while pregnant? There is no more changing into pregnancy clothes? That is an improvement.

My not-really-a-self-sim changed clothes when pregnant, and "plan outfit" wasn't available on the wardrobe anymore. It's annoying, but the 2 pregnancy outfits I saw were more varied and somewhat less fugly than TS2 default maternity wear.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Honeywell on 2009 May 20, 21:19:02
Did anyone else notice an inventory wipe after switching house holds?

I was trying to figure out how to get a "romantic interest" to move in, get married, engaged... anything really besides fuck buddy.  I switched the active family to see if I'd have better luck playing that side, I didn't of course.  But when I switched back to the original family, as expected, the wants were all gone but so was their entire inventory.  I'd think that losing actual possessions (all that collectible crap they're so keen on) would merit a warning too.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 20, 21:21:26
Also, I noticed in one snapshot that a single sim moving in had 16,000. Does a larger family get more money or the same amount as a single sim made in CAS?

They get more.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 20, 21:24:18
Did anyone else notice an inventory wipe after switching house holds?

I was trying to figure out how to get a "romantic interest" to move in, get married, engaged... anything really besides fuck buddy.  I switched the active family to see if I'd have better luck playing that side, I didn't of course.  But when I switched back to the original family, as expected, the wants were all gone but so was their entire inventory.  I'd think that losing actual possessions (all that collectible crap they're so keen on) would merit a warning too.  

Oh no! I think I checked inventory after switching and I think it remained intact. I *think*. Shouldn't collectible crap be kept in a skill panel or some other totally unexpected place?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 20, 21:26:05
It happened to you too Honeywell? I thought maybe someone stole it, but yeah all of the stuff in one of my sim's inventory,
including some rare butterflies, a bunch of seeds, expensive books and a guitar, were missing also after I  created a new sim.
I looked every where on the lot and in the family inventory, but nothing was there.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 20, 21:27:41
I created an entirely new game and transplanted my family from my other save, and they still had all their inventory when I checked on them. On the other hand, I've heard other people saying they've lost inventory as well. Probably some kind of retarded bug -_-


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 20, 21:32:33
Did anyone else notice an inventory wipe after switching house holds?

Same just happened to me, for the first time in about 10 switches. And it only happened to one sim out of a family of 4. But her guitar and song books were gone.

I also keep getting a bizarre and creepy glitch with young adult aged Bella Goth; when she's lying or sitting down, even in the bath, her body keeps almost 'jumping' into a standing up position for a second. Then she goes back to how she was. A few seconds later, she jumps up again. It's creepy and god damn irritating.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 20, 21:39:52
I've also noticed this inventory problem. My main sim only had one object in her inventory, but it was gone after I switched back to her household. Damn irritating, too, since it was the most expensive laptop and she has the computer whiz trait.

I was trying to figure out how to get a "romantic interest" to move in, get married, engaged... anything really besides fuck buddy.

This takes for bloody EVER. Maybe it had something to do with my Sim's traits or something, I don't know, but my Sim had the option to "try for baby" long before she had the option to "ask to be boyfriend" or whatever the option is. I was beginning to think they'd be elders by the time they got engaged.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 20, 21:40:20
Had a bit of trouble starting at first- COMODO would do it usual "I don't recognize this program, is it safe to let it do X Y and Z?" routine, but that would for some reason lock up everything. Once I got it set to let the damn game run (but not connect to the internet!), it started up fine. Anyone else have this issue?

You guys weren't kidding about the load times- the seamless neighborhood is amazing. The interface, however, is a pain in the ass.

Why include a beach if Sims can't swim in the ocean?

Bikes are something that should have been added to The Sims a long time ago.

It needs MOAR furniture badly. More hairstyles would be nice, too. So would more clothes, but the lack of furniture and hair options hurts more.

New CAS would be great if it weren't for the whole Puddingface thing. The sliders don't seem to have a huge effect the way they did in TS2.

There's too many premades taking up the good real estate, and I'd bet deleting them's as much of a Bad Idea as it was in TS2.

If Sunset Valley is Pleasantview in the past, why didn't they name it Pleasantview?

I haven't played much yet so much as I've mucked around in CAS- more observations forthcoming, probably.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tacuitacitum on 2009 May 20, 21:41:24
Did anyone else notice an inventory wipe after switching house holds?

If Sims are able to switch jobs and breed behind your back like people are saying they are (I don't doubt, I just haven't tried this yet myself) then it might be reasonable to assume they might dump their inventory somewhere stupid, sell it or bin it and so on. That most certainly is a DNW.

Is it possible that EA will deliberately change or update the May 5th release so that saves and so on made with this release won't work with the actual release, or that "well, it's not the final game that was leaked!" ? Or is it too late for them to do that by now?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mootilda on 2009 May 20, 21:46:34
Much too late.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 21:50:52
Thanks Blue Soup. I had read that the wants didn't stick or weren't locked when you left to play another family. I just wondered if they would pop back in again a while after returning or if they were gone for good.
The wants not sticking is not a huge deal. Usually you'll get a bunch thrown at you when you reenter the house, and since the wants are mostly stupid crap like "Ask Ann about her day" or "make the bed", they are easy to fulfill. What sucks is losing opportunities, especially if the opportunity happens to be delivering 20 high-quality produce to a store and you're almost to the point where you have the amount. Between that issue and growing up, I've never been able to complete the elementary school opportunity that involves free game tickets.

I was trying to figure out how to get a "romantic interest" to move in, get married, engaged... anything really besides fuck buddy.

This takes for bloody EVER. Maybe it had something to do with my Sim's traits or something, I don't know, but my Sim had the option to "try for baby" long before she had the option to "ask to be boyfriend" or whatever the option is. I was beginning to think they'd be elders by the time they got engaged.
I've tested with identical trait mixes and had different results. And now I'm suffering from the same thing again...Nathan really wants his first kiss with Haeju (demon spawn), and since his intended is already an adult, I figured I'd let her get a little for now. Yet even though they are best friends, even though I've done every romantic action at least twice, no kiss options have appeared and they are still just best friends.

Curtains are a mess. Many of them cut through windows. All windows.

Oh, and BFFs are back.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Honeywell on 2009 May 20, 21:58:49
Did anyone else notice an inventory wipe after switching house holds?

Same just happened to me, for the first time in about 10 switches. And it only happened to one sim out of a family of 4. But her guitar and song books were gone. <snip>

Ok, so I guess it's a bug instead of a feature.  Do you think if EA tried really hard they could come up with a bug that would piss off people more?  I was just checking the game out so I wasn't really invested in my progress but if I was playing "for real" and actually paid money for the game I'd be screaming pretty loud about now.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: madamejeanie on 2009 May 20, 22:01:29
MJ Chun confirmed that many of the characters in the ads will not be in the game.  Apparently she wasn't too happy about it either.

Interview here: http://sims3nieuws.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-nieuws-exclusive-interview-with.html
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I see that the game is set up to do auto-saves during gameplay.  This worries me.  I sometimes get up and walk away from my game for an hour or two.  I almost always pause the game when I do that, but there have been times when I forgot to or was called away too suddenly to do so.  If that happens while playing Sims 3, a great deal of irreparable damage might take place while I'm not in control and the old stand-by option of "quit without saving" won't apply.

BTW, I've been trying to download this for two days now and I have less than a third of it downloaded.  I'm about to just give up.  BitTorrent slows my entire network down to a crawl while it's running.  The kids are starting to complain.  LOL


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sammy on 2009 May 20, 22:02:32
So, after 40 hours and something minutes I finally finished torrenting the game. Installed without a problem and the game neither crashed nor caused my laptop to explode/catch fire while running it.

The first thing I did was create a family. I'm not nearly as impressed as a lot of people seem to be about the CAS. The sims are butt ugly and no matter what I did I couldn't change the overall appearance of my sims very much. The "advanced" controls were rather pointless. They're more basic and there is very little you can change. I find it's a huge step back from Body Shop. The sims heads are strangely large, as well.

The weight slider was neat, though setting it to the skinniest point  didn't seem very skinny at all. I was expecting some walking skeletons. :/ All the sims seem short and stocky.

The clothing meshes weren't so bad, though I'm not sure how I feel about choosing patterns and colours. It seems like a giant pain in the ass to me. It might be that it was just overwhelming at the time and figuring out how to save specific choices as "custom content" will probably help, but I'm rather disgruntled at the moment.

The traits are neat, I admit. While I haven't played long enough to see how they individually effect a sim, I know by reading that it's mostly superficial and that they don't really change anything in the long run. You're not evil by taking a "wicked shower" or however it went (I know it was mentioned earlier?). I want evil sims to set fire to bushes, trip sims, poison someone's "blended drink". The way things are currently is rather corny and childish (hurr, I know it's a "kids" teen game), but dammit I want some evil-take-over-the-city-sims.

I tried following the tutorial, but got bored rather quickly. "Blah, blah, yes I know how to buy a couch. Jobs, blah, blah, blah." I might going through it again if it has any useful stuff... maybe.

I think the idea of an open neighbourhood is good in concept, but in reality it... really pisses off people like me who need to keep a eye on the entire area so sims aren't doing what I don't want them to do. The buildings and scenery are amazing, I admit. I don't know how I feel about sims disappearing into buildings. Sure, it gives the sims more options (like going to a concert), but I feels more like a game, like Pes said, and not a toy. While I have told my sim to go to a concert, I can't follow them and tell them to throw their bra on stage keep the story I have going in my head. It's like running into a wall.

Speaking of stories, I don't like how we're pretty much forced into playing along with Eaxis "storyline". My neighbourhoods are rarely "normal". In TS2 I have a zombie apocalypse hood (zombie apocalyse in TS3, by the way, would be very exciting), a sort of gloomy, dictatorial vibe, Stepford-Wife-ish background, etc. With townies doing whatever the hell they want I can't give my neighourhood any theme of my choosing.

I do like how the sims have personalities now, from their traits. One sim was walking down the street, shouting and being rather obnoxious while another ditzy teenager with huge earings easily grew bored of listening to my sim squee over her new house. But like I said, it's rather superficial.

Decorating houses is going to become very tedious now, me thinks. I love how we have the option of changing little details, but only to a point. Just like in CAS, it feels like a pain in the ass. I haven't quite figured out how to save a specific design as a whole instead of just a certain pattern combination, but once I do, hopefully I'll feel differently.

I've noticed that a lot of furniture seems to have been taken directly from TS2 and recycled, but what else is new? This displeased me. I also noticed, as I was poking through the usual assortment of ugly window coverings, that windows actually bleed through.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/LadyDea/Screenshot.jpg)

I tried a bunch of different window coverings, but the same thing happened to all of them. I didn't try different windows, but I can only assume, this is Eaxis afterall, that it's the same for all of them.

Soon after the window covering incident I saved and exited.




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DansGirl on 2009 May 20, 22:04:42
N00b here.... Although I have been following this topic religiously for the past few days.  :P

I just wanted to contribute my seemingly normal-near enough good looking sim for you to see :

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/FlirtatiousTara/Sims%203/sims3.jpg)

Also I dont know if this actually means anything but for some unknown reason I was nosing around in the Sims 3 files and I found something that said DevTest. [Prepares to be made into N00b pie] I wondered if that meant this was the developers version or not. I have no knowledge of anything too technical but thought I'd air my findings.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 20, 22:08:55
In addition to the "bug/feature" fishing out of swimming pools, I managed to run into this interesting act of EAxis stupidity:

(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k67/mshackerssuck/Other%20stuff/Screenshot.jpg)

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimKat on 2009 May 20, 22:18:01
Now that's classic and hilarious.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Pyrobon on 2009 May 20, 22:24:16
Well, i've enjoyed the game a lot. My main complaint is sleeping takes a LOT of time, and it doesn't speed up much when going into Speed 3. Anyone having the same issue?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 20, 22:28:52
That's probably why they put the enforced sleeps into SimSocial, to get us used to the idea.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 20, 22:31:12
I wonder if I've discovered another bug, this time of the cheaty variety:

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/writingskill.jpg)

I canceled the action of writing his novel at the same moment he was to move up a skill level, and it went up two levels instead.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tessieroo on 2009 May 20, 22:32:35
That's probably why they put the enforced sleeps into SimSocial, to get us used to the idea.

Along those lines, I'm also hearing that the needs aren't that easily met in order to leave you free to do other stuff. (skills, friends, etc) Didn't EAxis say we wouldn't have to concentrate so much on basic needs this time around? So another FAIL.  >:(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 20, 22:35:37
Along those lines, I'm also hearing that the needs aren't that easily met in order to leave you free to do other stuff. (skills, friends, etc) Didn't EAxis say we wouldn't have to concentrate so much on basic needs this time around? So another FAIL.  >:(

I'm thinking that's why they made the No-bladder and No-hygiene things as rewards, possibly to ease off the needs pressure. The fact that there's no Need rejuvenator thingy like in TS2 doesn't help either.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: discrete on 2009 May 20, 22:39:24
 :D

I can't stand the uglyness. I've spent two hours in CAST to create a decent looking sim and I failed hard.
The so-called advanced sliders are fail especially in the eyes and lips departments. TS2 Bodyshop is way better. :)
I couldn't give almond shaped eyes and full lips to my sim.

I played for a few hours but TS3 didn't impress too much.
Sims are ugly and it's difficult for me to play if I can't stand the sims of the neighborhood.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 20, 22:40:03
The REALLY bad one is energy. It seems to go down relatively fast, and take a long time to sleep to get it all back. It's a little better with the best bed, but with money being a lot tighter than normal, it takes at least some time to get one. Also I don't think there's a lifetime reward that touches energy, of course.

On the other hand, hunger is SPEEDY. Basically one decent meal fills you from empty to full, and they eat it fast. This could be offset by the fact that cooking takes a loooong time sometimes, though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 20, 22:46:04
If you want to play the game without those pesky little "motives" do this:
1. ctrl-shift-c
2. testingcheatsenabled true
3. Enter
4. Shift-click on mailbox
5. Make All Happy
6a. Repeat 4-5 as needed, or;
6b. Shift-click on mailbox
7. Make Needs Static

Done, no more pesky "motives" to hinder you. Have fun.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 20, 22:52:21
If you want to play the game without those pesky little "motives" do this:
1. ctrl-shift-c
2. testingcheatsenabled true
3. Enter
4. Shift-click on mailbox
5. Make All Happy
6a. Repeat 4-5 as needed, or;
6b. Shift-click on mailbox
7. Make Needs Static

Done, no more pesky "motives" to hinder you. Have fun.

Alternatively, you can click and drag on the needs bars when above cheat is enabled, just like TS2. I find it more convenient if, say, I don't want my sim to pass out from exhaustion yet, but don't want to keep refreshing all of the motives for everyone.

Edited because I can't type.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: FourCats on 2009 May 20, 22:52:44
Quote

Do not run. Ever. I set up my shortcut to go straight to the cracked exe, bypassing launcher.

Sorry if I sound stupid but how do you do that, I have just been turning off my wifi before I launch the game, but if there is another way please let me know.


Left-click the desktop shortcut, select Properties.  Edit the Target path to go to TS3.exe instead of the launcherwhatever.exe.  Apply. Save. Voila.

My preferred way is to go directly to the cracked exe, and right click drag it to my desktop and choose short cut.  Then I move it to my tool bar.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nanacake on 2009 May 20, 22:55:46
So many people watching this thread! But not enough? I do hope word of mouth wins vs the L&P that EA has/will continue placing out over the tubes. It seems like TS3 ads have panned all over the websites I visit in the last week or so. Regardless, unless I can convince my beau I can has torrent....
"5GB! And then you have to move your downloads over too?"
"What downloads?! There is no custom content ....yet."
"LIES!" *fingers in ears*

*sigh*
Don't think I'll be trying it soon. Needs more coaxing. :D I just can't be that cruel to send my iMac to it's grave yet, at least not until a proper backup is made. Did Rohina get it to work on mac?
Also judging from the chair bug, I guess no one will be making custom chairs. lol


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 20, 22:56:46
Ha, my sim who was following the 'evil' path of the criminal career track just got arrested. There are even options for how you should spend your time in jail, as if you were at work. Made me lol.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 20, 23:13:23
Newspaper headlines:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/315odpv.jpg)

A good way to check who is spawning whom. Births are listed first, then deaths, then (I guess) moves, then random drivel.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 20, 23:14:18
but dammit I want some evil-take-over-the-city-sims.

Well, one Sim mine met was all excited to tell her about his "plot"... which apparently involved nukes, from the speech bubbles.


Also, is it just me or do skills build more slowly now?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 20, 23:23:54
In general im enjoying the game. i also use to play just one house, so no problem with that. One thing i find strange: all the watches, rings, etc, are just for one hand??

When you click on the watch/ring/whatever, does an arrow appear at the bottom-left of the thumbnail?  Try clicking that.

Mmm, i tried this without luck. clicking in the thumbnail just delete it. Was it an idea or does it work for you?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SpaceDoll on 2009 May 20, 23:37:43
That little arrow is the undo button.  No idea how you might switch hands.

I am enjoying the game muchly right now, but will probably get bored as the fun and interesting bits start repeating.  One thing I do like is the little drag-able bar on queued actions that lets you make them more worthwhile, like changing "clean up dishes in room" to "clean up dishes on lot".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LauraW on 2009 May 20, 23:44:33
getting traits from friends (I talked to a guy and gained 'friendliness' or something like that.

That's not you "gaining" the trait, that's figuring out the traits of the person you're talking to. When you meet people, you have no idea what their traits are at first. And gradually you learn more and more of them the more you talk to someone.

That happens in Kudos too. You see ??? instead of traits until you get to know the person.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 21, 00:15:26
Moving a sim out of a house and trying to merge them with another household does not bloody work. They get placed in the 'clipboard' area; after attempting to merge this sim into another household numerous times, I gave up and clicked 'Return To Game'. The sim I was trying to move in has effectively been deleted from the game now; none of my sims have any relationships with him any more and he is nowhere to be found. Yippee.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jaclyn on 2009 May 21, 00:22:16
Does anyone know where I can see more Screenshots from players? :)
Perhaps a photobucket album or a livejournal?
I'd really like to see more. :)

Loving all the information! Thanks guys!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 21, 00:29:42
Does anyone know where I can see more Screenshots from players? :)
Perhaps a photobucket album or a livejournal?

Another album, about 27 pics. (http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee18/ZazazuAbubu/TS3%20previews2/)

Not sure if you've already checked this one out, Zazazu posted it a few pages back.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 21, 00:38:55
This post is going to be about the tiered method of socialization with other sims and how the interactions show up accordingly. If you know about this already, feel free to skip the post.

If however you have been wondering why you can't propose steady relationship/woohoo/ask someone to move in at certain times, this MAY help. Or if you already know how this works and still can't find the stuff, then something is probably bugged/implemented crappily. Go EA!

Basically, each method of chatting seems to have different tiers, with more interactions available with each successive tier. In the upper left it says what the person is currently thinking of the conversation. Friendly chatting starts with them "thinking [sim name] is okay." Next after that is thinking you are sociable and thinking you are friendly (can't remember which comes first).

Flirting starts with "[sim name] is flirty", then followed by "is very alluring", and finally, "is extremely irresistible". From what I've seen, going steady only shows up with that very last stage, and I'm assuming marriage is the same. And you get to the next stage by doing the interactions in that grouping till it gets up there. Yes this means you usually can't just walk up to someone and do the woohoo interaction for example (unless you have specific traits blah blah blah).

Hopefully this helps some people, and if stuff still isn't appearing when you think it should be, then I have no clue yet. I still haven't tried to get people married yet, so I don't exactly know where that is. I know I've seen "ask to move in" in the friendly section, and it is probably at one of the higher tiers of friendly chat.

Edit: The interactions not appearing till higher tiers seems to apply at ALL times. Even if you have a sim as a romantic interest and with a very high relationship, it doesn't look like you can walk right up to them and make out/woohoo out of the blue. You have to go through each tier yada yada until you get to the right one and the interactions show up.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roux on 2009 May 21, 00:51:56
Moving a sim out of a house and trying to merge them with another household does not bloody work. They get placed in the 'clipboard' area; after attempting to merge this sim into another household numerous times, I gave up and clicked 'Return To Game'. The sim I was trying to move in has effectively been deleted from the game now; none of my sims have any relationships with him any more and he is nowhere to be found. Yippee.

I remember something from one of the lessons that any sim/household that is still on the clipboard will be discarded if you don't put them into a house. Which is kind of sucky, IMO. It sounds like that happened with your sim.

But with a marriage-related move, I was quite surprised at how well it worked. I wanted my test sim to move into her husband's house, which was larger and better furnished. After they did the little private ceremony, there was a dialog box. I moved both sims to his side of the panel, then renamed the household to her name. I also got to decide if I wanted to pack her belongings, or sell them. There was no loss of wishes or opportunities - the sims walked together over to his house, and she had a little negative 'moving day' moodlet for a few hours.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 21, 01:07:09
I do find three more fun to play - with sims 1, I didn't -play- until Makin' Magic.  Sims 2, I played for brief spurts when I tried challenges, but mostly I just made things [well, make, since I'm not giving it up yet], and I've played the console stuff.  I'm working up an unbiased review for a friend's new unbiased game review blog.

I like most of the play aspects - gardening ticks me off, and I'll never do another gardening task, unless I'm missing something.  Gathering rocks, you know what you have [unlike the real world] but you can't tell what a seed will grow?  Big freaking difference between lime and watermelon seeds iRL.  I like the gathering and the like, but not being able to buy basic seeds like tomato, onion, garlic, and the like is...maddening.

I think this is actually closer to what Simsville might have been.  The graphics are not innovative, but the play stuff is.  I just think the devs ignored the 2 thirds who like sandbox/modding for the movie and story makers.  I personally like only needing to control one household, but others don't want to lose that control.  And as a mesher who can see the potential with the new system, the possibility that I won't be able to make new meshes annoys me something fierce - that and potentially not have my game-fix hacks.

But it is more fun, for now, to play.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 21, 01:12:34
I like the gathering and the like, but not being able to buy basic seeds like tomato, onion, garlic, and the like is...maddening.
You can actually just go to the supermarket and plant the fruits/vegetables that you can buy there, they don't need to be in seed form. You can also plant whatever you manage to harvest, this is pretty much how you get higher and higher quality harvests.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ciane on 2009 May 21, 01:13:25
So, one thing that would be nice is the opportunity to see all "opportunities" being offered to either select families, such as ones you have already played, or all families. For example, if you are playing the Bakers, a pop-up could ask, "Should Charlie Chesterfield bring work home with him?" or "Should Clara Klepo swip a statue from the musuem?" With the option to turn off messages, or better yet, filter which messages are received, one could feel more in control without being overwhelmed with messages all the time.

I think EA should have at least left us the ability to lock in one wish though. It is after all what we have been led to expect.

On a positive note, I shall be learning how to give up some control and go with the flow a bit more. I shall have to learn to be happy controlling just one family rather than a whole town, at least until someone figures out how to play it the TS2 way.

Some wanted more realistic game play, and in that aspect, controlling only one family at a time is more realistic.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Gelina on 2009 May 21, 01:18:48
Has anyone figured out a way to get a lot of groceries into the fridge quickly?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Genlisae on 2009 May 21, 01:28:06
I am in the middle of looking closer at a few things that have been driving me nuts and took a few video's that I thought I would share.

Video 1 http://www.box.net/shared/f5bk2u52d2

A test family with the woman in labour for an at home birth. The father/husband is helpfully providing scene setting music for her! (Immediately after freaking out that she was in labour, he pulled out his guitar)

Video 2 http://www.box.net/shared/d4uixavmma

Directly across the street is the second test family currently being ignored to see what they do. As you will see the woman from the first test family went over to chat and ended up being present for the birth of the neighbours baby (her own only 3 hours old across the street) this time in hospital.

Video 3 http://www.box.net/shared/x9yoa6grod

The trip to the hospital and a rabbit hole building in action. What you see is what you get.

Video 4 http://www.box.net/shared/i89s71kuvf

Out of the rabbit hole and back home. The random male sim leaving the hospital behind the two women in this video is the father of the newborn who was supposed to be at work not at the hospital to witness the birth.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 21, 01:33:49
I think this is actually closer to what Simsville might have been.  The graphics are not innovative, but the play stuff is.  I just think the devs ignored the 2 thirds who like sandbox/modding for the movie and story makers.  I personally like only needing to control one household, but others don't want to lose that control.  And as a mesher who can see the potential with the new system, the possibility that I won't be able to make new meshes annoys me something fierce - that and potentially not have my game-fix hacks.
The "only one household" thing is pretty much the main nuisance. Turning off story progression does not appear to actually do what it says on the box and halt the crapflood of random sims infesting the neighborhood or prevent the other sims from endlessly spawning.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 21, 01:45:48
I like the gathering and the like, but not being able to buy basic seeds like tomato, onion, garlic, and the like is...maddening.
You can actually just go to the supermarket and plant the fruits/vegetables that you can buy there, they don't need to be in seed form. You can also plant whatever you manage to harvest, this is pretty much how you get higher and higher quality harvests.

Ooooh!  Okay - right now I'm trying a somewhat asian looking girl with jade green eyes, I'll see what happens with her, though she's going for rock star.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 21, 02:05:22
YO NOOBS! This is MATY read the fucking manual, and stop posting completely pointless THANKS THIS IS GREAT! replies. You are not adding anything you are making it harder for others to get to the information they want.

@ Gelina
I don't think there is a way. But you don't need to buy any, if you don't have the correct food stuffs for a meal you just pay the cost of them when you make the meal instead of buying them in bulk then using at a later date. The cost is the same unless you have supermarket offers.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daydreamer on 2009 May 21, 02:21:27
Am I blind or is there no gardening section? I can't find it for some odd reason.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisylee on 2009 May 21, 02:22:50
Pes, Inge, everyone - now that you have had a chance to look at the game a bit, what is your take on our being able to get a SimPe equivalent for this game eventually?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 21, 02:24:25
Or if you already know how this works and still can't find the stuff, then something is probably bugged/implemented crappily. Go EA!

Basically, each method of chatting seems to have different tiers, with more interactions available with each successive tier. In the upper left it says what the person is currently thinking of the conversation. Friendly chatting starts with them "thinking [sim name] is okay." Next after that is thinking you are sociable and thinking you are friendly (can't remember which comes first).
Oh yay! Follow this exact line of actions, every time. Exactly what we, the players, don't want. My problem is still getting the relationship status to change from best friend to romantic interest. If they aren't best friends first, I get it right away after a couple of complements, a flirt, and a hand hold. If they are best friends, it takes several repeats.

I like the gathering and the like, but not being able to buy basic seeds like tomato, onion, garlic, and the like is...maddening.
You can actually just go to the supermarket and plant the fruits/vegetables that you can buy there, they don't need to be in seed form. You can also plant whatever you manage to harvest, this is pretty much how you get higher and higher quality harvests.
One opportunity reward also lets you know that you can plant eggs for eggplants and cheese for cheeseplants. Because you can totally do that and cheeseplants exist. I find the unknown seeds to be annoying...once a sim has planted and unknown seed and seen it grow, they should be able to identify that seed. That way they don't end up with 50 million lime trees blocking view.

(http://i40.tinypic.com/35b8nci.jpg)
This is a remodel of the little trailer-like home with the "Indian burial ground" in the back (my poor ancestors). My family is finally solvent. Annoyingly, that nasty colored edge that you get on a flat roof or foundation is still present. Also, fences can't be recolored. Columns can. Driveways don't have a default paving, so those can be customized as you want.

Am I the only one wondering why, if we got such fine-tuned texture controls for objects, hair, and clothing, we didn't get the same for Build mode?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Genlisae on 2009 May 21, 02:34:45
Am I the only one wondering why, if we got such fine-tuned texture controls for objects, hair, and clothing, we didn't get the same for Build mode?


That and why all driveways, even in the garage have a speedbump at the end of them ... a speedbump was the best they could come up with?

Also amoung my wondering is why others seem to get the lifespan slider to work globally yet it wasn't for me. So I went back in and tested a couple of the mentioned scenarios where the slider is/is not global.

After several test families and much abuse of the Goth family I have changed my thinking on the lifespan slider from "it is household specific" to "It's just broken"

Scenario 1:

Brand new hood with lifespan slider set to "normal" and story progression on. Loaded the Bachelor family to check on Bella's age. Loaded the Goth family checked that Mortimer and Bella did appear to be exactly the same age in all levels of the lifespan slider. Set lifespan slider to "epic" and the speed to fast forward and left them to their own devices for a week (Bella was 7 days from teen on "normal" life span).

I have to say I was impressed with how well they will look after themselves. You almost can ignore them and they won't die ... almost. Not so happy with the ghosts. The ghost are like annoying uninvited guests that take naps in your bed, strike up conversations (and sometimes dances) with your sims and pull a very real, completely not ghost like at all, laptop out of no where and take up your kitchen table in the middle of dinner. I would have preferred they be more .. ghosty?

At the end of the week, I confirmed that Mortimer had aged 7 days on "epic" life span and was now 60 days from teen.

I switched back over to the Bachelor family to see if Bella had aged to teen as I had expected her to. She hadn't, she was still a child, however, she had only aged 3 days according to all of the life span settings on the slider. 7 days for Mort, was only 3 for Bella. Very odd.

Scenario 2:

Two couples, both married, one the Test family the other the Subject family (not very original I know). Move the Tests in, immediately try for baby successfully. Switch to Subject family, move in, try for baby, also successful on the first try.

Switch back the the Test family (who acquired a guitar in the short time I was gone!), set the lifespan slider to epic and play through birth of child (see video in my previous post) 3 sim hours later a Test is present for the birth of the Subject baby (also in videos). From this point on the Subjects were ignored for the next three sim days. I checked back in on the Subject family after 3 days and their child, 3 sim hours younger than the Test child is already a toddler.

Obviously the lifespan slider does not work intuitively as you would expect. If it is working I can't even begin to guess as there doesn't seem to be any logic behind what happens.

I will continue ignoring the Subject family and letting the Tests fend for themselves to see what happens as far as the children ageing goes.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 21, 02:46:32
Possible very annoying glitch ahoy.

Bought the tabs book for level 5 guitar, teenager practiced it, then ated the guitar. Okay, messed up enough. So I buy him a new one and tell him to perform the song. Well, he performs it, but the animation is seriously borked. Started playing an invisible guitar with the real one spinning a thousand miles per hour in his hand. Would really like someone else to confirm this one. If it just afflicts one performable song, okay, no big deal. If you can't perform a single song without this WTFage going on, then  :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 21, 02:46:57
Just a few more things before I start playing again. I realized that sims actually have tongues now. Yay because the lack of a tongue used to really creep me out. IDK why but it did. Another thing I could even get my married couple to make out after the first day. Lastly I have Vista 32-bit and it has been working fine ( knock on wood) even though I have an "unsupportable" video card according to EA and the game specs. It tends to use over 1 GB of memory but I have been playing all day going through the neighhood, CAS and the like several times.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mrowcat on 2009 May 21, 02:47:53
Basically, each method of chatting seems to have different tiers, with more interactions available with each successive tier. In the upper left it says what the person is currently thinking of the conversation. Friendly chatting starts with them "thinking [sim name] is okay." Next after that is thinking you are sociable and thinking you are friendly (can't remember which comes first).

Flirting starts with "[sim name] is flirty", then followed by "is very alluring", and finally, "is extremely irresistible". From what I've seen, going steady only shows up with that very last stage, and I'm assuming marriage is the same. And you get to the next stage by doing the interactions in that grouping till it gets up there. Yes this means you usually can't just walk up to someone and do the woohoo interaction for example (unless you have specific traits blah blah blah).

I can confirm part of this after struggling with the Goths. You can't just hop the married couple in bed and expect to try for baby even though the actions are in the menu. Woe betide you if you try. I knocked quite a bit off their relationship and had to work them back up to simply kissing. If we have to go through this rigamarole every time we want kids, it's a big do not want for me.

I've not played extensively, but I can say that there is something about the game's graphics that make me think of Fisher Price. Spore gave me the same feeling - kids would probably like it.

I really love how the landscaping looks. The scenery is pretty and I love that the sims' eyes have a wet look to them along with a reflective shine (for lack of a better word) that keeps its position when your sim moves his/her eyes around. I'll admit that the open neighborhood is niftier than I thought, but I don't know if 3 will last for me beyond the new game novelty.

I'm already wanting more patterned swatches for CaST because a lot of what's included aren't to my taste and I want hair that doesn't look like it's either vinyl or matted animal fur. Creating a truly unique sim is somewhat challenging and getting away from pudgy faces is proving damn near impossible. I thought I had one until I got my sim in game and looked at her from a distance. Overall I suppose I'm enjoying it, but as I said before it has the novelty factor going for it.

Oh, and has anyone noticed that choosing what to paint for a 'still life' is counterintuitive? Whichever direction I move my mouse, the 'frame' goes the opposite way. Combine it with hypersensitive scrolling and I got a good five minutes of frustration fun. I had Agnes Crumplebottom go to start a still life at 7am, and couldn't get the picture I wanted by the time her carpool arrived an hour later.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 21, 02:51:51
I'm thinking that's why they made the No-bladder and No-hygiene things as rewards, possibly to ease off the needs pressure. The fact that there's no Need rejuvenator thingy like in TS2 doesn't help either.
The no hygiene thing isn't really no-hygiene, it's more analagous to the FT reducer perks. The no bladder thing, however, really is. Your sim will never, EVER, need pee again. For ANY reason. The bladder motive simply ceases to be once you buy it...and it's far cheaper than the others. Rather overpowered, really.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 21, 02:52:48
Possible very annoying glitch ahoy.

Bought the tabs book for level 5 guitar, teenager practiced it, then ated the guitar. Okay, messed up enough. So I buy him a new one and tell him to perform the song. Well, he performs it, but the animation is seriously borked. Started playing an invisible guitar with the real one spinning a thousand miles per hour in his hand. Would really like someone else to confirm this one. If it just afflicts one performable song, okay, no big deal. If you can't perform a single song without this WTFage going on, then  :-\

I think I saw a video that showed something like this happening, for what it's worth.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 21, 02:55:33
I think this is officially the worst discovered non-Sim-freezing glitch discovered thus far then. Obviously, it's going to affect every song. Maybe some hope for non-teenagers performing? Doubt it.

(http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq307/DigiGekko/Screenshot-74.jpg)

wtf


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Pinstar on 2009 May 21, 03:14:44
That reminds me of the old frozen arm glitch you got when you canceled a chess-playing sim's action mid-move.

Perhaps they meant to put in animations for playing air guitar (something perfectly sensible for a teenager to do) and the animation confused it with playing the real one? Just...ick!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 21, 03:18:40
I have a question. How do you get a couple to leave the house together? My sim about to go to the hospital to have the baby, but I don't know how to get the husband to go with her. I would like for both of them to leave together to go shopping, eat out, or to the park. They don't have the funds for a car yet, is that the only way to get them out together?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 21, 03:19:57
Okay, I tried this out on an adult, works as it should, which means young adults should be error-free as well. Summary: Teenagers can't perform with the guitar, at least not without severe borkiness. Lame.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SpaceDoll on 2009 May 21, 03:32:20
Found a bug in the opportunities.  It looks like if you have accepted two opportunities at the same location, the first is unfulfillable, and the second is also possibly borked.  Or, maybe, it is just these specific opportunities.  I first signed on for the culinary career "Bad Apples" opportunity, which required growing 10 bad apples, then for the gardening skill "Limes are Key" opportunity, which requires growing 4 very nice limes and returning them to the same restaurant.  After accepting the second opportunity, the tag menu for the first just repeated the second (even though the title was correct), so that the "give apples" (or whatever) option was "give limes" in both menus.  When I took the apples to work with me, they were removed from my inventory, but the opportunity came up as failed at the deadline.  So, BORKED, for sure.  Furthermore, the lime tree I planted for the second opportunity will not go any higher than "growing" (no "mature", etc.), even though it's been a week and I've tended to it as required.  No idea if that's part of the same borkage or not.  Great fun.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Genlisae on 2009 May 21, 03:34:18
I have a question. How do you get a couple to leave the house together? My sim about to go to the hospital to have the baby, but I don't know how to get the husband to go with her. I would like for both of them to leave together to go shopping, eat out, or to the park. They don't have the funds for a car yet, is that the only way to get them out together?

Going to the hospital with the mother happens automatically unless you cancel it. As for shopping, I am not sure though I recall seeing "go with ..." on some of the buildings.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 21, 03:50:44
Nevermind


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Chain_Reaction on 2009 May 21, 04:06:53

*Custom eyes would be nice.


I don't think theres much need for custom eyes now that you can use the color wheel to set them to any color you please.


ETA - Also, everything we make gets sent to the evil Launcher (sims, clothes, screenshots...). Screenshots are easily accessible, but what about those other things? If I run the launcher, it'll give me securom, huh?


I figured this out last night. In Edit Town mode, you click a sim in the 'Library' or a house and click the 'Share' button. It *says* it's exported to the launcher, but you can get around that. Look in My Documents --> Electronic Arts --> The Sims 3 --> Exports. There's your custom content file with the exported content. Launcher = DNW or need.

Quote
I spent 2 days downloading this bloody thing and now I can't install it. I'm getting an error message like so:

>SetupNew\setup.cpp(140)
PAPP:
PVENDOR:
PGUID:
$15.0.0.498

I am decidedly unawesome, so could anyone shed any light on what may be going wrong here?

This is caused by trying to run the installer with winRAR, stop that! Extract it.

Actually, no. Read my next post. But I appreciate your "can-do" attitude.

Actually, yes. There may be another reason the error occurs but it definitely does if you try to open it with winrar.

I've noticed that a lot of furniture seems to have been taken directly from TS2 and recycled, but what else is new? This displeased me. I also noticed, as I was poking through the usual assortment of ugly window coverings, that windows actually bleed through.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/LadyDea/Screenshot.jpg)

I tried a bunch of different window coverings, but the same thing happened to all of them. I didn't try different windows, but I can only assume, this is Eaxis afterall, that it's the same for all of them.


Are you certain you didn't have the window facing the wrong direction? The ledge is on the inside and I don't think that's quite right.

I can't stand the uglyness. I've spent two hours in CAST to create a decent looking sim and I failed hard.
The so-called advanced sliders are fail especially in the eyes and lips departments. TS2 Bodyshop is way better. :)
I couldn't give almond shaped eyes and full lips to my sim.


I managed both. Try harder.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 21, 04:25:54
Okay, I tried this out on an adult, works as it should, which means young adults should be error-free as well. Summary: Teenagers can't perform with the guitar, at least not without severe borkiness. Lame.

I had the guitar disappear bug as well, on an adult male immediately after learning level 5 skill. I'm going to try to get him to level 6/have him learn a new song and see if that helps at all. Too bad, as I really enjoyed the guitar aspect of the game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 21, 04:29:02
Odd. This glitch needs more testing if it might happen to an adult, as well. This might also mean some teenagers are "immune". I might try a few more teenagers/adults when I have time.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 21, 04:33:48
Possible very annoying glitch ahoy.

Bought the tabs book for level 5 guitar, teenager practiced it, then ated the guitar. Okay, messed up enough. So I buy him a new one and tell him to perform the song. Well, he performs it, but the animation is seriously borked. Started playing an invisible guitar with the real one spinning a thousand miles per hour in his hand. Would really like someone else to confirm this one. If it just afflicts one performable song, okay, no big deal. If you can't perform a single song without this WTFage going on, then  :-\
Abraham has learned 12 different songs. All proceeded smoothly, and he never lost his guitar. He was either a YA or adult, though. I'm about to start up another test to focus on the story progression option and will be doing (hopefully) a single teen living on the street. He'll be living off leavings in the park and tips from playing guitar/maybe painting. So we'll see.

Are you certain you didn't have the window facing the wrong direction? The ledge is on the inside and I don't think that's quite right.
That house is a pre-built, and the one I've been playing. That's how it is set up. You may have a point, though...it's possible EAxis screwed the pooch.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 21, 04:36:03
EWWW THE TEXTURES.

Seriously. Is anyone else getting really gross, low quality texturing on Sims' clothing and hair with all graphics settings on high? And faces, too, now that I think about it.

It seriously looks like TS2 graphics on the lowest setting. Everything is fuzzy and EW DNW.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kewian on 2009 May 21, 04:37:53
Sims 3 bites. It looks like it was meant to be Sims 2 and Sims 2 was meant to be 3. It is way too easy. It has good stuff but they compromised on quality  way too much.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 21, 05:10:57
a single teen living on the street. He'll be living off leavings in the park and tips from playing guitar/maybe painting. So we'll see.

Cool idea. I've always wanted a homeless Sim and didn't realise you could do that now. Are you just going to be initially putting him in a vacant lot and not building him a house?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gethane on 2009 May 21, 05:25:29
I think this is officially the worst discovered non-Sim-freezing glitch discovered thus far then. Obviously, it's going to affect every song. Maybe some hope for non-teenagers performing? Doubt it.

(http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq307/DigiGekko/Screenshot-74.jpg)

wtf

Awesome, it's Adam Lambert!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 21, 05:36:18
Yeah, you can totally make a homeless sim now that just has a vacant lot for a home. Eat from picnic baskets, sleep on park benches, sell crap you find on the ground, and play guitar (without glitching) for cash.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 21, 05:40:56
More on guitar glitch: first of all, my sim was a young adult, rather than an adult. To clear it I used moveobjects to detach and delete the "invisible"/stuck guitar from him, and he is now able to play again as normal. I would suggest that anyone experiencing this glitch take the sim in question to a community lot and see if a stuck, non-interactive guitar suddenly appears stuck to them. This seems to be nothing we haven't seen in TS2, but without shift-click capabilities the method for doing away with it appears to be more of a pain in the ass than we are previously used to.

Also, the reward for fertility when present in both partners resulted in first pregnancy non-identical twins. Has anyone had triplets?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lum on 2009 May 21, 05:45:12
Long story short: This game annoys me.

I spent an hour or so fooling around the options panel, because it set me up on low, and it looked pretty awful. Then I got to a happy medium and figured that, no, there's just no way to make their little caveman faces look good. The TS2 sims look way more realistic in their cartoony way, because these new sims tried to cross the uncanny valley and failed. HARD. Let their little digital skeletons serve as a warning to others.

Do I always have click 'new game' for each family? Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but if I'm doing to right, this isn't what I expected at all. I've only loaded two families -one created, one pre-installed- but they seem to be living in parallel universes. Family one doesn't show anywhere in family two's neighborhood, and likewise in reverse. Are they LITERALLY two games? And each family represents a 'new game'? God, I hope I'm wrong about this. I really expected the old 'one neighborhood, many families approach', because how else are they going to interact?

Also: CAS sucks. Textures are nice, but there's no way around the caveman features. Clothes aren't all that either. Caveman issues aside, I like how the sims stand while idling. Looks realistic.

As for gameplay, the traits are great, I'll give you that. Somebody already mentioned there seems to be a strategy/tactic vibe going on, and that's exactly right. On my Wii, I have 'My life as a king' from Wiiware, and this reminded me a lot about it. In MLAK, I send my little people on errands, never see the inside of their houses, and all of the quests happen off-screen, so I have to read a report to know what because of them. It was a fun game, but it had a short shelf-life. After completing the game, there was nothing else to do.

I foresee the same thing happening to Sims 3. Yeah, it's shiny now, but the potential for boredom is greater than TS2. I'll have fun with TS3, but I'll come back crawling to TS2 eventually.

Evil charismatic lucky romantic family sim FTW, though. She wants to be an empress of evil someday. The gods have smiled upon her, and I expect great things from her evil brood.

(I miss the alien abuctions already, though.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 21, 05:47:33
Yeah they are new games entirely. To switch families, you go to "Edit Town" and on the bottom left of your screen there's an icon to switch active family.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Peggy_Leggy on 2009 May 21, 06:14:10
After 9 long years (since Sims 1) Sims can FINALLY watch tv from any angle.  :o  This has always been one thing that irritated me .


Yes, that is useful! You can take advantage of more seating options now.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 21, 06:15:38
a single teen living on the street. He'll be living off leavings in the park and tips from playing guitar/maybe painting. So we'll see.

Cool idea. I've always wanted a homeless Sim and didn't realise you could do that now. Are you just going to be initially putting him in a vacant lot and not building him a house?
It is a total and complete failure of an idea. TS3 enforces curfew on teens and kids, and if they are off the home lot for more than a couple of minutes, the cops grab them and dump them back on the home lot. Also, you can only nap to about 1/5 of energy on park benches. It's possible to invite yourself into a house and use their bed, but do two inappropriate things and you are forcefully kicked out. Also, they will not pass out to sleep until they've been at zero energy for hours, then only sleep on the ground for a half hour. After a day and a half, energy became such a problem that I couldn't get anything else done. I didn't want him to have anything accessible at all on his home lot. I didn't want him befriending and sleeping over at other homes properly. I gave him the worst possible personality...mean, easy to anger, kleptomaniac, insane. Klepto does not work as the items stolen don't get deposited to inventory.

With an adult, it's more possible, but you'd still have a really hard time getting ahead since they can't even sleep in school. Teen might be okay if you allow them to start with a guitar and eventually buy things for their home lot. At a $0 start, no.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 21, 06:18:36
I have a question. How do you get a couple to leave the house together? My sim about to go to the hospital to have the baby, but I don't know how to get the husband to go with her. I would like for both of them to leave together to go shopping, eat out, or to the park. They don't have the funds for a car yet, is that the only way to get them out together?

Going to the hospital with the mother happens automatically unless you cancel it. As for shopping, I am not sure though I recall seeing "go with ..." on some of the buildings.

Thanks, saw that after I let it play... wish they went together. Now to figure out how to get them to ride bikes to the park together...

I have noticed books disappearing after learning a new recipe. I figured that it should go in the bookcase for others to learn. What is up with costing 1000 simoleons for a book learning that cake, I forgot the name. Too high.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 21, 06:22:19
At first I thought Sims 3 was awesome being able to seamlessly go around the neighborhood,but then I came to the diner- yep go in and eat but the sim can, I can't see inside there, isnt anything there when I zoom in? whats with that? hmm ok try the beach a dip in the sea
oops no swim option just fishing...well least there are cars, oops they skipped the get in and reverse then drive now they teleport to the road WTF!

The more I played the more it became a poor 3d upgrade of Sims 2
we waited 6 years for this???cmmon EA your kidding?
oh no there not,that's how they to get you to buy more -except this has had years in the making?

heck even making a home if you can find the options for creating bare blocks and homes and trying to put a family in (that can afford an empty small house is a pain!)not that there is much content to furnish it with, but hey the sims 3 items look just as basic as the original sims 2 stuff so maybe wei can mport other object packages? ,that remains to be seen..
gee thought having pets and weather could have been included and another town?
or the option to make a fresh one (not the same) over and over.
They have done a spore on Sims3 aaaghhhh! THE HORROR!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 21, 07:34:00
I have noticed books disappearing after learning a new recipe. I figured that it should go in the bookcase for others to learn. What is up with costing 1000 simoleons for a book learning that cake, I forgot the name. Too high.

I guess they decided to make those things one-time use to function as money sinks, given how much more difficult money is to comeby. But realistically, the idea of recipes disappearing like that is just plain stupid.

And did anyone figure out how the fuck the Food Replicator works, let alone if it does anything? From my observations of it so far, it's not like the ones at Paladin's Place for TS1 and TS2 in terms of making food appear by itself, and it doesn't serve as a stove/fridge replacement either.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 21, 07:41:11
I have noticed books disappearing after learning a new recipe. I figured that it should go in the bookcase for others to learn. What is up with costing 1000 simoleons for a book learning that cake, I forgot the name. Too high.

I guess they decided to make those things one-time use to function as money sinks, given how much more difficult money is to comeby. But realistically, the idea of recipes disappearing like that is just plain stupid.

And did anyone figured out how the fuck the Food Replicator works, let alone if it does anything. From my observations of it so far, it's not like the ones at Paladin's Place for TS1 and TS2 in terms of making the food by itself, and it doesn't serve as a stove replacement either.

Yeah i got a food replicator and it works great.  You make a meal then you store it on the food replicator and depending on the quality you get an amount of charges.  For nice quality its 10 for very nice its 20.  The best idea is to store group meals.   You can overwrite any one whenever you want providing you got a food dish to do so.

Once you got meals stored simply activate the food replicator and get it to replicate a meal.  I've had my sims going on just the food replicator for ages and never needing to cook.  You can also upgrade it to hold more slots.  When it's upgraded it can hold 3 foods.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 21, 08:45:23
Ok I now understand what is going on.

EA leaked a "pirated" copy of the game, knowing that the type of people who would be attracted to gaining the game in this dastardly way are precisely the type of people most likely to track down bugs and tell Pescado about them.   This way, Pescado can come up with solutions in time for EA to use his fixes in a patch very soon after the game comes out officially.   It's all good, folks.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 21, 08:55:06
Inge, I think you've got the wrong brand of tinfoil under that tea cosy of yours - you went for the cheap no-name supermarket brand, didn't you?  The major flaw in your idea is that you think EA care about releasing an early bug-fixing patch.

Here's the real reason.

EA leaked the game to the pirates so that when sales go pear-shaped, they can blame it on the early release of the pirated copy.  With much wailing and wringing of hands, they can tell their shareholders that the game would have been far more successful if only those nasty pirates hadn't had a 2 week head start.  Then nobody at EA will have to take the blame for deciding to remove the aspects of the game that made TS1 and TS2 so successful, or for deciding to include secuROM.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: maxon on 2009 May 21, 09:06:42
I haven't seen anybody report this yet:

> Also, I deleted all the premade families, and after playing 30
> minutes, they're all moving back in... DESPITE BEING DELETED! The
> Goths, Landgraabs, Alto family, all of them!

That's from someone on the newsnet sims group who is trying out the game.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Giggy on 2009 May 21, 09:10:50
Inge, that logic is full of flaws.

[21:00] <Lorelei> If they really wanted him to mod it and de-crapify it, they would have sent him a copy before now via a download link
[21:00] <Lorelei> the "it's not the real game" and other theories are lulzy

Edit: (Forgotten this bit, thanks Lorelei)

Pescado: "It's not the real game" is an irrelevant argument.
Pescado: The problems that exist in the game are deeply rooted design decisions that would not be overturned even within several months.
Lorelei: these [conspiracy] theorists are probably just bitter [that other] people got it before they did AND said it is 90% crappy


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 21, 09:18:05
[21:00] <Lorelei> If they really wanted him to mod it and de-crapify it, they would have sent him a copy before now via a download link
[21:00] <Lorelei> the "it's not the real game" and other theories are lulzy

This sums up what I thought of Inges theory.

Oh how cute.  Giggy's attempting to give a serious response to Inge's joke theory.  And it's not even Giggy's own opinion.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 21, 09:27:43
[21:00] <Lorelei> If they really wanted him to mod it and de-crapify it, they would have sent him a copy before now via a download link
[21:00] <Lorelei> the "it's not the real game" and other theories are lulzy

This sums up what I thought of Inges theory.

Oh how cute.  Giggy's attempting to give a serious response to Inge's joke theory.  And it's not even Giggy's own opinion.

He forgot this bit:

Pescado: "It's not the real game" is an irrelevant argument.
Pescado: The problems that exist in the game are deeply rooted design decisions that would not be overturned even within several months.
Lorelei: these [conspiracy] theorists are probably just bitter [that other] people got it before they did AND said it is 90% crappy

Pescado's response would at least have added some weight to the response, rather than just quoting me out of context responding to Inge's facetiousness in like fashion. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Genlisae on 2009 May 21, 09:31:42
Simply because I love the conspiracy theories (and my tinfoil hat has been abducted ... I suspect pirates!) I am going to throw a comment made by my fiancée out there upon reading the last few posts.

"I find it funny that giantbomb hasn't reviewed the game yet. Wait, no I don't, they are the guys who got fired and quit from gamespot for not giving an EA game the review that was paid for. EA doesn't want them anywhere near a review of their latest bug ridden POS."


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 21, 09:35:29
I haven't seen anybody report this yet:

> Also, I deleted all the premade families, and after playing 30
> minutes, they're all moving back in... DESPITE BEING DELETED! The
> Goths, Landgraabs, Alto family, all of them!

That's from someone on the newsnet sims group who is trying out the game.



I deleted all the families and all the buildings and nothing and no one came back (played for about two days). What's even better, there are no new random townies generated (perhaps if there was more houses they would come and occupy them). My one and only sim is enjoying his sollitude and living of fishing. I tried to hook him up with the mail woman, but I missed her arrival, then had my sim chase her around town but she dissappeared before he got to her. If she's the new 'untouchable', I'll have to make a couple of 'townies' for spawning purposes. Or just build another house and see what happens. The 'bin' families ('library' families?) cannot be deleted, but they also don't show up in the hood. I like this. Only the little paper boy and the said mail woman are present in the hood along with my One Sim.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 21, 09:39:46
Ok I now understand what is going on.

EA leaked a "pirated" copy of the game, knowing that the type of people who would be attracted to gaining the game in this dastardly way are precisely the type of people most likely to track down bugs and tell Pescado about them.   This way, Pescado can come up with solutions in time for EA to use his fixes in a patch very soon after the game comes out officially.   It's all good, folks.
Hehe they left it many months too late.
Not even mods can save this monstrosity,


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 21, 09:43:20
He forgot this bit:
... <snip> ...
quoting me out of context

I figured it was something like that.  I knew you'd realise that the prankster in the tea cosy wasn't srs.

Besides, we all know that you've spent your senatorial tinfoil budget wisely - you not only made a good quality tinfoil hat for yourself, you also did the same for Murphy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 21, 09:45:48
I haven't seen anybody report this yet:

> Also, I deleted all the premade families, and after playing 30
> minutes, they're all moving back in... DESPITE BEING DELETED! The
> Goths, Landgraabs, Alto family, all of them!

That's from someone on the newsnet sims group who is trying out the game.



I deleted all the families and all the buildings and nothing and no one came back (played for about two days). What's even better, there are no new random townies generated (perhaps if there was more houses they would come and occupy them). My one and only sim is enjoying his sollitude and living of fishing. I tried to hook him up with the mail woman, but I missed her arrival, then had my sim chase her around town but she dissappeared before he got to her. If she's the new 'untouchable', I'll have to make a couple of 'townies' for spawning purposes. Or just build another house and see what happens. The 'bin' families ('library' families?) cannot be deleted, but they also don't show up in the hood. I like this. Only the little paper boy and the said mail woman are present in the hood along with my One Sim.


I did the same thing, only left houses. No townies regeneration. Also I spotted a couple of thieves.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 21, 09:46:41
Quote
I deleted all the families and all the buildings and nothing and no one came back (played for about two days). What's even better, there are no new random townies generated (perhaps if there was more houses they would come and occupy them). My one and only sim is enjoying his sollitude and living of fishing. I tried to hook him up with the mail woman, but I missed her arrival, then had my sim chase her around town but she dissappeared before he got to her. If she's the new 'untouchable', I'll have to make a couple of 'townies' for spawning purposes. Or just build another house and see what happens. The 'bin' families ('library' families?) cannot be deleted, but they also don't show up in the hood. I like this. Only the little paper boy and the said mail woman are present in the hood along with my One Sim.

I'd like to make an Adam and Eve style neighbourhood that starts with only two people and grows until its a massive town.  Sadly until there's a way to remove the check for incest relationships that can't happen.

Anyone else notice how useless testingcheats is now?  Before you could do anything and everything including that ^ .  Now you can't do a damn thing with it except change traits and freeze motives.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Giggy on 2009 May 21, 09:52:24
I feel very stupid. I think my humour meter is broken again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 21, 10:32:54
It sucks that it takes twice the number of old rotting newspapers now before the damn paper delivery kid will stop coming.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 21, 11:26:22
I played it for some hours, and while I have no issues with the sims, or the gameplay, I do have some concerns regarding the graphics. I have an nvidia 8600 videocard with 512 mb memory and inspite of the fact that all settings were on high and gameplay was smooth, the textures look very blurry and pixelated, especially on close-ups. Even the sims's skins. Also, I noticed that from a normal play camera height, texture details go missing. I made a sim with red and white polka dots shoes and the dots were visible only when I viewed them in extreme close-up. I also have an issue with the dark shadows on the objects. I tried to make *white* towels but the result was more like dirty white towels. And the same thing happened with the curtains, the bedsheets, the leather couch that's also in sims2.  And the indoors lightning seems to suffer from the same drawback as the radiance lightning mod for sims2. The objects near the light source glow and appear overexposed while those a few squares away are very dark. Maybe I don't play enough games to make a reasonable comparison of what is realistically achievable in terms of technology, but I find these issues very annoying, especially when we had very beautiful clean textures in Sims2 and the lightning was good even though it was not realistic. Maybe it's an issue with my card, or maybe it's just the way the game renders objects. But if that's the case I don't think it should render objects with lower quality when you're inside the lot. It's very annoying because things seem hazy.

Anyway, the other issue I have is CAST. I find it a bit difficult to use, it's quite intuitive, but do we really have to approve each and every recolour for each and every recolourable subset? There are too many steps I think and it is time consuming. Also, it takes up too much screen space. I don't see why do we need to have the saved recolours window pop-up when we save the recolours. It takes up additional space and you need to move the camera so you can see the object you're trying to recolour in the little space that's left. Also, it cannot be moved to another area on the screen. It was possible to move them in Sims2 so why not in Sims3?
Edit: I also find annoying that we now have buttons for raising and lowering the camera view. Why did we need that?

For the good parts, I like that sims can play in the bathtub with the little rubber ducky, it looks so cute. Can't wait for the censor blur to be removed so I can see the whole animation! I love that sims can ranomly meet people, and find things to collect. Also, the cemetary at night is awsome, I can see my sims having some halloween parties there. And the ghosts actually look very nice in game. The neighbourhood is awsome, haven't had the time to explore it all, but what I've seen so far looks good. Free roaming is great! Also, did anyone notice that in the scrolling text that appears while the game loads, they say that online experience is not rated by the ESRB. Could it be possible that they intend to release an online version too?
Edit again: I also had my sim use the toilet and bathtub to sit on while eating. I think it's cute. My sim stoped using them after I bought her a couch so I don't mind it if they do eat sitting on the toilet if there's no chairs available.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tyyppi on 2009 May 21, 11:43:35
Also, did anyone notice that in the scrolling text that appears while the game loads, they say that online experience is not rated by the ESRB. Could it be possible that they intend to release an online version too?

This probably refers to custom content you can download from other users.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 21, 11:45:44
Also, did anyone notice that in the scrolling text that appears while the game loads, they say that online experience is not rated by the ESRB. Could it be possible that they intend to release an online version too?

I doubt it, I bet they mean the exchange features price gouging.

I had this very wonky animation show up when the toddler was watching the cooking channel with her mom.  She sits normally for a bit, then she gets excited or something and this happens.

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/wtfanimation.jpg)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Samethana on 2009 May 21, 11:51:21
This game reaches a whole new level of craptastic.
Whereas the change from TS1 to TS2 was awesome (better graphics, better gameplay, better interface), the change to TS3 is a major setback imho. The sims are awful (and I'm not one of those face1 type lovers), the interface sucks majorly and the entire build/buy mode is even crappier than the TS1 one.
If there was no TS2, I'd rather play TS1 than this non-game. I'm going to unpre-order immediatly and throw this piece of crap off my precious computer!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jonas on 2009 May 21, 11:55:10
Well, that's just creepy as hell...

Maybe she's got special powers.  You should rename her "Stretch".   ;D

On the other hand though, EA never ceases to amaze me with the sheer amount of bugs they have in their released games.  They are now renowned for it and still it goes unaddressed.  Completely sickening especially when they delay the game "to make improvements"  (see - "really we don't see as much of a profit in our designated quarter if we release it on our original date")

Profit schmoozing and all, they could take that time to fix these things. But they don't.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 21, 11:58:58
Well, that's just creepy as hell...

Maybe she's got special powers.  You should rename her "Stretch".   ;D

On the other hand though, EA never ceases to amaze me with the sheer amount of bugs they have in their released games.  They are now renowned for it and still it goes unaddressed.  

A lot of toddlers animations seem to be glitched as hell. The first sim I played with a kid, I had her pick him up, snuggle him, teach him to walk and talk, and so on. At times, there were large gaps of space in between her and the child that obviously weren't supposed to be there. Other times, arms and legs were rammed through the other sim.  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Menaceman on 2009 May 21, 12:04:12
It looks like stretchSkeleton gone wrong.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 21, 12:11:20
The traits are neat, I admit. While I haven't played long enough to see how they individually effect a sim, I know by reading that it's mostly superficial and that they don't really change anything in the long run. You're not evil by taking a "wicked shower" or however it went (I know it was mentioned earlier?). I want evil sims to set fire to bushes, trip sims, poison someone's "blended drink". The way things are currently is rather corny and childish (hurr, I know it's a "kids" teen game), but dammit I want some evil-take-over-the-city-sims.

My test Sim has the following traits:  Friendly, Good Sense of Humor, Over-Emotional, Hopeless Romantic, and Evil.  Her Evil trait has so far surfaced in autonomously scaring her neighbor and kicking over the same neighbor's trash can.  She also "fiendishly" ate ice cream directly from the carton, but I'm not sure if that's different from how any sim Eats Quick > Ice Cream.  Clearly, we are dealing with the second coming of Hitler in this sim.  So far the only Evil want she has rolled is to donate money to undermine a charity.  Other than that, she pretty much wants to gain gardening skill and have her first kiss.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: netza on 2009 May 21, 12:16:32
I played it for some hours, and while I have no issues with the sims, or the gameplay, I do have some concerns regarding the graphics. I have an nvidia 8600 videocard with 512 mb memory and inspite of the fact that all settings were on high and gameplay was smooth, the textures look very blurry and pixelated, especially on close-ups. Even the sims's skins. Also, I noticed that from a normal play camera height, texture details go missing. I made a sim with red and white polka dots shoes and the dots were visible only when I viewed them in extreme close-up. I also have an issue with the dark shadows on the objects. I tried to make *white* towels but the result was more like dirty white towels. And the same thing happened with the curtains, the bedsheets, the leather couch that's also in sims2.  And the indoors lightning seems to suffer from the same drawback as the radiance lightning mod for sims2. The objects near the light source glow and appear overexposed while those a few squares away are very dark. Maybe I don't play enough games to make a reasonable comparison of what is realistically achievable in terms of technology, but I find these issues very annoying, especially when we had very beautiful clean textures in Sims2 and the lightning was good even though it was not realistic. Maybe it's an issue with my card, or maybe it's just the way the game renders objects. But if that's the case I don't think it should render objects with lower quality when you're inside the lot. It's very annoying because things seem hazy.


Just wanted to say that I have the same card and the same problem with grey textures that should be white... dunno if it's the game or the card though that does it... but I guess on the game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: specialtoffee on 2009 May 21, 12:20:50
My neat/green thumb sim appears to have some options similar to macro > clean and macro > garden. She has a "clean house" action by clicking on the floor indoors and "tend to plants" will apparently deal with all of them that need any kind of attention. I don't know if these are trait specific or if anybody gets them but it's a nice improvement over unmodded TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 21, 12:38:00
I would have thought being evil would leave little room for other sentiments, such as friendliness or romantic urges.   They should have made all other emotional traits unavailable once evil is chosen, leaving only skill type traits such as how intelligent or artistic they are.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 21, 13:08:38
I would have thought being evil would leave little room for other sentiments, such as friendliness or romantic urges.   

Not true.  As the Son of Perdition, I am dedicated to evil, and yet I lead a full life, rich with friendships and romance.  Evil IS "romantic" in a literary sense.  It is just moar fiery and dangerous.  Why do girls like guys with a "dark side" after all?  It's certainly not because they have no room for romantic urges.  Evil people don't like being bored or lonely any more than the hypocritical good people.  If you have no room in your life for others, there is nobody to torment.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 21, 13:11:39
Has there been any advancement on trying to hack the file formats?

Is there somewhere on this site (or elsewhere) that this is being reported?

Can I get a brain cheap?  Used will do if in good condition!


Yes

Sort of

No


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 21, 13:32:40
I would have thought being evil would leave little room for other sentiments, such as friendliness or romantic urges.   

Not true.  As the Son of Perdition, I am dedicated to evil, and yet I lead a full life, rich with friendships and romance.  Evil IS "romantic" in a literary sense.  It is just moar fiery and dangerous.  Why do girls like guys with a "dark side" after all?  It's certainly not because they have no room for romantic urges.  Evil people don't like being bored or lonely any more than the hypocritical good people.  If you have no room in your life for others, there is nobody to torment.

And how better to win your way into potential victims' trust than to charm them with your friendliness and and sense of humor?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dizzymental on 2009 May 21, 13:48:42
I played it for some hours, and while I have no issues with the sims, or the gameplay, I do have some concerns regarding the graphics. I have an nvidia 8600 videocard with 512 mb memory and inspite of the fact that all settings were on high and gameplay was smooth, the textures look very blurry and pixelated, especially on close-ups. Even the sims's skins. Also, I noticed that from a normal play camera height, texture details go missing. I made a sim with red and white polka dots shoes and the dots were visible only when I viewed them in extreme close-up. I also have an issue with the dark shadows on the objects. I tried to make *white* towels but the result was more like dirty white towels. And the same thing happened with the curtains, the bedsheets, the leather couch that's also in sims2.  And the indoors lightning seems to suffer from the same drawback as the radiance lightning mod for sims2. The objects near the light source glow and appear overexposed while those a few squares away are very dark. Maybe I don't play enough games to make a reasonable comparison of what is realistically achievable in terms of technology, but I find these issues very annoying, especially when we had very beautiful clean textures in Sims2 and the lightning was good even though it was not realistic. Maybe it's an issue with my card, or maybe it's just the way the game renders objects. But if that's the case I don't think it should render objects with lower quality when you're inside the lot. It's very annoying because things seem hazy.


Just wanted to say that I have the same card and the same problem with grey textures that should be white... dunno if it's the game or the card though that does it... but I guess on the game.

I know exactly what you mean. Ever play EA's Godfather on the PC? Same kind of hazy pixellated look to the graphics. The blurry textures in Sims 3 remind me of that game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 21, 13:50:54
Anyone ever made it to the top of the science career? You get to do experiments on all the furniture, whic can either give beneficial effects like better comfort or roomscore, or set stuff on fire. Finally something good came out of this tedious work business.

BTW, anyone figured out how to get an omni plant at home?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 21, 13:52:30
Let's put it this way.  Peter has already made a "sort of" SimPE for sims 3.  Er in a rudimentary non-user-friendly sort of way.  But it already allows for the editing of files that will dictate stuff I have already mentioned, like the conditions for using particular objects, and how fast your bladder fills etc etc.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dizzymental on 2009 May 21, 14:02:08
It's the modded sims skins for sims 3 that will really make a difference this time, I think.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 21, 14:04:43
That's great news Inge!!  I assume the objects work when put back in the game (IE don't need Digital Sigs.)?

Any chance of it being made available for download?  Maybe in the SimPE QA section?

We don't know if the objects work when put back, because I am not running the pirate version in order to test it.  However, it could be as good a time as any to release what we have, so someone can test it and report back.

NB, This is a *modders* tool, not a player utility.  Support will not be given to anyone without existing technical or game modding abilities.  Other authors are planning player-targeted tools.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Honeywell on 2009 May 21, 14:09:22
I also have an issue with the dark shadows on the objects. I tried to make *white* towels but the result was more like dirty white towels. And the same thing happened with the curtains, the bedsheets, the leather couch that's also in sims2. 
Just wanted to say that I have the same card and the same problem with grey textures that should be white... dunno if it's the game or the card though that does it... but I guess on the game.
If you want a crisp, clean looking white use a pattern without any texture.  Under the Misc. tab there's one lonely swatch that's white.  Try that.   


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 21, 14:09:44
Yo, NOOBS. This is another warning to mind your manners. Spelling and grammar count. No wall of text, and don't double post. Try not to be morons, although I realize this is asking you to fight your natures. Those of you thinking "she doesn't mean me":  I MEAN YOU.

Carry on.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 21, 14:18:10
Sims3Tools, that up-till-now neglected site.  It's nothing to do with SimPE so we won't burden Quaxi's server with it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 21, 14:59:24
If you want a crisp, clean looking white use a pattern without any texture.  Under the Misc. tab there's one lonely swatch that's white.  Try that.   

I already did that. The problem is that the alpha for the shadows for the said objects is too dark. My guess is they made it so it shows on dark colours as well. But for the light colours it is too dark. Also, the clean white does not look clean and white, it's more like a mix of pixelated white, cream, pink, grey and green. I repeat, I tried this without a texture. All white objects show this issue, including the fridge and the oven.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jack Rudd on 2009 May 21, 15:01:41
we waited 6 years for this???cmmon EA your kidding?

(http://wikka.moreawesomethanyou.com/images/4/49/You%27re_cat.png)

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oh no there not,that's how they to get you to buy more -except this has had years in the making?

(http://wikka.moreawesomethanyou.com/images/0/07/They%27re_cat.png)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Honeywell on 2009 May 21, 15:05:43
If you want a crisp, clean looking white use a pattern without any texture.  Under the Misc. tab there's one lonely swatch that's white.  Try that.   

I already did that. The problem is that the alpha for the shadows for the said objects is too dark. My guess is they made it so it shows on dark colours as well. But for the light colours it is too dark. Also, the clean white does not look clean and white, it's more like a mix of pixelated white, cream, pink, grey and green. I repeat, I tried this without a texture. All white objects show this issue, including the fridge and the oven.
Are you sure that's the problem?  Because when I use that swatch in my game things actually look white.  *shrugs*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 21, 15:10:15
Some of you have already seen these images, but I wanted to share an interesting bug that happened to a toddler in game.  :D

(http://nekonoai.mine.nu/sims3/Screenshot-4.jpg)
(http://nekonoai.mine.nu/sims3/Screenshot-5.jpg)
(http://nekonoai.mine.nu/sims3/Screenshot-6.jpg)

I think she was trying to talk to her mom, who was on the couch in front of her. Since she already learned how to talk. But they kind of fucked the animation. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 21, 15:13:08
The more I see it, the more gruesome it gets.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 21, 15:14:29
That is just terrifying, hahaha!

I've seen something similar happen in TS2, but this is worse.  :o


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Faizah on 2009 May 21, 15:15:30
I'm finding these stretched toddlers hilarious. They look like something out of sci-fi.

...

Speaking of, I know it's a minor question with the wealth of crap to wade through, but do we have alien abductions in the game? Or any 'supernatural' element?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 21, 15:20:19
It sucks that it takes twice the number of old rotting newspapers now before the damn paper delivery kid will stop coming.
Twice the number? You mean that pest actually STOPS after a certain point?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Chloe on 2009 May 21, 15:21:31
It's really obnoxious that they pushed back the release date to "fix up the game", when it looks far more buggy than TS2 did (at least, that I remember -- it's been a long time since I played an unmodded TS2).  I know they wanted to improve their profits and all, but it would have been nice if they actually did work on it some more.  It really seems like this should be a beta version, though I know it isn't.  

I wasn't planning on arrr'ing the game at all because downloading was taking a million years, but I'm reconsidering now.  A game this buggy certainly isn't worth $50.

Speaking of, I know it's a minor question with the wealth of crap to wade through, but do we have alien abductions in the game? Or any 'supernatural' element?

I'm pretty sure there are no abductions -- ghosts are supposed to be the base game's 'supernatural' creature.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 21, 15:26:27
Is it bad that I'm most bothered by the fact they couldn't be bothered to put in an upper and lower body slider?  Come on, people.  Both men and women have different proportions.  And most overweight women I know do -not- have an A-cup chest.  Plenty of other games have a teen rating and the ability to adjust the chest out.  And even men have different proportions between hips and chest.  No wonder our sims all look alike in 3


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 May 21, 15:39:34
Personally, I have no qualms about downloading it. It isn't the first time I've downloaded a game, and it certainly wont be the last. If a game is worth it, I will fork out the money for it. I'm sure this game is destined for the bargain bin at Kmart sooner or later. I may buy it then.

And they left out the freakin pool table, again!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 21, 15:42:44
I have noticed books disappearing after learning a new recipe. I figured that it should go in the bookcase for others to learn. What is up with costing 1000 simoleons for a book learning that cake, I forgot the name. Too high.

Are we talking about the cook book series, or is this something else?  When they finish a book -- any book -- that they own, they put it into their inventory.  If you want them to put it on the bookshelf, go to their inventory and click on the book and choose "Put away."


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ThyGuy on 2009 May 21, 15:59:31
Can anyone else MARRY their sims? I can't seem to make it happen and it's driving me up the wall? Maybe I have that alpha version? How would I figure that out?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 21, 16:04:28
Can anyone else MARRY their sims? I can't seem to make it happen and it's driving me up the wall? Maybe I have that alpha version? How would I figure that out?

I finally got mine engaged but it's tricky. See this post:

If however you have been wondering why you can't propose steady relationship/woohoo/ask someone to move in at certain times, this MAY help. Or if you already know how this works and still can't find the stuff, then something is probably bugged/implemented crappily. Go EA!

Basically, each method of chatting seems to have different tiers, with more interactions available with each successive tier. In the upper left it says what the person is currently thinking of the conversation. Friendly chatting starts with them "thinking [sim name] is okay." Next after that is thinking you are sociable and thinking you are friendly (can't remember which comes first).

Flirting starts with "[sim name] is flirty", then followed by "is very alluring", and finally, "is extremely irresistible". From what I've seen, going steady only shows up with that very last stage, and I'm assuming marriage is the same. And you get to the next stage by doing the interactions in that grouping till it gets up there. Yes this means you usually can't just walk up to someone and do the woohoo interaction for example (unless you have specific traits blah blah blah).

Hopefully this helps some people, and if stuff still isn't appearing when you think it should be, then I have no clue yet. I still haven't tried to get people married yet, so I don't exactly know where that is. I know I've seen "ask to move in" in the friendly section, and it is probably at one of the higher tiers of friendly chat.

Edit: The interactions not appearing till higher tiers seems to apply at ALL times. Even if you have a sim as a romantic interest and with a very high relationship, it doesn't look like you can walk right up to them and make out/woohoo out of the blue. You have to go through each tier yada yada until you get to the right one and the interactions show up.

Basically, you have to have a high enough relationship AND have them perform certain romantic interactions in order to get the option to come up. It's very annoying.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ThyGuy on 2009 May 21, 16:08:19
ROFL! That is ridiculous but at least I know how to know. thanks a bunch.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Faizah on 2009 May 21, 16:13:07
I'm pretty sure there are no abductions -- ghosts are supposed to be the base game's 'supernatural' creature.  

Bah. Ghosts. I'm assuming as playable, otherwise they'd be no different to Sims 1/2. But what can ghosts even do? "Ooh, look at me, I'm slightly see-through. Uh, I mean, BOO!"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 21, 16:17:36
I don't think theres much need for custom eyes now that you can use the color wheel to set them to any color you please.
Color is not the point. Making them look less toony is the point.

Quote from: Inge
Ok I now understand what is going on.

EA leaked a "pirated" copy of the game, knowing that the type of people who would be attracted to gaining the game in this dastardly way are precisely the type of people most likely to track down bugs and tell Pescado about them.   This way, Pescado can come up with solutions in time for EA to use his fixes in a patch very soon after the game comes out officially.   It's all good, folks.
LOL! If they just hired him in the first place, I doubt the game would have many bugs, and it would be moar playable by our standards. But I'm sure they couldn't pay him ENOUGH for the aggravation of having to deal with the idiots who want BFFs and other stupid things.

Ah, I see bluesoup had the same thing happen to her toddler. :P That needs fixin!

Quote from: Faizah
Speaking of, I know it's a minor question with the wealth of crap to wade through, but do we have alien abductions in the game? Or any 'supernatural' element?
No aliens. We have ghosts. I'm sure they'll add more later. :P You can have babbyz with ghosts apparently. :P

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And they left out the freakin pool table, again!
But there is foosball! :D

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Is it bad that I'm most bothered by the fact they couldn't be bothered to put in an upper and lower body slider?
I was actually wishing for this earlier!! Most people don't have evenly distributed fat. :P



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 21, 16:18:29
Two colours for eyes -would- be nice.  As for what ghosts can do?  Apparently they can cook.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 21, 16:21:15
Has anyone found the cheat that gets rid of the grid for placing objects and the cheat that allows full 360 degree placement?
I tried snapobjectstogrid false and all the combination I can think of, and I looked in the lessons and the help screen but I
haven't found anything yet.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 21, 16:27:37
I had an interesting experience playing last evening.  My Sim came out of work at City Hall, and this elder woman (no one my Sim knew) just dropped dead at the top of the steps.  My Sim and others in the immediate area gathered around to mourn while Grimmie came to take her.  The tombstone appeared briefly, then faded away after Grimmie left.  My Sim got the want to visit the graveyard, so we went there the next day.  Could not find the grave of the deceased.  I don't know, it was all just kind of interesting.  Oh, and also, some punk came up and insulted and taunted my Sim, I guess for her concern.  :P  She went home in a VERY bad mood.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 21, 16:31:01
Has anyone found the cheat that gets rid of the grid for placing objects and the cheat that allows full 360 degree placement?
I tried snapobjectstogrid false and all the combination I can think of, and I looked in the lessons and the help screen but I
haven't found anything yet.

No cheat, just hold Alt while moving and turning as usual.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 21, 16:34:46
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Is it bad that I'm most bothered by the fact they couldn't be bothered to put in an upper and lower body slider?
I was actually wishing for this earlier!! Most people don't have evenly distributed fat. :P

Even worse?  This was supposed to be in the game.  Around February/March they took it out and never mentioned it again.  I have to say, though -- these obese sims certainly don't look like they have A-cups.  Still, what's with the quads from hell?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sammy on 2009 May 21, 16:39:41

I've noticed that a lot of furniture seems to have been taken directly from TS2 and recycled, but what else is new? This displeased me. I also noticed, as I was poking through the usual assortment of ugly window coverings, that windows actually bleed through.

<snip>

I tried a bunch of different window coverings, but the same thing happened to all of them. I didn't try different windows, but I can only assume, this is Eaxis afterall, that it's the same for all of them.


Are you certain you didn't have the window facing the wrong direction? The ledge is on the inside and I don't think that's quite right.



It was an Eaxis-made house and if you look closely you can see the little turny-handle-thing that is on the inside of windows, normally used to crank open the window. I also tested the same window-shade in a house that I had built, windows definitely facing the right direction. I'll go in and triple-check, though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 21, 16:40:55
You can make green-skinned Sims, but afaik that's the closest you get to aliens. >:(

Anyone else get error code 13 when trying to save? since it seems like the Technical Problems thread is only being used for install issues.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 21, 16:45:30
Can anyone else MARRY their sims? I can't seem to make it happen and it's driving me up the wall? Maybe I have that alpha version? How would I figure that out?

My couple finally got married.  They were in a romantic relationship and had woo-hooed, but I was stumped by the fact that their propose-type option was to go steady.  I figured it must be because they were young adults, though that seemed stupid.  However, it was still that way after they became adults.  So I had one of them suggest going steady, which was accepted.  Then they had to option to get engaged, so I got them engaged.  Then they could either have a private ceremony, or throw a wedding party.  I had them do a wedding party in the park.  There is no wedding arch or wedding cake or champagne that I could find, but once everyone was there I clicked "get married," everyone gathered around, and they exchanged their vows and rings.

I think it's really dumb they have to go steady first.  No one above teens should have that option.  But oh well, now I know.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 21, 17:01:09
I haven't had any problems with getting my female sim to want to woohoo/marry one of the townies (shouldn't be difficult anyway considering that she's 1.) a hopeless romantic and 2.) very flirty and friendly), but sadly she wants to woohoo/marry the premade sim named Pauline Wan (or whatever the hell her name is) who's already engaged.  Which wasn't stopping my sim, but something else made her sadden a bit.

One day, they were hanging out, and Pauline was without baby.  The very next day they hung out, Pauline looked so pregnant, she appeared to be in the freaking third trimester already.  My sim was obviously upset about this although she still rubbed Pauline's tummy.  In any case, tribblebabies have finally infected my game.  I'm starting to wonder if all adult female premades are shipped already pregnant.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VacantBlue on 2009 May 21, 17:06:22

I think it's really dumb they have to go steady first.  No one above teens should have that option.  But oh well, now I know.

Sounds like EA's attempt to indicate that a couple is in a committed relationship although not engaged. 

I actually really wanted that option in TS2.  On the other hand, "going steady" sounds a bit childish.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lerf on 2009 May 21, 17:16:40
If you want a crisp, clean looking white use a pattern without any texture.  Under the Misc. tab there's one lonely swatch that's white.  Try that.   

I already did that. The problem is that the alpha for the shadows for the said objects is too dark. My guess is they made it so it shows on dark colours as well. But for the light colours it is too dark. Also, the clean white does not look clean and white, it's more like a mix of pixelated white, cream, pink, grey and green. I repeat, I tried this without a texture. All white objects show this issue, including the fridge and the oven.
Are you sure that's the problem?  Because when I use that swatch in my game things actually look white.  *shrugs*

Might be a difference between your monitors.  I just upgraded from a 5+ year old CRT monitor to an LCD and it's amazing how different everything looks.  I just discovered that the "black" roses in S2 are actually blue....


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 21, 17:18:30
The definition of "rich" the game uses leaves much to be desired. I had a sim last night who was trolling for guys and had a conversation with Stiles McGraw. She discovered that he was rich. On move-in, he brought $900. I wouldn't call that rich. I'd call that destitute.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Peggy_Leggy on 2009 May 21, 17:21:14
If Sunset Valley is Pleasantview in the past, why didn't they name it Pleasantview?

Good question.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 21, 17:22:48
The definition of "rich" the game uses leaves much to be desired. I had a sim last night who was trolling for guys and had a conversation with Stiles McGraw. She discovered that he was rich. On move-in, he brought $900. I wouldn't call that rich. I'd call that destitute.

Did he live with his parents or others, possibly?  Maybe it would have been different if she'd moved in with him?  Just a thought.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 21, 17:25:22
The definition of "rich" the game uses leaves much to be desired. I had a sim last night who was trolling for guys and had a conversation with Stiles McGraw. She discovered that he was rich. On move-in, he brought $900. I wouldn't call that rich. I'd call that destitute.

Did he live with his parents or others, possibly?  Maybe it would have been different if she'd moved in with him?  Just a thought.

Can you choose to move in with a townie? That would be sweet! I'd just make my sim live on an empty lot and troll for rich sims to mooch off of.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 21, 17:27:04
The definition of "rich" the game uses leaves much to be desired. I had a sim last night who was trolling for guys and had a conversation with Stiles McGraw. She discovered that he was rich. On move-in, he brought $900. I wouldn't call that rich. I'd call that destitute.

Did he live with his parents or others, possibly?  Maybe it would have been different if she'd moved in with him?  Just a thought.
He lived with approximately three others. Even so, household funds were about $3600. Not rich.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Peggy_Leggy on 2009 May 21, 17:38:09

Sims are ugly and it's difficult for me to play if I can't stand the sims of the neighborhood.


This is my concern. How emotionally invested in the game can we possibly become if we are disgusted by the way the characters look?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 21, 17:45:34
This is my concern. How emotionally invested in the game can we possibly become if we are disgusted by the way the characters look?

I found the Sims 2 sims ugly, and I suspect that is why I rarely played other than to test hacks.   I find the Sims 3 far more realistic and attractive.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aner-Dyfan on 2009 May 21, 17:49:27
I'm finding that money isn't much of an issue. You can use other houses for washing/food etc. You can even sleep in them, but you risk the chance of being woken. This means you don't bother with a house with walls, save money that way (also walls cause loads of pathing issues) so you should have a large pool of money to work from initially allowing you to get several good items to ensure they get high powered moodlets this makes premotion easier to obtain and earn money.

Also when you aren't busy in that respect go find collectables, some are stupidly valuable. Like butterflies worth well over $1000. Or if you have the space get the klepto trait and steal valuable items from all houses you visit. All in all, money is harder to come by but the basic needs are so limited for your sims you don't need any money.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 21, 17:58:50
So, what you're saying is that even if we can't have a technically destitute homeless sim sleeping in parks (as pointed out by Zazazu) because of the need to replenish energy, we can have klepto-moocher sims that essentially live off other people?

That sounds like a fun idea.  I'm glad I thought of it.  (Now if only the verdammt download would finish some time before the actual bloody release date...)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 21, 18:07:44
So, what you're saying is that even if we can't have a technically destitute homeless sim sleeping in parks (as pointed out by Zazazu) because of the need to replenish energy, we can have klepto-moocher sims that essentially live off other people?

That sounds like a fun idea.  I'm glad I thought of it.  (Now if only the verdammt download would finish some time before the actual bloody release date...)

Isn't there some kind of bonus/upgrade/reward thingy that fixes your energy needs too? Then you COULD have a hobo sim.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 21, 18:32:28
No more error 13. My guess is either it was just being borkeded that night, or it had something to do with saving over another file (I'd forgotten to rename it before saving- luckily, since it didn't work, I now have both 'hoods intact.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 21, 18:33:30
LOL. This thread is full of win.

I am suffering from a bug that harks back to TS2; the camera spinning round and round really fast. Only way to fix it is to exit and restart.

I really hate the Grim Reaper. TS2's is far superior. Not impressed, EAxis.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 21, 18:37:15
I have to admit I like the new camera controls. Having a button right there to tilt the camera instead of having to keyboard-shortcut into cameraman mode is convenient.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mildlydisguised on 2009 May 21, 18:48:24
I thought that sims would get their lifetime wish when they aged to teen.  My child sim just had a lifetime Wish come up in the normal wishes panel, which when promised became his official lifetime wish.  He has ten days before he ages to teen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 21, 18:50:14
Perhaps we should also split off no-content disruptive trolly posts into a P&L AT THE FAIL thread, too, as they obscure the real reviews of TS3's suckfulness (which is probably the goal).

Does it help if I say that I personally like the fact that the TS3 ghosts seem to be a bit more on the visible side.  Now, if only someone could figure out what happens with the disappearing tombstones...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 21, 18:50:34
So, what you're saying is that even if we can't have a technically destitute homeless sim sleeping in parks (as pointed out by Zazazu) because of the need to replenish energy, we can have klepto-moocher sims that essentially live off other people?
Except that klepto doesn't work, as you don't actually get the items. Mooch works well, as does eating the free food in the main park or harvestables available all around.

Getting a sim happy about their environment is easy. Just collect a few gems and have them cut. I had a room go from no environment bonus to beautifully decorated with just four gemstones.

Also, eat more beans. Your bacteria will get used to them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mildlydisguised on 2009 May 21, 18:53:59
Stolen items (by Kleptos) go into the family inventory not the personal one, although I think in order to use the family inventory (in buy/build mode) the camera will pull back to the home lot automatically.  Not sure how that would work with a homeless sim.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Avi on 2009 May 21, 19:05:46
Is everyone 100% sure that this leaked copy isn't a beta?  Because I may just send my purchased copy back if I find out this is indeed the final cut.  However, I'm keeping the plumbbob flash drive.  X^DDD

I've played the game about an hour and am less impressed than I was originally.  I still can't get over how ugly the Sims themselves are as many others have said.  They look better in CAS then the do in the game, but still not a huge improvement . . .  To me what they look like is big chunk of the game.  Not only that but this game is not catered to the story & movie makers AT ALL . . .  I believe it's going to be super difficult to do either in this game.  And it's hard to care about your characters when they're fugly as hell anyways, so how can you create a good story around them???  X^D  To me the toony Sims from Sims 2 seem more realistic facially than these Playdoh looking Sims from Sims 3.  :^\

What really annoyed me though was the fact some of the comm lots weren't visible . . .  as in your Sims disappeared when they went inside a building.  That just doesn't seem right.  That's why I'm wondering if this is really a beta or something . . .  The animations of the Sims are very wonky too, very stiff . . .  A lot less fluid and natural than Sims 2, even though you'd think the reverse would be true.  They are definitely more toony than they were in Sims 2, though you'd think the opposite would be true.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 21, 19:10:11
Would you sheep shut up about the rabbit hole buildings? We've known from what, Day 2 that EA was making buildings like these? Can't you morons check a single video game website? Complain about other crap all you want. If we've known about it for months, then no one really gives a shit. We're here to complain about broken promises or basic gameplay flaws. Not crap that we knew was coming from the beginning.

Oh, and by the way you religious dipshit, if atheists don't believe in a god, what makes you think they're going to believe in his idiot half brother that lives down in the ground in a pit of fire?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 21, 19:28:08
Yeah the people complaining about the existence of rabbit holes must have REALLY not paid any attention to info about the game, we've known about them for a looooong time.

So, what you're saying is that even if we can't have a technically destitute homeless sim sleeping in parks (as pointed out by Zazazu) because of the need to replenish energy, we can have klepto-moocher sims that essentially live off other people?
Except that klepto doesn't work, as you don't actually get the items. Mooch works well, as does eating the free food in the main park or harvestables available all around.
Someone posted this earlier, but I'll say it again just in case. Stuff stolen with Klepto goes into the family inventory, which is found by going into buy mode. I think there's the "sort by room" tab, the "sort by function" tab, and then the third tab is the family inventory.

Here is some more handy info about klepto, since my first sim had the trait:

You can only steal at night. I'm thinking it's from 7PM-6 or 7 AM or something like that.

You can only steal three items per day.

To steal stuff, you have to go to another lot (I'm wondering actually if you can steal a car that someone has driven over to your lot and parked in your parking spot; I have to test this) and click on the ground near an object, like you were walking there. The interaction "swipe something" should show up.

You can't swipe stuff if someone is nearby. I dunno how close/far away they need to be though.

And no, you can't choose what to steal. They pretty much go after whatever they want within the room. For example, my inappropriate klepto rockstar has some fascination with stealing lights of all kinds.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Avi on 2009 May 21, 19:42:20
Sorry, was too distracted being horrified by the BUTT UGLY SIMS to look further into the nuances of the game! 

I never read about the "rabbit hole buildings".  I only read it was going to be a "seamless neighborhood" and one would assume that means being able to actually GO INTO every freakin' lot.  So I would say the "rabbit hole buildings" fall into the broken promises category simply from that reason.  "Rabbit hole buildings" do not equal seamless gameplay.

But oh, well.  I'll probably return the game if I confirm this version is indeed THE final cut of Sims 3 and continue working on Sims 2 until it's back to it's old glory.  :^P



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: NakedNickJonas on 2009 May 21, 19:45:03
I have been playing for a day and this game is AWFUL!

What has EA done to The Sims?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EsotericPolarBear on 2009 May 21, 19:54:06
I have been playing for a day and this game is AWFUL!

What has EA done to The Sims?

It's not awful.  It's just not good.

It has loads of potential...but in typical EAxis fashion, the potential is just that...potential.  They had some good ideas but didn't bother to flesh any of them out beyond the basic implementation.  So you end up with a lot of things you can do, but not enough gravity in doing them.

Overall, I'd say it's not worth switching from TS2 since you lose far too much.  I'll wait till they've made a few dozen EPs, then I'll buy the TS3 Super-Ultra-Deluxe from the bargain bin.  Maybe it'll be worth playing by then. :P



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Wolf on 2009 May 21, 20:01:22
Thanks for reinforcing my decision NOT to buy Sims3.  I'll stick with Sims2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 21, 20:02:25
Is it just me or is the ultra speed mostly just useless? It always shuts off on me and doesn't tend to go much faster than speed 3 for the brief periods in which it actually stays selected.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EsotericPolarBear on 2009 May 21, 20:06:10
Is it just me or is the ultra speed mostly just useless? It always shuts off on me and doesn't tend to go much faster than speed 3 for the brief periods in which it actually stays selected.

It's not faster than 3.  It's just temporary speed 3. It only stays active for the current action then reverts to previous speed. 

The game explains these things quite clearly.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 21, 20:08:43
I wish parts of this were more intuitive: some of the opportunities that come up are a bit of a headscratcher as to how you're supposed to accomplish them.  Like taking your boss's dinner date out for for dinner yourself.  I missed the deadline simply because I couldn't figure out how it was done.

I love how there are so many multi-tasking things now though.  I had one Sim upgrading the TV to be unbreakable while his wife was watching it, holding her toddler.

And dragging the contents of your inventory onto the bookshelf to put them away, or the fridge or bathtub to put those away is made of win also.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 21, 20:13:20
Well, apparently one of the klepto sims decided to make his/her way onto the forum to justify kleptomania by saying Jesus allows it as long as it's paid for later.  ::)

Quote
Is it just me or is the ultra speed mostly just useless? It always shuts off on me and doesn't tend to go much faster than speed 3 for the brief periods in which it actually stays selected.

Yeah, several (including me) have pointed this out.  As far as I can tell, regular ultra speed is just a tiny bit faster than normal play, fast speed (whatever the middle speed is called again; I never really use it) doesn't seem to work at all, and ultra plus is supposed to be ultra speed that stops when the action your sim is doing is completed...and big whopping surprise -- it doesn't work most of the time.  Sometimes it acts just like ultra (although without the stop), and sometimes it just forces me back over into ultra speed (which can't be intended play, I hope).

New bug?  Has anyone been offered one of the skilling challenges?  Ethan Bunch wanted to pay me to grill his lazy ass some hot dogs and bring them to him.  I did as asked and delivered them to him, but when I got there, it wouldn't allow me to give them to him because I "don't have all of the ingredients (or whatever the hell it said) in my inventory" even though I did as asked.  Another shitty bug or just confusing gameplay?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 21, 20:14:58
Is it just me or is the ultra speed mostly just useless? It always shuts off on me and doesn't tend to go much faster than speed 3 for the brief periods in which it actually stays selected.

It's not faster than 3.  It's just temporary speed 3. It only stays active for the current action then reverts to previous speed. 

The game explains these things quite clearly.

Oh -- I just assumed when EA talked about an ultra speed that was even faster than speed 3, they would, I dunno, include it in the game or something crazy like that...

eta: so is the 4th speed actually faster than speed 3 or just speed three for the duration of queued tasks?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 21, 20:22:09
Is it just me or is the ultra speed mostly just useless? It always shuts off on me and doesn't tend to go much faster than speed 3 for the brief periods in which it actually stays selected.
eta: so is the 4th speed actually faster than speed 3 or just speed three for the duration of queued tasks?

It's the latter.  Speed 3 until the current task is complete.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 21, 20:33:17
Speed 4 is used at the same speed as 3, but instead of you being in control of when it stops, it stops when the action for the sim selected is done :) Its the default for going to sleep or work, I've heard.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dashakatrina on 2009 May 21, 20:35:05
anyone ever stumbled apon a link that was on the new sims 3 site where the sims store was located

  thr was a kid on snooty that by mistake stumbled across a link that had sims 3 custom content packages to download

the forum topic got deleted of course


anyone remember that ? lol







Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 21, 20:35:47
If it's supposed to default into that while your sim sleeps or works, then it sure isn't doing its damn job.  Mine works sporadically.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 21, 20:37:24
What really annoyed me though was the fact some of the comm lots weren't visible . . .  as in your Sims disappeared when they went inside a building.  That just doesn't seem right.  That's why I'm wondering if this is really a beta or something . . .  The animations of the Sims are very wonky too, very stiff . . .  A lot less fluid and natural than Sims 2, even though you'd think the reverse would be true.  They are definitely more toony than they were in Sims 2, though you'd think the opposite would be true.
Why do people keep saying this is proof the version out is beta? In all of the developer interviews, game reviews, etc, for the past year, it was explained that most of the community buildings were rabbit holes.

List of knowns with backup sources. (http://thesims3facts.webs.com/factsconfirmed.htm) Now, some things have changed from initial reports, but rabbit holes were always in there.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 21, 20:39:46
What really annoyed me though was the fact some of the comm lots weren't visible . . .  as in your Sims disappeared when they went inside a building.  That just doesn't seem right.  That's why I'm wondering if this is really a beta or something . . .  The animations of the Sims are very wonky too, very stiff . . .  A lot less fluid and natural than Sims 2, even though you'd think the reverse would be true.  They are definitely more toony than they were in Sims 2, though you'd think the opposite would be true.
Why do people keep saying this is proof the version out is beta? In all of the developer interviews, game reviews, etc, for the past year, it was explained that most of the community buildings were rabbit holes.

List of knowns with backup sources. (http://thesims3facts.webs.com/factsconfirmed.htm) Now, some things have changed from initial reports, but rabbit holes were always in there.

From #grah this afternoon:

[15:16]   <jfade>   Also, this shoots those people saying this is a beta in the foot:
[15:16]   <jfade>   <packagedate>05/14/2008 13:20:18</packagedate>
[15:16]   <jfade>   that's saved in a resource within the package.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 21, 20:42:19
What really annoyed me though was the fact some of the comm lots weren't visible . . .  as in your Sims disappeared when they went inside a building.  That just doesn't seem right.  That's why I'm wondering if this is really a beta or something . . .  The animations of the Sims are very wonky too, very stiff . . .  A lot less fluid and natural than Sims 2, even though you'd think the reverse would be true.  They are definitely more toony than they were in Sims 2, though you'd think the opposite would be true.
Why do people keep saying this is proof the version out is beta? In all of the developer interviews, game reviews, etc, for the past year, it was explained that most of the community buildings were rabbit holes.

List of knowns with backup sources. (http://thesims3facts.webs.com/factsconfirmed.htm) Now, some things have changed from initial reports, but rabbit holes were always in there.

From #grah this afternoon:

[15:16]   <jfade>   Also, this shoots those people saying this is a beta in the foot:
[15:16]   <jfade>   <packagedate>05/14/2008 13:20:18</packagedate>
[15:16]   <jfade>   that's saved in a resource within the package.

You know that's a year ago....right?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 21, 20:44:10
It would have been cool if VirtueThroughGod had posted the #666 post....

About the dead people, i think their tombs are in the mausoleum, you can grab them and take them to your house, or put one from your home in there. The last also make the ghost not to appear again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 21, 20:57:20
What really annoyed me though was the fact some of the comm lots weren't visible . . .  as in your Sims disappeared when they went inside a building.  That just doesn't seem right.  That's why I'm wondering if this is really a beta or something . . .  The animations of the Sims are very wonky too, very stiff . . .  A lot less fluid and natural than Sims 2, even though you'd think the reverse would be true.  They are definitely more toony than they were in Sims 2, though you'd think the opposite would be true.
Why do people keep saying this is proof the version out is beta? In all of the developer interviews, game reviews, etc, for the past year, it was explained that most of the community buildings were rabbit holes.

List of knowns with backup sources. (http://thesims3facts.webs.com/factsconfirmed.htm) Now, some things have changed from initial reports, but rabbit holes were always in there.

From #grah this afternoon:

[15:16]   <jfade>   Also, this shoots those people saying this is a beta in the foot:
[15:16]   <jfade>   <packagedate>05/14/2008 13:20:18</packagedate>
[15:16]   <jfade>   that's saved in a resource within the package.

You know that's a year ago....right?

Duuuurrrrr. I apologize for the blatant reading comprehension phial.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 21, 21:00:28
Well the site is still open :) http://llnw.thesims3.com/myPage/Rockermonkey999
Tehe My profile from when it was still fully opened.
But I don't remember that post, I do remember the store though ;]


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 21, 21:01:49
About the dead people, i think their tombs are in the mausoleum, you can grab them and take them to your house, or put one from your home in there. The last also make the ghost not to appear again.
Naturally I had to go check this out, and I can confirm this. If you go to the mausoleum with a grave in your inventory, you get the option to "Manage the Dead". You can put in/take out graves from there.

Could the people that have had sims randomly die, go to the mausoleum in the middle of the graveyard and check to see if that option is there? Maybe these graves that you can't find get automatically put into there? If not, can you get a grave somehow, do the manage the dead option, and see if they show up then?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: geekily on 2009 May 21, 21:03:02
Wow, I played this for about 20 minutes before promptly switching back to Sims 2. It's so laughably bad and ADD that I'm not even disappointed, just amused, really.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kralore on 2009 May 21, 21:03:53
I wish parts of this were more intuitive: some of the opportunities that come up are a bit of a headscratcher as to how you're supposed to accomplish them.  Like taking your boss's dinner date out for for dinner yourself.  I missed the deadline simply because I couldn't figure out how it was done.

When in the neighborhood view map. at the bottom is the filter panel. If you select "Home and Work"  It shows home, workplace, and appears to also show the location of any current opportunities.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 21, 21:04:20
I guess EA did a nice job with handling the graveyard/dead people then. Too bad the graveyard they gave us has practically no room for newcomers. At least you can make another graveyard if you need to. (the rabbithole buildings are in the community lot category while on a community lot)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: zceepy on 2009 May 21, 21:10:14
What then heck is it with the randomly spawning babies? I decided to have a go at playing two houses at once. So I leave my green skinned sim alone for a day - literally just a day - while I play the house opposite then I send my current sim over to visit and there's a flipping green baby on the floor. I switch households to see if I could find out who the father was and there wasn't one. This sim had only existed for three days in total, barely knew anyone and had magically spawned a baby...
Sorry EA, was just starting to enjoy myself but I refuse to have my sims performing mytosis...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 21, 21:13:53
About the dead people, i think their tombs are in the mausoleum, you can grab them and take them to your house, or put one from your home in there. The last also make the ghost not to appear again.
Naturally I had to go check this out, and I can confirm this. If you go to the mausoleum with a grave in your inventory, you get the option to "Manage the Dead". You can put in/take out graves from there.

Could the people that have had sims randomly die, go to the mausoleum in the middle of the graveyard and check to see if that option is there? Maybe these graves that you can't find get automatically put into there? If not, can you get a grave somehow, do the manage the dead option, and see if they show up then?

I can confirm that if a close friend of your family dies, you can take his tomb from there. Dont know about people you have not met.

What im going to check (when i have time) is if every dead sims in the family trees is in the graveyard.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 21, 21:19:19
I wish parts of this were more intuitive: some of the opportunities that come up are a bit of a headscratcher as to how you're supposed to accomplish them.  Like taking your boss's dinner date out for for dinner yourself.  I missed the deadline simply because I couldn't figure out how it was done.

When in the neighborhood view map. at the bottom is the filter panel. If you select "Home and Work"  It shows home, workplace, and appears to also show the location of any current opportunities.

Well, then mine must be bugged because Ethan's home just came up as him being home, not the opportunity I was supposed to complete with him.  There was no indication whatsoever, and I couldn't complete the task anyway.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dashakatrina on 2009 May 21, 21:20:30
not sure if someone posted this or not

it seems 

sims 3 leaked version seems to be real


http://www.gametrailers.com/news/the-sims-3-leaked/882


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 21, 21:20:55
Yays! Wallpaper and flooring is designable. Fences are not. You have to choose and place the wallpaper first, then choose the palette. Discovered this by accident when redoing a livingroom in lime and green due to sim color preference. Which, of course, has no effect on environment score. Though I'm sure Gali will find a way to "proove" that it does.

Of a controlled sim dies on a community lot, the grave does appear in place on the community lot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sammy on 2009 May 21, 21:24:17
So, about those windows. I went back into the game and found that Eaxis, indeed, doesn't playtest their games at all.The window coverings bleed through the window on both sides, not just the inside frame.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/LadyDea/Screenshot-9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/LadyDea/Screenshot-10.jpg

This happens to a handful of the other window coverings as well - for this window, at least. In any case, one window is too many.

I started a new "neighbourhood" and have been playing with only one sim. Even in TS2 I find it much easier to play with one sim or two sims.  What I'm wondering, though, what is the max number of sims in one household? Is it still eight?

Something I found amusing:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/LadyDea/Screenshot-11.jpg)

I heard a gasp and some bubbling only to find my sims with her head under water. I thought for a moment she was drowning herself, but no, she had just dunked her head under water.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 21, 21:28:56
Sammy that pic is funny. I do hope someone is able to figure out how to get rid of the censor


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 21, 21:40:21
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This happens to a handful of the other window coverings as well - for this window, at least. In any case, one window is too many.

Interesting.  Mine shows no bleedthrough.  Actually the only weird "bleedthrough" I'm seeing is the same warped water reflection that others are reporting.  God, does it look strange when my sim walks by water.  I can't believe they didn't fix that...oh wait.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sammy on 2009 May 21, 21:46:34
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This happens to a handful of the other window coverings as well - for this window, at least. In any case, one window is too many.

Interesting.  Mine shows no bleedthrough.  Actually the only weird "bleedthrough" I'm seeing is the same warped water reflection that others are reporting.  God, does it look strange when my sim walks by water.  I can't believe they didn't fix that...oh wait.

Hmm, that is puzzling. I haven't noticed any graphics issues besides the window coverings, but it was too much as to ask for a well-working game, I suppose.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 21, 21:49:46
About the dead people, i think their tombs are in the mausoleum, you can grab them and take them to your house, or put one from your home in there. The last also make the ghost not to appear again.
Naturally I had to go check this out, and I can confirm this. If you go to the mausoleum with a grave in your inventory, you get the option to "Manage the Dead". You can put in/take out graves from there.

Could the people that have had sims randomly die, go to the mausoleum in the middle of the graveyard and check to see if that option is there? Maybe these graves that you can't find get automatically put into there? If not, can you get a grave somehow, do the manage the dead option, and see if they show up then?

When my Sim went to the graveyard after seeing someone die on the steps of City Hall, she looked for the grave but could not find it.  She then took a tour of the mausoleum, which was a rabbit hole, of course.  There was no option to manage the dead.  Of course, she did not know this woman (though I did make note of the name), so this could have been why there was no option.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 21, 21:51:27
In EA's pictures and video it has water bleed through, so they know about it, they're just wicked lazy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 21, 22:00:41
In EA's pictures and video it has water bleed through, so they know about it, they're just wicked lazy.

This should be very apparent after so many years of Sims-related bugs!  ;D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: raptureswild on 2009 May 21, 22:05:15
This was asked several pages back, but I never saw a proper response.

Is it just my computer, my copy of the software, or my retardedness that is causing the game to run, AT ULTRA SPEED, at roughly the same or slightly slower pace as Sims1/2 speed 2?  If the game is this excruciatingly slow-paced, it's WORSE than the loading screens from TS2; I can only watch my sim sleep for so long before I want to scoop out my eyes with a spoon.

It could be my computer, I've only got a gig of RAM and am running Vista, but it's not lagging or skipping or indicating in any other way that it's my PC speed causing the problem.  I just have most of the graphics settings on medium.  HALP


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 21, 22:09:16
This was asked several pages back, but I never saw a proper response.

Is it just my computer, my copy of the software, or my retardedness that is causing the game to run, AT ULTRA SPEED, at roughly the same or slightly slower pace as Sims1/2 speed 2?  If the game is this excruciatingly slow-paced, it's WORSE than the loading screens from TS2; I can only watch my sim sleep for so long before I want to scoop out my eyes with a spoon.

It could be my computer, I've only got a gig of RAM and am running Vista, but it's not lagging or skipping or indicating in any other way that it's my PC speed causing the problem.  I just have most of the graphics settings on medium.  HALP

I think it's just you.  Mine runs at fast speed just fine.  You don't have nearly enough RAM for Vista + TS3.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 21, 22:12:10
This was asked several pages back, but I never saw a proper response.

Is it just my computer, my copy of the software, or my retardedness that is causing the game to run, AT ULTRA SPEED, at roughly the same or slightly slower pace as Sims1/2 speed 2?  If the game is this excruciatingly slow-paced, it's WORSE than the loading screens from TS2; I can only watch my sim sleep for so long before I want to scoop out my eyes with a spoon.

It could be my computer, I've only got a gig of RAM and am running Vista, but it's not lagging or skipping or indicating in any other way that it's my PC speed causing the problem.  I just have most of the graphics settings on medium.  HALP

I think it's just you.  Mine runs at fast speed just fine.  You don't have nearly enough RAM for Vista + TS3.

No, it isn't just them, and I thought several people have talked about this same thing in this thread?  I'm experiencing it, too, and I have 3 Gigs of RAM.  Nothing else is lagging or choppy; it's just that the speed buttons work only occasionally and only for some people, it seems.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lyn on 2009 May 21, 22:33:59
This was asked several pages back, but I never saw a proper response.

Is it just my computer, my copy of the software, or my retardedness that is causing the game to run, AT ULTRA SPEED, at roughly the same or slightly slower pace as Sims1/2 speed 2?  If the game is this excruciatingly slow-paced, it's WORSE than the loading screens from TS2; I can only watch my sim sleep for so long before I want to scoop out my eyes with a spoon.

It could be my computer, I've only got a gig of RAM and am running Vista, but it's not lagging or skipping or indicating in any other way that it's my PC speed causing the problem.  I just have most of the graphics settings on medium.  HALP

I think it's just you.  Mine runs at fast speed just fine.  You don't have nearly enough RAM for Vista + TS3.

I'm having the same issue, and I have 4GB of RAM and my game is showing no other signs of lagging with all graphic settings on high.  Speeds 2 and 3 are exactly the same as speed 1 for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 21, 22:36:44
I have 2GB of RAM (not amazing, but usually enough to run things decently, especially since I'm on XP) and speeds 2 and 3 do very little for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 21, 22:43:18
They work totally fine for me.  I have noticed that sometimes, depending on what they're doing, they slow down a tiny bit, but other than that they do work as they're supposed to. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ShortyBoo on 2009 May 21, 22:59:57
I think I finally figured out why my game keeps crashing. I thought it was a video card issue at first, but I posted at a tech forum with all my computer specs and they said it was my psu. I have a 630 watt Linkworld LPG2-43 which I got at a computer shop down the street back in February. After upgrading from an x1900 to my Radeon HD 4850, my old 500 watt wouldn't power on my computer and none of the local stores (including the big chains) sold power supplies over 500 watts, so I got it there. They told me my current power supply is meant for AGP set-ups, not PCI-e because there's not enough 12v amps. So I ordered a new Corsair 650 watt from NewEgg.

I just came from S2C/MTS2 and they're going warn/ban happy over there. I just posted about what things I hope are fixed soon (based on what other people are saying since I can't even play the game) and I got a warning claiming I asked for help installing an illegal copy or helped someone else do so, which I didn't, so I have no idea what's going on. I'll just steer clear from there until the official release date.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 21, 23:03:26
Mine have worked properly only a handful of times since first starting the game.

It looks like some of us are getting bugs that others aren't getting, and some are getting the same bugs except in different ways.

Quote
I just came from S2C/MTS2 and they're going warn/ban happy over there. I just posted about what things I hope are fixed soon (based on what other people are saying since I can't even play the game) and I got a warning claiming I asked for help installing an illegal copy or helped someone else do so, which I didn't, so I have no idea what's going on. I'll just steer clear from there until the official release date.

Yikes.  It's always nice to receive a warning about something you didn't actually do.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 21, 23:06:26
Well I guess that's why they call them bugs hehe.

It's not really a good idea to talk illegal stuff on any forum really, other than here (or anywhere where the hosting company doesn't care).  It can affect their hosting agreements, their relationships with the EA bastards, etc.  You might not have been talking about playing it, but knowing a lot about the workings of the game does imply you obtained it illegally, doesn't it?

ETA: Cool, my sim started a fire on the stove and it burnt the counter next to it too!  Way more realistic.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 21, 23:22:26
You might not have been talking about playing it, but knowing a lot about the workings of the game does imply you obtained it illegally, doesn't it?

I don't agree, because so many people are sharing info that it's not hard to find loads of stuff just by reading, and then pass on the info.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 21, 23:26:01
Maybe so, but I wouldn't blame them for being extra careful.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 21, 23:45:53
I think the lifetime want Gold Digger might be broken.  Unless you need a really high amount of wealth.  As soon as a married sim dies their relationship is changed to fiance might be broken entirely if they both die i don't know.

I tried getting my sim to see the dead sim normally and i even resurrected him as a playable ghost neither worked.  After resurrecting him as a playable ghost they were fiance's but they couldn't marry again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 21, 23:53:52
Hey, guess what I just found?! A bug.

Kinda teensy but still...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims%203/Screenshot-6.jpg)

He's supposed to be patting his fat tummy. Instead, his fat tummy is patting him. And not in a good way. His hands have disappeared inside himself.

It happened every time I toggled thin/fat.

Oh yeah, and did you all know that BELTS are recolourable? I thought that was pretty cool.

I just built a family of three and I had a lot of fun doing it.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 21, 23:54:25
So any idea what are the minerals for once refined?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Gelina on 2009 May 22, 00:21:06
It could be my computer, I've only got a gig of RAM and am running Vista, but it's not lagging or skipping or indicating in any other way that it's my PC speed causing the problem.  I just have most of the graphics settings on medium.  HALP
I'm having the same issue, and I have 4GB of RAM and my game is showing no other signs of lagging with all graphic settings on high.  Speeds 2 and 3 are exactly the same as speed 1 for me.

I also have Vista (4GB) and the game clock runs extremely slow for me at all speeds.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 22, 00:39:04
Hm, I haven't been able to figure out if I can only play the one selfmade sim, or if I can add another one to the town.  Kind of sucks if I can only have one selfmade sim/family per saved town/game.  Yeesh.

Yeah, noticed that long hair sticks through hoodies, too, as has happened in the past with Sims 1 and 2. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 22, 00:53:35
I've seen the same bug on female fat sims around town.

There's a ghost of one of the Landgraabs who comes to the Kennedy household almost every night. By car. Yeah...

I was starting to suspect that locking the have boy/girl want promised resulted in that sex of baby, as it fulfilled my first three sim pregnancies. Then, my current married couple both had the want for a girl promised, and they had twin boys instead.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 22, 00:53:53
Hm, I haven't been able to figure out if I can only play the one selfmade sim, or if I can add another one to the town.  Kind of sucks if I can only have one selfmade sim/family per saved town/game.  Yeesh.

Yeah, noticed that long hair sticks through hoodies, too, as has happened in the past with Sims 1 and 2. 

If you read this thread you might find out~  :P j/k

I think what I read in here earlier is that you have to click on the "..." button and then click on "edit neighborhood", and then there is an option to switch families or something like that?

edit: Or, oh. Maybe that doesn't work for being able to create new families. It doesn't seem likely though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 22, 00:54:41
I was wondering what are the minerals for after you refine them? Just decorations?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 22, 01:28:04
I bit the bullet and I've played for a few hours so far.

I want to look at the bright side, remembering when I played TS2 the first time, and I felt uneasy, because of the novelty. I still feel better playing TS2, just like I felt about TS1, back in those days, until I was a little more experienced in TS2.

Still, I'm not intrigued enough, now, about TS3. It's weird, because up to a certain point, I could be an ideal TS3 player: I don't mind realism at all, I like cartoonish sims and maxis-match stuff; I don't care about skilling and game goals; I also love to watch the sims doing their stuff on their own. In short, I'm totally the opposite of those who like to micromanage and tell their sims what to do.

Fine; for players like me, this game - AFAICK - is crap. So far, it's extremely disappointing. I love to watch sims doing stuff autonomously, even important ones; I'm not their overlord, but a sort of helper: you want to marry that guy? I hate him, but ok, I will marry you; you want to spawn babies? Fine, you'll have them, and so on.
That's the point: I like to WATCH them do stuff, not learn it by newspaper titles or something like that.

I played the Goths and then the Bachelors for 2 days, and Mortimer and Bella were both at 4 days before aging up when I left. I then sent my CAS sim to chat with a neighbor for a while and the next day both Mortimer and Bella were teens. WTF??
The only way to play I can spot is playing compulsively every household for max 1 day and then switch to another, to keep up with their frenzy. Or having many games, each one with only 2 household played, but it would result in a confusing mess.

I passed the most of the playing time taking notes of the most important mods it will require for me enjoing this game. First will be the new interaction "Punch in da face the moron who makes silly faces all the time". Really, I already hate this with a passion. Apparently in my game everyone thinks this is the best interaction ever, and keeps doing it all the time, wherever they are. And no, it CAN'T BE tight pants :(.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 May 22, 01:34:14
I was able to make a 2nd household. I just went into edit town, created a new sim, moved him in and changed active household. The other Sim lost his wishes and whatnot, but I was able to switch between them. I really have no idea what the hell they were thinking with that little feature.  I can also play any of the premade Sims in the NHood when I select change active household. Took me awhile to figure all that out though. Stupid annoying feature.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 22, 01:51:22
Is it wrong that I have major schadenfreude over "Render Girl" not being in the game? I was hanging around snooty sims a few months back watching people try to convince themselves the game wasn't being delayed, and the obsession with render girl was really disturbing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 22, 02:00:35
The Snooty Sims forums are just disturbing in general, anyway.  :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 22, 02:06:57
Has anyone been able to move the screen from side to side, etc? I mean using the cursor at the sides or top/bottom to just move the screen. I can tilt and rotate, but I can't just use the cursor to move view. Kind of frustrating having to rotate and zoom to see what the hell they are doing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 22, 02:08:53
There's an 'Edge scrolling' option somewhere, probably in 'game' or 'display' option.

And you can move view with clicking the right mouse button too.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 May 22, 02:09:18
Has anyone been able to move the screen from side to side, etc? I mean using the cursor at the sides or top/bottom to just move the screen. I can tilt and rotate, but I can't just use the cursor to move view. Kind of frustrating having to rotate and zoom to see what the hell they are doing.

You have to go under options and select edge scrolling under gameplay. I wonder who the genius was that thought to have that off by default.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 22, 02:12:10
Has anyone been able to move the screen from side to side, etc? I mean using the cursor at the sides or top/bottom to just move the screen. I can tilt and rotate, but I can't just use the cursor to move view. Kind of frustrating having to rotate and zoom to see what the hell they are doing.

You have to go under options and select edge scrolling under gameplay. I wonder who the genius was that thought to have that off by default.
**Bangs head on desk**, I should have known that...I feel stupid.
Thank you


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Celestra on 2009 May 22, 02:14:49
Still slowly downloading , but reading about the pathing /routing does this basically mean we have to go back to Sims1 style and put 2 doors in every room so they can move in and out properly .


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GayJohnScarritt on 2009 May 22, 02:19:56
It's not only the doors, they could have a 2-tile wide hallway (or turning a corner in a larger room) and if two sims going in opposite directions meet, they'll stand in front of each other until one decides to go around the other.   grrr


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 22, 02:23:52
Still slowly downloading , but reading about the pathing /routing does this basically mean we have to go back to Sims1 style and put 2 doors in every room so they can move in and out properly .

Routing issues/bathroom issues, let me sho u them:
http://i44.tinypic.com/1z6yyat.jpg (Sorry, the picture is enormous.)

One interesting thing about aging kidlets: you can age them at any time as long as you don't mind 'negative' traits. I did that with this family's youngest set of twins. One was assigned the cowardly trait, the other the technophobe trait. Still - they were able to feed themselves, so I was happy. You may be able to pick traits if they have been taught all toddler skills.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 May 22, 02:26:37
Yep, they still stomp their stupid feet when they cant get to something. I thought they were supposed to be smarter? And their need bars drop FAST. I gave a couple of them iron bladders with their reward points, so at least they dont have to pee anymore.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lerf on 2009 May 22, 02:32:26
This is awful.  I'm a respectable coven-going middle aged lady.  And I'm seriously considering downloading pirated softwar.  (Of course 80% of the software I had for my C vic-20 and C65, and my Amiga was pirated, but that was different.  Sorta.....


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 22, 02:33:06
Remember one of the very first pictures of TS3 we saw that showed a fireplace with half-grid tile placed around it? Yeah, impossible to do in the end.  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 22, 02:33:34
Well I guess that's why they call them bugs hehe.

It's not really a good idea to talk illegal stuff on any forum really, other than here (or anywhere where the hosting company doesn't care).  It can affect their hosting agreements, their relationships with the EA bastards, etc.  You might not have been talking about playing it, but knowing a lot about the workings of the game does imply you obtained it illegally, doesn't it?

Oh, I agree you should always be cautious when talking to people online. I have a personal rule not to take advice from known headcases.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 22, 02:42:50
This is awful.  I'm a respectable coven-going middle aged lady.  And I'm seriously considering downloading pirated softwar.  (Of course 80% of the software I had for my C vic-20 and C65, and my Amiga was pirated, but that was different.  Sorta.....

You can't fool us with that veneer of respectability.  We've noticed that if we say your name backwards it's actually a cuss-word from Farscape (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/farscape/swearing/clip0.shtml).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: linz on 2009 May 22, 02:55:51
So I Have been playing TS3 for about 3 days now and here are some thoughts and issues I have.

My ultra speeds are not working well either and my computer is is well above the recommended specs.

My sims are spawning children randomly and are also only showing up with one parent. (its like the Virgin Mary only its the Virgin Sims!) one instance I can explain sort of is: SimFemale1 was married to SimMale1 and got pregnant, SimMale1 cheated and got SimFemale2 pregnant, SimFemale1 "divorced" SimMale1 before giving birth. Once both SimFemales gave birth SimFemale1 was the only parent showing for her child while SimFemale2's child had her and SimMale1 showing up as parents (SimFemale2 and SimMale1 were never married).

I'm not sure if that happened in TS2 but if you buy an inferno birthday cake you can have you sim blow out the candles and age before it is even their birthday.

I HATE that the stairs cannot be recolored.

You can't lock out sims from different rooms. This is a feature I love from TS2. The only thing I've noticed is that if you select a sim and bring up the pie chart from another sims bed it asks if you want to sleep in that particular sims bed.

No HotTub! I am disappointed! and also the pool ladder cannot be recolored as well, I had made a very natural looking pool using stone and pebble tile and wallpaper and with the bright blue steps it looks ridiculous. I have to admit I am nit picky about color matching, but then again i am also a Graphic Designer So small inconsistencies jump out at me and drive me nuts.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Driskoll Xun on 2009 May 22, 02:59:18
I find the population cap (8 times the # of private lots) to be good.  The population for ghosts looks limitless, however.  Do the ghosts breed on their own?  Do NPC's breed at all?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 May 22, 03:01:40
And there is no diving board either. And if you remove the ladder, Sims can still get out. That was always my favorite way of getting rid of unwanted Sims. They ruined my fun!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 22, 03:12:05
in TS2 you could grow up a day before their birthday. The hottubs and pianos missing bothers me sooo much. Grrr. But the game looks good. :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lerf on 2009 May 22, 03:16:18
This is awful.  I'm a respectable coven-going middle aged lady.  And I'm seriously considering downloading pirated softwar.  (Of course 80% of the software I had for my C vic-20 and C65, and my Amiga was pirated, but that was different.  Sorta.....

You can't fool us with that veneer of respectability.  We've noticed that if we say your name backwards it's actually a cuss-word from Farscape (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/farscape/swearing/clip0.shtml).


It is?  Oh, coooool!

I just asked my husband if I could dl it--he's the one who'll have to fix any messes I make in the course of so doing and he said he prefered not to have to de-virus me if I goofed up.  Now, I understand his reluctance.  We spent most of Thanksgiving weekend removing something called Vundo from my machine, and he spends much too much time on weekends fixing his Dad's computer because if his Dad see's a popup saying, "Want a virus that will wipe your hard-drive? Click here." he will click on it."  (FIL also doesn't believe in firewalls, or rather he believes in them until a virus tells him to turn it off.)  So, I think I'll give it a miss.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 22, 03:27:13
Oh Lerf, I had that awful Vundo Trojan on my laptop this past fall. I gave up and just did a fresh install. First time I've ever had a really bad virus on a computer, I'm usually really good about it.

I have a question for those with the game ... I don't think it has been answered yet. Is there same sex marriage in the game? Is it still "joined unions"? Or is it (gulp) not in there at all?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 22, 03:33:04
Maybe this is one of those things that everyone knows but me--is it an entirely different design team or creative director (or whatever) behind sims 3 vs sims 2? A lot of details just seem oddly different from what you'd expect (the forced female maternity leave mentioned in another thread is what got me wondering, along with lots of other franchise trademarks that really ought to be there but aren't).

I know the two aren't completely analogous, but it's sounding like Sims 3 is to Sims Franchise as SimCity Societies is to SimCity Franchise?

ETA: I know people are understandably reluctant, but just go to a well-known torrent site (not sure I can be specific here) and read the comments. It's really unlikely the highly-seeded ones (i.e., the ones that shows lots of downloads) will have virus or trojans without someone having caught it and commented already. Other than that you really only need two pieces of software (probably daemon tools and winrar, both of which are legit and can be gotten for free directly from their publishers). Well, and a torrent downloader.

Honestly, leaving ethics out of the question, which I like to do in this situation, getting arr'd stuff is way more akin to "just be an informed consumer" than "walk alone through the bad part of town at night and hope to god you don't get mugged." The torrent sites stay up because they're making money. (Or I suppose some of them have altruistic reasons). Either way they have a vested interest in making sure the torrents associated with them don't cause your computer to explode into, well, a fiery ball visible from space. And the community, via comments and whatnot, tends to be self-correcting. I'm definitely going to hell for my arring if hell exists, and I've yet to create a fiery ball visible from space. A firewall and common sense go a long way.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 22, 03:57:47
Anyone know why there is no ceiling in my house? I put flooring above it to make a ceiling below and the roof disappears, I put the roof back and if the tiles are there it won't get on the house. Then, if I remove the flooring and put the roof back on there is no ceiling!

Also, does anyone have this problem ... hairstyles from far away have white speckles in them. When I zoom in they clear up.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 22, 04:26:36
A couple of random "why"s:

Why do children have their own cell phones?

Do all females get a positive moodlet for being pregnant? That just doesn't sit right with me. For one thing, the third trimester just seems like it'd be too damn uncomfortable to make someone auto-happy. (then again, I say that as someone who doesn't have and doesn't want kids- what do I know, right?)

Why so many damn rabbit holes? The jobs, I can understand, no one really wants to watch their Sim sit at a cubicle. But restaurants and stores were fully playable community lots in the previous games. Is it just laziness that made them do it this way? (Probably.)


TashaYarr- yeah, instead of Will Wright they've got Rod Humble. actually, this may have been the case for a while, I'm not entirely sure.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 22, 04:30:40
Why so many damn rabbit holes? The jobs, I can understand, no one really wants to watch their Sim sit at a cubicle. But restaurants and stores were fully playable community lots in the previous games. Is it just laziness that made them do it this way? (Probably.)

Looking back, TS2 base game didn't have much for community lots either, those mostly came from NL. Probably just another example of EA intentionally limiting the game so they can cash in on it later.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 22, 04:39:16
I saw a few of those promo interviews and articles.  Somehow I always assumed the rabbit holes would only apply to sims' workplaces (since they're mostly boring places that we wouldn't want to go to anyway), not to the community lots (that we've always been able to go to in TS2, even with just the base-game).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: chaos on 2009 May 22, 04:46:53
I suspect that the (over)use of rabbit holes is partially from laziness, but also to conserve resources. Community lots, especially large ones, used to cause major lag on my old computer. EA knows that they'd be shooting themselves in the foot (feet?) if their new toy game required players to buy a whole new rig just to play it. I figure that they decided to cut corners help players conserve RAM by replacing potentially lag-inducing interactive lots with rabbit holes. That's merely a guess, mind you.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 22, 04:49:47
Personally, I am pro-rabbit-hole. All the rabbit holes are things that either we never had in TS2 to begin with, or are things so utterly boring that we made hacks just to avoid having to do it. See: Grocery shopping, buying crap, etc. All these things in TS3 have been turned into rabbit holes, because, frankly, we never actually liked doing those things to begin with!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: chaos on 2009 May 22, 04:59:09
Can't argue with logic like that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EsotericPolarBear on 2009 May 22, 05:24:38
Personally, I am pro-rabbit-hole. All the rabbit holes are things that either we never had in TS2 to begin with, or are things so utterly boring that we made hacks just to avoid having to do it. See: Grocery shopping, buying crap, etc. All these things in TS3 have been turned into rabbit holes, because, frankly, we never actually liked doing those things to begin with!

Although I do miss being able to run my own store/restaurant/whathaveyou rather than being an otherwise uninvolved "partner".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: laylei on 2009 May 22, 05:28:28
I've been playing it for most of the day today (though I can tell it'll get old fast). There are so many things that annoy me. I miss macrotastics so much- especially macro/socialize, because nothing is more fun than jumping from household to household trying to get four teenagers at four different schoolmates' houses to make friends. I've taken to simply playing with testingcheatsenabled always on, so I can drag the mood bars up, else they spend so much time sleeping and eating and peeing that there is no time for anything else.

Is anyone else immensely annoyed by the limitations on toddlers? They can only earn 3 points in logic and music, and then what? The playtable does nothing. After getting their six points and talking/walking/pottying, you're stuck with another 2-3 days of absolutely nothing (and man, do I miss Inge's bottomless bottle and the sleeping mat/dog beds. I'd forgotten how annoying toddlers are when they're not self-sufficient). I used testingcheatsenabled to force age my triplets to childhood, because I didn't feel like dealing with 3 cakes, but then they were unable to go to school until the time when they would have aged to childhood naturally. So annoying.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lum on 2009 May 22, 05:31:39
So. Played some more for a few hours. I've warmed up to the game somewhat, since I managed to get an evil sim and a good sim in love and later married. (Wasn't that difficult, but it took me a bit to figure it out.) Lack of wedding arch is so lame, lack of wedding-dress-like clothes is saddening...

Also, I figured out that after flirting for awhile, you CAN get the other sim in the mood... both the 'kiss' and 'confess attraction' showed up after some flirting. I assumed that once there, they would stay there; but no. I repeated other romantic interactions, spammed them actually, then the other sim got bored and both 'kiss' and 'confess attraction' disappeared. In other words, I ruined the moment. I had to sit them in the couch and do other stuff so they would show up again. Everything was smooth sailing from then.

Also, I don't like it the whole 'building outline loads first, then it gets filled with detail'. Once I fooled around with the settings, it became more acceptable; currently, I set it up as make everything non-detailed except the current lot and the sims, just so I could avoid the eyesore. It could be that my graphic card is made of fail, though. Meh.

I also like the houses. In fact, I want to recreate them on Sims 2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 22, 05:32:20
Is anyone else immensely annoyed by the limitations on toddlers? They can only earn 3 points in logic and music, and then what? The playtable does nothing. After getting their six points and talking/walking/pottying, you're stuck with another 2-3 days of absolutely nothing (and man, do I miss Inge's bottomless bottle and the sleeping mat/dog beds. I'd forgotten how annoying toddlers are when they're not self-sufficient). I used testingcheatsenabled to force age my triplets to childhood, because I didn't feel like dealing with 3 cakes, but then they were unable to go to school until the time when they would have aged to childhood naturally. So annoying.

Babies and toddlers are at that age for way too damn long.  I got so bored and annoyed with them.  I was able to send them to the cake early though, and then send them to school.  Maybe the school thing was messed up because you used testingcheats and they borked that?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 22, 05:42:49
How'd you get them to be able to kiss? I have a pair of sims up to "Y thinks X is very alluring" and they can woohoo all they like, but unless they're cuddling in bed (or presumably on the couch) the option to kiss is nowhere to be found.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 22, 05:50:53
What's their relationship bar at? There's probably still a certain relationship progress they have to be at for certain interactions to appear.

Unless of course your couple are already at a high relationship. In that case, something weird is definitely going on, especially if woohoo is showing up but nothing else.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 22, 06:03:05
Well, okay, they're just at Friend status but I still expected a plain kiss to be available by now.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 22, 06:07:25
For those of you who like to express your opinions via Facebook, there is now a group called "The Sims 3 sucks".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lum on 2009 May 22, 06:12:56
Quote
How'd you get them to be able to kiss? I have a pair of sims up to "Y thinks X is very alluring" and they can woohoo all they like, but unless they're cuddling in bed (or presumably on the couch) the option to kiss is nowhere to be found.

That's exactly what happened to me later.

When the interaction showed up, they were best friends and I had the relationship panel all maxed out, since I had them talking and flirting for a few days before that. She had the kiss want for awhile; I didn't control the other sim, so I don't know if he had it too.

Like I said, I was spamming the romantic interactions, then the kiss/confess attraction showed up. I didn't go for it, so continued to spam flirt and other stuff, the other sim thought I was boring, so I blew it. It didn't show up again, no matter how much I tried. That's when I decided to sit them on the couch; kiss and cuddle showed up again, along with make out.

Same thing happened on the bed. However, they were able to kiss normally after kissing/makingout/whoohooing. In fact, I think they fell in love after making out in the couch, when confess attraction showed up again and I used it. Now I'm not sure...

If kiss isn't showing up for you outside the bed/couch, my pet theory is that there's some sort of one-shot deal thing involved between 'true love' and 'fuckbuddy'. Maybe if they don't comply with some sort of invisible love parameters, they stick to fuckbuddydom? Maybe if you don't use kiss right away, you lose it?

Dunno. Further tests are needed.

EDIT:

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Well, okay, they're just at Friend status but I still expected a plain kiss to be available by now.

Maybe that's the problem. My couple was maxed out all the way to best friends when the kiss showed up.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 22, 06:36:16
Basically this whole system seems to be a pain. Sure I don't mind it so much when I'm still exploring the game and figuring stuff out and not worrying about the socialization so much. But when I want to do story type stuff and not have to go through each tier every single time I want them to do something specific, ugh it's a pain in the butt.  >:(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 22, 07:18:12
Is anyone else immensely annoyed by the limitations on toddlers? They can only earn 3 points in logic and music, and then what? The playtable does nothing. After getting their six points and talking/walking/pottying, you're stuck with another 2-3 days of absolutely nothing (and man, do I miss Inge's bottomless bottle and the sleeping mat/dog beds. I'd forgotten how annoying toddlers are when they're not self-sufficient). I used testingcheatsenabled to force age my triplets to childhood, because I didn't feel like dealing with 3 cakes, but then they were unable to go to school until the time when they would have aged to childhood naturally. So annoying.

Babies and toddlers are at that age for way too damn long.  I got so bored and annoyed with them.  I was able to send them to the cake early though, and then send them to school.  Maybe the school thing was messed up because you used testingcheats and they borked that?
Far as I can see, the only drawback to aging a toddler early is that you don't get to choose the third trait. Since I randomize mine anyway, I don't care. Since babies/toddlers are so damned annoying in TS3, I've been shoving up the social bar always and hunger bar only during the night. And, of course, tweaking the energy bar so they won't sit in their crib until 4:00AM wide awake. There seems to be some magical level of energy that allows them to actually go to sleep. I hate them. Why does my current family have to have a sim with the want for five of them?

Color me unimpressed with the effects of filling a LTW or power wish or whatever they are called. My angler got his 13 perfect fish in fishbowls and all he gets is 40k reward points? At this point he doesn't need rewards! All he has to do is go to work, eat, and piss.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 22, 07:47:00
Is it possible to get another lifetime wish after you've already completed one, by grabbing the "change lifetime wish" reward? I'd check myself but I don't have anyone even close to finishing their lifetime wish yet.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Blaise on 2009 May 22, 07:59:50
I have played it this evening and my initial impression is that the Sims' heads, once in game, truly look doughy and demented. I had all settings maxed as I have a brand new computer with 4gb ram.

I just could not get over how the look and move. Although I did encounter a cool looking sim named "Gunther". :-)

I agree with another poster who said that s/he could not connect with the Sims because of they way they look. I will be going back to TS2 and keeping this on the virtual shelf until, or if, mods and CC come out.

The world itself is very pretty, but since I cannot make my own custom hood, the pretty does not hold enough appeal to make the game cost worth it. (If I were to buy it, which I am not going to.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tigerlilley on 2009 May 22, 08:08:28
The way they move is awful.  Jerky, weird, ugh.  This is definitely been another minimum effort from EA.   


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 22, 08:34:08
Is it possible to get another lifetime wish after you've already completed one, by grabbing the "change lifetime wish" reward? I'd check myself but I don't have anyone even close to finishing their lifetime wish yet.

I've finished several lifetime wishes, I'll test this out soon with one of my Sims.

Edit:  Actually, that particular lifetime reward seems to be gone for both my adult Sims.  Guess you can't do it :\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: spookymuffin on 2009 May 22, 08:41:44
I finally managed to fix my game (managed to get a corrupt install two times in a row) and I've been playing for most of the last 24 hours.

I like the game. I suppose that I'll do up a list of what I like and what I don't, just because all the cool kids are doing it.

I liked:
  • Moodlets. They are more dynamic and realistic than I had expected.
  • The expanded interactions. Sure, "ask about day" and "enthuse about house" may both be more or less identical interactions but it does manage to give the impression that you can now do more than just chain chat/hang out/gossip until the sims are friends.
  • I like the rabbit holes. My reasons are more or less the same as expressed by Pescado above. I don't want to watch my sim shop or take a cooking class.
  • The new labels in the relationship panel. Husband/wife rather than "married", daughter/son rather than the generic "family" label.
  • The eye textures. I know that most of you seem to hate them but, in fairness, they look a lot better than the default eyes in TS2. They also, coincidentally, resemble one of my favourite eye-sets from TS2.
  • The CAS. Contrary to popular opinion, I don't think that it's all that hard to make a unique sim. Although I would recommend putting the "head width" slider all the way to the left to get rid of the whole fat-head thing.
  • It's great that going to a community lot is so easy now. My sims never used to leave their homes unless it was necessary because it was such a pain in the ass to get anywhere.
  • That it feels different. I was becoming so bored with TS2 that I'm glad that this is more of an overhaul than just "TS2 with better graphics".
  • The fact that the rest of the neighbourhood looks after itself and continues on without me. As someone who rarely plays more than one or two families seriously I'm really loving this new element of gameplay.
    I mean, if I really want to have full control again I can always fire up TS2. It's not like I can't have both of them installed at the same time.

I didn't like:
  • The fact that hair, eye and skin colour don't have genetic values anymore. I understand that it would have been very difficult to give them fixed values now that we can pick from such a huge range of colurs but I'm sure that there could have been a way to work around that. They could have given us a genetic slider so that we could assign specific pigment dominance at our own discretion, it would have been nice to be able to make some eyes really dominant and others extremely recessive.
  • The skin tones are awful. I'm really hoping that people will find a way to override textures in the game in the near future. They are just too low-res and plain for my taste.
  • Animation glitches. Hopefully this will be fixed in a patch.
  • Gender is not taken into account when a child is being assigned its facial structure. There is no effort to feminise inherited masculine traits or vice-versa, there are so many little girls running around with manly jaw lines.
  • Lack of hair/clothes meshes. A minor gripe and one that I know will be rectified in later EPs.

All in all, I think that I'm going to enjoy playing this almost as much as I enjoyed playing TS2 when it first came out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lindaetterlee on 2009 May 22, 09:04:53
I never realized how much I missed the maxmotive cheat.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 22, 09:06:37
I never realized how much I missed the maxmotive cheat.

You can still do it wil testingcheatsenabled true and then shift click the mailbox or drag motives bar.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: aussieone on 2009 May 22, 09:15:19
I've started up the TS3 on four separate occasions and played for a couple of hours each time.

When I've played,  it has felt like I have to spend time with with people I really do *not* want to hang out with.

Then I've quit the game, fired up TS2 and it has felt like "Honey, I'm home!"

Maybe it's too big of a change for me; maybe the game sucks donkey's balls; but I really can't see myself warming to TS3 anytime soon.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 22, 09:18:06
Does anyone know how to actually work this stupid food replicator?  Figured it out.  What a pain in the ass these things are.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 22, 09:25:50
The way they move is awful.  Jerky, weird, ugh.  This is definitely been another minimum effort from EA.   

It seems that there are two different "walk" animations: one of them is a power walk, which is ugly, blocky, and hideous. This is likely the one you're talking about.

The other walk is a normal walk, and it looks nice and *human*. Sadly, it seems that sims will rarely do this one except for short distances (i.e. walking to a bookshelf in the same room).

If we can find some way to put in a mod that eliminates that power walk, I'm all for it. I don't care that the normal walk is slower, at least it isn't an eyesore.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dizzymental on 2009 May 22, 09:27:07
Well I'm just wondering, maybe all these bugs, like the speed problem, the graphic glitches, etc. are caused by the crack you're all using. I don't mean the stuff you buy on the street. :) The crack that comes with the torrent download is probably suspect and that's why you're all experiencing these bugs in the game.

I remember the missing build mode in the crack for Sims 2 when it first appeared on torrent.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 22, 09:31:04
Question for people who have installed:

How many gigs of free space are required to install the game?  I finally got the rar downloaded and unrared it, but copying the "disc" contents in order to circumvent the spyware wrapper resulted in a "Oops, you're out of disc space!" message.  I wound up moving the iso onto my external drive and deleting all TS3-related stuff from my main drive.  Is 5-6 gigs enough?  If not, I might have to rearrange some more stuff, or install on my external drive.  Why the heck do games have to be so huge anyway?  I have an incredibe game installed on this computer that takes up a wopping 700 MB of disc space.

It is partially my fault for partitioning my disc two or three ways, but I need my linux, and 70 GB should have been enough, dammit.

ETA:  So, I'm 700 MB short.  Fuck it, I'll just put it on my external drive.  It doesn't sound like I'll be keeping it long anyway.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 22, 10:10:02
Main folder takes 5.59 GB. And save games and crap folder that's in My documents takes about 700-900 Mb. I also suspect that there are hidden folders with temp cache like in Spore, and god knows how much space they might take.

Edit: It seems as cache file is in saves folder for everyone to see. At least I didn't find anything hidden away.

ETA:
I am confused.
I tried to move my family to another home. I used a computer, checked “pack furniture” option, and then I had to choose a house to move in, but I can’t buy it unfurnished.
I also tried to evict them and then to move in (through “edit town”), but I can’t pack furniture  :(

Also I can’t figure out how available funds are calculated:
A: House unfurnished: 12782; number from buy mode
B: House furnished: 17402; number from buy mode
C: Free cash: 7649
D: House value: 16759; number from moving out menu
Available funds to buy a new home with furniture packed: 17349 (A+C = 20431. 3000$ difference!!)
Available funds to buy a new home: 24408 (B+C= 25051; D+C= 24408)

Numbers just don’t add up  ???
Maybe I don’t get paid for bushes and trees? Maybe the numbers from buy mode are without depreciation? I have no idea.
Still it seems impossible to move out with packed furniture and to move into an empty house, unless you pack furniture manually OR empty the destined house manually.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 22, 13:03:21
Quote from: Bluesoup
Cool, my sim started a fire on the stove and it burnt the counter next to it too!  Way more realistic.
Lucky! I haven't even SEEN a fire yet.

Has anyone gotten triplets yet? ;)

Quote
pianos missing
Yeah, why aren't there any instruments that kids can play? This is not acceptable!

Quote from: Zaza
Why does my current family have to have a sim with the want for five of them?
Five? mine wants 10! And he's not even a Fambly sim!




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Gelina on 2009 May 22, 13:03:33
I think I found a bug.  I was playing one household that had 3 children in it, then I switched to playing a different household.  When I switched back to the first household, it was time for all 3 of the children to grow up (1 to adult, 2 to teens).  Apparently when you don't babysit your family, the children's grades tank which means that you don't get to pick their traits on their birthday.  So I aged up all three children and their new trait was randomly picked.  All three of them ended up with the "artistic" trait, which is alphabetically the first trait.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 22, 13:05:52
I only played for a few minutes last night, before my daughter took it over, she played for a while. (will find out how she liked it when she wakes up).
 
I did notice a few differences though. When I played I just wanted to check it out so I just grabbed the Martinez family from the bin and plopped them in a house. I played the female, I think her name was Jennifer, and when I clicked on her it gave options to go to the park, public pool, etc.
 
When my daughter started she created a female in CAS, moved her in, and the only option she got when clicking on the sim was to change clothes.
She came from CAS with 2 books in her inventory and all she wanted to do was read.

I thought this was strange, for hers not to have the same options.


I wonder if the other hood will be easier to play, without all the forced control over the game. They have time to sneak some fixes into that download...I hope.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: abaris on 2009 May 22, 13:24:48
Well I'm just wondering, maybe all these bugs, like the speed problem, the graphic glitches, etc. are caused by the crack you're all using. I don't mean the stuff you buy on the street. :) The crack that comes with the torrent download is probably suspect and that's why you're all experiencing these bugs in the game.

That's a little bit far fetched. A crack changing animations would be a wondrous being.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 22, 13:25:46
I tried to figure out, how available funds are calculated and here’s what I found out:
Variables:
A = House unfurnished – see in buy mode. This is NOT a price of a bare house. It includes kitchen and bathroom furniture, similar to AL, includes also trees, bushes, flowers, driveway, ceiling, wall and outdoor lights.
B = House furnished - see in buy mode, includes everything.
C = Free cash.
D = House value - from moving out menu. There is a slight difference from B sometimes, but I can’t figure out why.
E = House value unfurnished - can’t see from moving out menu, but it is the price of a bare house, with NO furniture, includes trees, bushes and flowers.

Calculation:

Available funds to buy a new home with furniture packed and selling only a house: E+C
Available funds to buy a new home with selling furnished: D+C

So if you want to change a house, you should not base your decision on buy/build mode number, but instead try to move out with the computer and check numbers there. And when choosing a house keep in mind that unfirnished house still includes appliances and lights.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: carliegirl on 2009 May 22, 13:30:58
Thank you everyone for giving such good details. I have a question, though, that one of you might be able to help me with. Did anyone get a box saying that you have to connect to the internet while on the loading screen? And if so, how did you get past this? I would greatly appreciate the help.

Thank You.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 22, 13:49:28
I only played for a few minutes last night, before my daughter took it over, she played for a while. (will find out how she liked it when she wakes up).
 
I did notice a few differences though. When I played I just wanted to check it out so I just grabbed the Martinez family from the bin and plopped them in a house. I played the female, I think her name was Jennifer, and when I clicked on her it gave options to go to the park, public pool, etc.
 
When my daughter started she created a female in CAS, moved her in, and the only option she got when clicking on the sim was to change clothes.
She came from CAS with 2 books in her inventory and all she wanted to do was read.

I thought this was strange, for hers not to have the same options.


It's trait-dependent.  I have a bookworm, and he automatically has the choice to go to the library or the book store.  I also have an artist, and she has the automatic choice of going to the art museum.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 22, 13:49:56
Did anyone get a box saying that you have to connect to the internet while on the loading screen? And if so, how did you get past this?

Yes.

When using the installer-spawned game exe, it wants to phone home. Denying it access to the Net makes it have a tanty and stop loading the game. This happens even when you say DNW to the EA Download Manager during install. Selecting either normal or custom install makes no appreciable difference.
When using TSE.exe from the crack folder, it doesn't phone home, but neither will it stay in the Processes list in taskmgr; IOW, it fails to load. Tried this both before and after uninstall/reinstall of installer-spawned exe.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 22, 13:51:53
I only played for a few minutes last night, before my daughter took it over, she played for a while. (will find out how she liked it when she wakes up).
 
I did notice a few differences though. When I played I just wanted to check it out so I just grabbed the Martinez family from the bin and plopped them in a house. I played the female, I think her name was Jennifer, and when I clicked on her it gave options to go to the park, public pool, etc.
 
When my daughter started she created a female in CAS, moved her in, and the only option she got when clicking on the sim was to change clothes.
She came from CAS with 2 books in her inventory and all she wanted to do was read.

I thought this was strange, for hers not to have the same options.


It's trait-dependent.  I have a bookworm, and he automatically has the choice to go to the library or the book store.  I also have an artist, and she has the automatic choice of going to the art museum.

I didn't even think of that. She did have the trait loves the outdoors. I wonder what traits my daughters sim had, to have no options


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 22, 13:54:13
Saw another example of shoddy/lazy animation last night.  My sim invited her best friend over, and best friend shows up carrying a toddler -- I'm not sure if it was her child or her grandchild, as she is an elder and I don't know when she transitioned.  Anyway, when it came time to go and my sim asked everyone to leave, instead of picking up the toddler and carrying him out, the friend walked outside to leave as usual, and the toddler just *blink* disappeared.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BattyCoda on 2009 May 22, 14:34:41
Not sure if anyone here cares, but Microcenter has a special this weekend on the game. Pay $5 USian down and get the game for $19.99 instead of $49.99 when it comes out on the 2nd.

Could this be a response to the leak? I kind of doubt is as ads and offers are usually done way in advance, but who knows?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 22, 14:49:02
I am noticing a problem with an owned car. The family I am playing own a multi-share car and the parents each own a bike. When it's time to go to work, the carpool still comes and the adults will not use their owned transportation, they go to the carpool.  The only time they will use the owned transportation is when the carpool has left or I have to click on the car to go to work.  Then they come home in the carpool, with their car magically appearing in the driveway.  ???

Why would they make the babysitter called everyday instead of being on a schedule? I forgot to call and the parents went to work anyway. Had to call the father back home to call a babysitter and then go back to work. Hope that this will be fixed before release, or all my munchkins will be in child services care.

Last, my male sim is a neat-freak and being in law enforcement, he has to rummage in neighbor garbages to get intel. He didn't like it, and got a negative moodlet that was suppose to go away in 10 mins. It had been 4 days with the same time, so I guess that's another bug.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caz on 2009 May 22, 14:54:40
Here is another problem I have discovered while playing:

Sims can CLONE themselves.

I've gone into houses with mysterious babies and looked inside their family trees to see that they only have one parent, the Sim living in the house. There was even this household where a guy had four sons with no mothers, and they all looked just like him. Then Claire Ursine's daughter had a baby all by herself despite the fact she's actually in love with a Sim (She was even in love with ANOTHER Sim, which she did all by herself even after I'd gone to the trouble of making her fall in love. What the hell did she have to do that for?) Yep, the baby looked just like the mother when I aged her up.

This is ridiculous. Sims shouldn't be cloning themselves to make babies. I don't want the neighborhood filled with Sims who all look the same.

I love the fact that all I have to do is turn testingcheatsenabled on, drag a Sim's hunger bar all the way down and they fall over dead immediately. Been doing that a lot lately.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 22, 15:02:07
I've gone into houses with mysterious babies and looked inside their family trees to see that they only have one parent, the Sim living in the house. There was even this household where a guy had four sons with no mothers, and they all looked just like him. Then Claire Ursine's daughter had a baby all by herself despite the fact she's actually in love with a Sim (She was even in love with ANOTHER Sim, which she did all by herself even after I'd gone to the trouble of making her fall in love.

Claire Ursine is strange. I read in another thread here that she starts out pregnant with a baby, but I think the father must be one of the Frio brothers, since he is her ex at the start of the game. (This came as a pretty big surprise on my end since my main sim got engaged to him, but that's another story.) However, when I returned to Claire's house, I too realized that she'd had ANOTHER baby at some point, with no father listed in the tree, in addition to the one fathered by this Frio character.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dizzymental on 2009 May 22, 15:03:03
Well I'm just wondering, maybe all these bugs, like the speed problem, the graphic glitches, etc. are caused by the crack you're all using. I don't mean the stuff you buy on the street. :) The crack that comes with the torrent download is probably suspect and that's why you're all experiencing these bugs in the game.

That's a little bit far fetched. A crack changing animations would be a wondrous being.

You're wrong. The crack is twice the size of the original TS3 file. Take a look. With the Sims 2, the original crack was bad and affected gameplay. I remember it clearly. Same thing, perhaps.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: charlsye on 2009 May 22, 15:04:28
My sim just had triplets.  Both she and the father had the fertility perk.  I don't know if you'll be able to get triplets without it but that's how I did it.

Also, I noticed that if you go to the hospital, it randomizes one trait and you choose the other.  If you choose to stay home, it'll randomize both.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 22, 15:09:10
I could choose both traits after going to hospital, thanks to sim's happy pregnancy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vcpink on 2009 May 22, 15:12:02
I think from all the troubles the game has with the whole, evolving town and whatnot we can deduce that EA couldn't figure out how to fix it so they made it hard to play more that one household at a time.
It's not because EA are a dick, which they are, but because EA are failures at programming AI.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: noblesse_oblige on 2009 May 22, 15:16:59
What is up with the "accuse of cheating" option?  Last night, I was playing with a sim on a community lot, and I zoomed away for a minute and, when I came back, she had a "betrayed!" moodlet about how much it sucked to be cheated on.  Since her husband was at work, and didn't have any romantic interests besides her, I thought it was kind of weird.  That's when I noticed her pre-marriage romantic interest, who she still had a heart with (despite having asked him about 8,000 times to just be friends) sitting a few feet away on the park bench reading a newspaper.  I thought, maybe it was him flirting with someone else...?

So, I took my sim home and, when she was conversing with her husband, I noticed the "accuse of cheating" option pop up.  I was confused because he doesn't even like his co-workers, but I had her accuse him of cheating just for the lulz.  Fighting and divorce ensued.  Just to make sure, though, I had her visit the pre-marriage romantic interest, and what popped up in the conversation tree but "accuse of cheating!"  WTF.  When one sim "cheats" on you, you can accuse all of your love objects of being cheaters?  How will I ever know who the culprit is?!

And how stupid is it to have a married sim be pissed that your discarded love interest from eons ago is flirting with someone else (if that was the case)?  Or how weird is it that your sim's spouse can cheat on you...at work?  Did they both cheat on her, I guess?  God, I miss memories.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 22, 15:20:52
Eh, does it matter? Shiftclick, pick your own.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: misscatfish on 2009 May 22, 15:53:49
It may be impossible to say at this point, but could it be that these neighborhood story problems are all somehow scripted and might be absent in user-created 'hoods (when/if the neighborhood creation tool is released as promised)?

If such a tool allowed one to create empty 'hoods and set parameters for story progression, demographics, etc., then one might have more control over how/if the neighborhood evolved.

Too much to hope for? :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 22, 16:06:49
how weird is it that your sim's spouse can cheat on you...at work?
Because nobody EVER has an affair with their secretary. ;)

Yeah, I'd like an empty hood, myself. Though, I really suck at decoration. So, maybe i'd rather have a fan made hood. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 22, 16:13:00
What is up with the "accuse of cheating" option?  Last night, I was playing with a sim on a community lot, and I zoomed away for a minute and, when I came back, she had a "betrayed!" moodlet about how much it sucked to be cheated on.  Since her husband was at work, and didn't have any romantic interests besides her, I thought it was kind of weird.  That's when I noticed her pre-marriage romantic interest, who she still had a heart with (despite having asked him about 8,000 times to just be friends) sitting a few feet away on the park bench reading a newspaper.  I thought, maybe it was him flirting with someone else...?
I will look into the matter. It is a known fact that EAxis has some really STUPID ideas in their jealousy and romance system, and I will have to invest effort into re-making Romance Mod Mode.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 22, 16:13:25
Quote
Last, my male sim is a neat-freak and being in law enforcement, he has to rummage in neighbor garbages to get intel. He didn't like it, and got a negative moodlet that was suppose to go away in 10 mins. It had been 4 days with the same time, so I guess that's another bug.

That happened to my sim as well. Took me most of a sim day to discover that my sim had collected "evidence" from the trashcans, in the form of trash, and had stuffed it in his inventory. Thus he was always near the trash so the counter on the moodlet got reset every minute.

The sollution is simple. Clean out te trash in the inventory and wait 10 minutes. Voila!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 22, 16:17:13
Is there any thread for discussing TS3 modding? I dont know if anyone is working in a nocensor patch. But if the old way (with a package) doesnt work, maybe it could be done messing with the dx calls.

There is this supersecret "Armoire of Invincibility" subforum (that freak language you use is hard to understand for noobs and foreign people, and i am both), but of course i cant read it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VacantBlue on 2009 May 22, 16:19:53
The Associated Press has a comment from EA:

"EA said the pirated version "is a buggy, pre-final" version of the game.

"It's not the full game. Half of the world — an entire second city — is missing," said spokeswoman Holly Rockwood in a statement.

Electronic Arts has announced it is publishing "The Sims 3" without restrictive anti-piracy software known as DRM, a form of copy protection that requires online authentication."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2Ts-zyPtq_1NOZV49oeN7ZvY4RgD98BBEMG0

I thought that the second city was going to be a download and not included in the game? 

Edited to add: EA and their stupid misleading statements.

(Link was posted on the BBS)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 22, 16:24:56
Quote
Last, my male sim is a neat-freak and being in law enforcement, he has to rummage in neighbor garbages to get intel. He didn't like it, and got a negative moodlet that was suppose to go away in 10 mins. It had been 4 days with the same time, so I guess that's another bug.

That happened to my sim as well. Took me most of a sim day to discover that my sim had collected "evidence" from the trashcans, in the form of trash, and had stuffed it in his inventory. Thus he was always near the trash so the counter on the moodlet got reset every minute.

The sollution is simple. Clean out te trash in the inventory and wait 10 minutes. Voila!
It'd be nice if they didn't shove all the newspapers into their inventory. Read it and f'n put it on the coffeetable like a normal person~!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Trickster on 2009 May 22, 16:29:23
The Associated Press has a comment from EA:

"EA said the pirated version "is a buggy, pre-final" version of the game.


No way to know for certain until it really does come out, but I think they're fiendish liars.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 22, 16:32:42
Quote
Last, my male sim is a neat-freak and being in law enforcement, he has to rummage in neighbor garbages to get intel. He didn't like it, and got a negative moodlet that was suppose to go away in 10 mins. It had been 4 days with the same time, so I guess that's another bug.

That happened to my sim as well. Took me most of a sim day to discover that my sim had collected "evidence" from the trashcans, in the form of trash, and had stuffed it in his inventory. Thus he was always near the trash so the counter on the moodlet got reset every minute.

The sollution is simple. Clean out te trash in the inventory and wait 10 minutes. Voila!


Okay, will check that out when I play again. Kinda sick of it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 22, 16:32:55
Why would they make the babysitter called everyday instead of being on a schedule? I forgot to call and the parents went to work anyway. Had to call the father back home to call a babysitter and then go back to work. Hope that this will be fixed before release, or all my munchkins will be in child services care.
You only need the babysitter if babies/toddlers are in the house, and with enforced female maternity leave, will probably only have two days in which a babysitter is needed. Getting a maid and babysitter is not recommended, as the babysitter on his/her own is pretty good, but maids are the new nannies. Some are good. Some will spend all their time brushing their teeth, eating your food, and chit-chatting with the babysitter so that s/he can't care for the kids. Firing a particular maid does not work, as they will come back after a couple of days.

As for it being a buggy non-final version, here's hoping. However, I'm also not discounting it as a CYA measure. We'll see on real release day.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: noblesse_oblige on 2009 May 22, 16:34:34
Because nobody EVER has an affair with their secretary. ;)
The funny thing is, he's an athlete and all of his co-workers, including his boss, are men.   ???

I will look into the matter. ... I will have to invest effort into re-making Romance Mod Mode.
A romance mod, if possible, for TS3 would be awesome.  So far as I can tell, a lot of the romantic and jealousy actions are either borked or just plain fail.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nanacake on 2009 May 22, 16:35:36
The Associated Press has a comment from EA:

"EA said the pirated version "is a buggy, pre-final" version of the game.


No way to know for certain until it really does come out, but I think they're fiendish liars.

Buggy and FINAL in the same sentence! Gah! You know what this comes down to, EA doesn't want to hire the right people to do this, doesn't have the right people to stick it in full gear to get it done, and now 4 months pushed back we still are ending up with something that is shit, those words are so twisted and tell me that they KNOW this is messed up, they're just hoping a lot of 12s will buy this game and not notice it until they release 12 some patch fixes and a new ep in less than a month? Ugh


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 22, 16:37:56
well it does say pre final


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nanacake on 2009 May 22, 16:47:46
That's the point, he didn't want to say pre-beta.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 22, 16:51:18
Thought I would post a couple of pics

My CAS sim Kirsten..sent her to the public pool, since there is no diving board they hold their nose and jump in
(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu219/k40/Screenshot-2.jpg)

In the pool if you click on another sim there is the option for hold breath contest
(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu219/k40/Screenshot.jpg)

Sent her to the beach, where she proceeded to make and eat hot dogs. I thought the sunset was kind of nice.
(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu219/k40/Screenshot-3.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lerf on 2009 May 22, 17:08:50
That's the point, he didn't want to say pre-beta.

Has all the earmarks of someone in PR having been told, "Cover our Arse!" and kermitflailing to follow orders.  Someone who has absolutely no idea what a beta-release is or is afraid that the 12s who want the game won't understand the one-syllable word.  The fact that this idiot firmly stated that the second neighborhood, which EA has repeatedly said will be released separately, will be included in the final "real release".  Unless she/he/it means that the neighborhood is dormant on the final DVD/CD and only needs to be activated, of course.   (Somebody might check through what they've got to see if that's the case....)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 22, 17:13:35
Well, I finally got to play for a few hours this morning, and it's better than I thought it would be.  I'm getting used to the way the sims look and the way the UI works, and unlike TS2, it looks like it will actually be somewhat difficult - at any rate it's clear that it's probably no longer possible to have sims that are good at absolutely everything.  Some specifics:

- There are female PJs that do not look like underwear.  Yay!
- It looks like you can make three different sizes of easel painting, and novels accrue royalties over time like they do in real life, instead of just one big lump sum as soon as you finish writing it.
- I kind of like how things that were purely cosmetic in TS2 now actually have some effect on gameplay; cheap showers are sometimes cold, and cheap stoves make badly cooked food that gives a negative moodlet.  I have filthy rich sims in TS2 who still have the cheapest of everything because I just never had a real reason to change it out for something "better".  Also, fly-covered dishes give a negative moodlet, unmade beds and dirty dishes generate wishes to clean them up; there is now a reason to do cleaning other than environment score, lack of places to eat, and making the annoying buzzy-fly sound stop.
- My neurotic sim has an option to "talk about conspiracies" with total strangers.  Unfortunately, this seems to give people the idea that she is "sociable" rather than "batshit crazy".
- Opportunities are not just job-oriented - on the second or third day of play, my artistic sim who had just taken a writing class got an opportunity to make $500 a week in royalties, with the reward being an increase in royalties.

I haven't really explored careers much - my sim quit hers when I realized that there was no way she was going to be able to succeed there and write novels at the same time, and that she could actually make money solving logic puzzles (or something) on the internet.  I did notice that it doesn't have to be boring for me, though - depending on which way you pick to spend the day, different motives increase or decrease, which give moodlets, which affect work performance - it was actually a bit of a challenge to keep my sim's mood up without having her spend too much time slacking off.  I'm interested in trying it out with a more job-oriented sim.

Oddly, the "seamless neighborhood" hasn't really changed the way I play yet - I still go out to map view only to instruct my sim to go to a community lot (like going to neighborhood view in TS2) and haven't had her go anywhere by walking in the up-close-and-personal map.  Maybe this will change.

I do like controlling the whole neighborhood though, so this definitely isn't a replacement for TS2.  Like Pes said, it is much more of a game, and when I beat it, it will go sit on my shelf gathering dust (as it were, since I will not be buying a physical copy of this one).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 22, 17:13:57
Is there any thread for discussing TS3 modding? I dont know if anyone is working in a nocensor patch. But if the old way (with a package) doesnt work, maybe it could be done messing with the dx calls.

There is this supersecret "Armoire of Invincibility" subforum (that freak language you use is hard to understand for noobs and foreign people, and i am both), but of course i cant read it.

Just another question: anyone know how previously nocensor worked? Did it add a new 'censor mesh' invisible? Then that mesh is in the game files, and not created in the fly...

btw, if anyone hasnt seen a naked body...
(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7199/62833792.th.jpg) (http://img199.imageshack.us/my.php?image=62833792.jpg)

Of course not a working patch, just working in things...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 22, 17:23:01
- I kind of like how things that were purely cosmetic in TS2 now actually have some effect on gameplay; cheap showers are sometimes cold, and cheap stoves make badly cooked food that gives a negative moodlet.  I have filthy rich sims in TS2 who still have the cheapest of everything because I just never had a real reason to change it out for something "better".  Also, fly-covered dishes give a negative moodlet, unmade beds and dirty dishes generate wishes to clean them up; there is now a reason to do cleaning other than environment score, lack of places to eat, and making the annoying buzzy-fly sound stop.

I also think moodlets are a great addition, and are not grabbing much attention. in TS2, looking in the mirror was a time waster, but now you get a moodlet. But sometimes i think they seem to cover a lack in animations. so if you brush your teeth, you get a moodlet of fresh breathe, but it could also be an animation.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mootilda on 2009 May 22, 17:27:55
You're wrong. The crack is twice the size of the original TS3 file. Take a look. With the Sims 2, the original crack was bad and affected gameplay. I remember it clearly. Same thing, perhaps.

The size of the EXE may just be a function of compression.  It doesn't mean that someone has changed the game code.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 22, 17:32:34
- There are female PJs that do not look like underwear.  Yay!
Some of them *ARE* supposed to be underwear, because the PJ/Underwear category was conflated into a single entity in TS3, probably because there is no other actual USE for them.

Oddly, the "seamless neighborhood" hasn't really changed the way I play yet - I still go out to map view only to instruct my sim to go to a community lot (like going to neighborhood view in TS2) and haven't had her go anywhere by walking in the up-close-and-personal map.  Maybe this will change.
The "Seamless Neighborhood" only will come when I introduce BABY-EATING, so you can go forth and EAT THOSE FILTHY BABIES THAT SIMS KEEP SPAWNING IN DEFIANCE OF STORY MODE OFF!

I do like controlling the whole neighborhood though, so this definitely isn't a replacement for TS2.  Like Pes said, it is much more of a game, and when I beat it, it will go sit on my shelf gathering dust (as it were, since I will not be buying a physical copy of this one).
Well, I'm working hard on enhancing the toyness. But there can be only one.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 22, 17:35:24
On the rabbit holing though, some people don't like it since they have to shell out more cash for the game when it could be delayed to allow interactions in the places. One user wanted the game to be delayed indefinitely so he can watch his sims inside the classes.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 22, 17:38:06
- There are female PJs that do not look like underwear.  Yay!
Some of them *ARE* supposed to be underwear, because the PJ/Underwear category was conflated into a single entity in TS3, probably because there is no other actual USE for them.

Yes, but they were not so conflated in TS2, so there is absolutely no excuse for the lack of suitable sleepwear in that case.  If you really want your sims to sleep in underwear, you can actually tell them to sleep in underwear.  When I choose PJs in TS2, I want them to actually look like PJs.  Apparently this is too much to ask from EA.

I forgot to mention one thing, actually: while my sim was writing her novel in the library, there was a traffic jam in the bathroom and some townie peed itself.  Some things never change, I guess.  I miss BUY already.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dizzymental on 2009 May 22, 17:38:32
You're wrong. The crack is twice the size of the original TS3 file. Take a look. With the Sims 2, the original crack was bad and affected gameplay. I remember it clearly. Same thing, perhaps.

The size of the EXE may just be a function of compression.  It doesn't mean that someone has changed the game code.


But it could mean that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 22, 17:48:44
Wow, getting rid of the censor would be great. I hate the boxy, floaty thing.

I am lightening up on the game, cause I am enjoying the moodlets, the good and bad. I like when they play chess and do not win the game, or don't get it, they get upset and push the pieces off the table.  I like how the room's a mess  just screws up their faces in the UI thumbnails. I like their wants of cleaning and will do it on their own if they are neat.  I have noticed the little things.  I still want my CC, but I am getting use to the sims looks.

I like the rabbit holes cause I don't have to interact with the NPC's inside, there's enough interaction all through the town. The jobs requirements are fun, finally having to do some realistic things other than reading for skills and have friends. Friendships mean something too and can be beneficial.

Still not buying it. I am protesting the closed sources and encyption.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 22, 17:53:04
Because nobody EVER has an affair with their secretary. ;)
The funny thing is, he's an athlete and all of his co-workers, including his boss, are men.   ???

Kinky. Well... What happens in the locker room, stays in the locker room!

I see lack of mosaic! HOW YOU DID THAT?!
I haven't seen anyone pee their self (them self? God, I'm tired) yet. I've been thinking of removing the terlet from the house I'm playing and see what happens.

No underwear. V should be happy. ;) But what will KellyQ do for fashion, now? ;)

Pescado, you are the only one for me. I pledge my game to thee, our lord and savior. ;)
I will do anything for macro/clean.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 22, 18:04:11
Clicking on the floor will bring up a "clean house" queue. Kinda like macro clean.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 22, 18:06:01
I think that's only for sims with the Neat trait.  At least, my sim never has it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mr. Snooley on 2009 May 22, 18:06:34
This Story Progression Bug makes this whole game freakin' unplayable when you want to play with more than 1 Household.

For christ sake, I spent several Hours creating a nice Family inclusive Mansion, played abit around with them then changed to a different Household.

Oh wow, that Household also got infested by a stupid Toddler Adoption - "Fuck this, I'm going back to the other Family I just spent so much Hours on" - was what I thought.

Oh wait, to late, those Queers allready left town and will never ever come back ...
And I only changed the Household, what, 10 Seconds ago?

aaaargh!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kattenijin on 2009 May 22, 18:08:29
I find it interesting to note that they call it a pre-final release due to the fact it dosen't contain Riverview. I'd assume that most people would download Riverview when they register; actually to me it looks like it is automatically downloaded at registry. It would be interesting to note if the download contained ONLY Riverview , or if it somehow also downloads the first "patch". Thus, the "final release" being the one you have after registration/patching is completed.

As for the no-censor pic, one method is to  pause the game, and use moveobjects to move the sim from under the pixelation.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sammy on 2009 May 22, 18:10:02
Found some sims protesting outside of City Hall. Looks like they're tired of buggy games as well. :P

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/LadyDea/Screenshot-23.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Seolaeria on 2009 May 22, 18:14:09
Well, after reading all the summaries I thought I'd stop lurking and add my own opinions to help others figure out if they want to try TS3 or not. I've been playing for about three days now.

First, the things I like:

- Open neighborhood. Quite obvious. It is nice not to hit a loading screen during gameplay. Exploring the nooks and crannies of the paths less traveled is also nice.

- Visiting neighbors. Again, you just walk/drive over to them and ring the doorbell. You can even spend the night, mooch them off of food and money. Lots of interesting lifestyle options right there. The only gripe I have is that it sometimes takes the inhabitants of the home a full sim-hour before they actually get to the front door and let you in. It would have been nice to just get a message in the upper right corner saying, "Nice to see you, come in!" and then have the house unlocked for your Sim. Would make a nice mod.

- Visuals (except for the appearance of the Sims themselves) are also much better. The day/night cycle is beautiful, and I especially love the vegetation in the game. Finally, trees are more than just 2 stories tall - they sometimes dwarf the house they are standing next to and throw it into deep shadow. The only way this could be better is with a seasons implementation. Here's an example - this is the view my Sim's neighbors have of their house:

(http://i44.tinypic.com/11ad3ja.jpg)

- Built-in 360-degree rotation and free placement of objects with the ALT key. This one was way overdue in TS2 already. Haven't used it too much yet, but here's an image of my Sim family's living room:

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2r43jpy.jpg)

- Stairs can now have different railings, e.g. concrete stairs can have wood railing. Only drawback is that neither can be recolored.

- Triangle floor tile tool. Also long overdue.

- Interacting with objects in the inventory. Overdue as well. It's especially nice if your Sim grows his/her own produce. You can stock up the refrigerator as usual. Then, when your Sim is on the other side of town, all you have to do is swing the camera home, grab an apple out of the fridge and drag it into your Sim's inventory - and they have something to eat. Also on a side note, Sims seem to have no trouble eating a whole lime without pulling off a sour face.

- I also found it nice that visiting Sims park their cars in your driveway or on community parking lots if there's free space. Now we don't have to fill those spaces with decorative cars anymore.

- EDIT: My Sim just had an item in his queue called "Stop Peeping Sim." The mailman was actually peeping through the kitchen window, but left before he could get yelled at.


Now for some of the things I didn't like, starting with the user interface:

- The Angel Choir. It was fine at first, but now I can't stand it anymore. Every time a wish gets fulfilled you have to sit through five seconds of an incredibly loud angel choir. It should have just been a short sound effect like the "fulfilled want" from TS2. And the trouble is, you can't really turn it off, I think - which brings me to my next point:

- User Interface and Game sound effects are linked in the options menu. If you turn down the "Sound Effects" slider in the options menu, it turns down both in-game sound effects and the user interface sound effects. What is up with that?

- Some parts of the user interface are also done poorly. Build mode is still something I have to get used to. Some tools, like the floor and wall tools, are easy to get to because they have a large area of representation on the "picture button." But with some other tools you have to make sure your mouse pointer is clicking in the right area, otherwise you may get a different tool and have to backtrack. Why is there no traditional display for Build mode like there is for Buy mode? Also, too many effects when I'm buying/building stuff. I don't need the walls to appear out of a shower of sparkles. Just plop down the walls and get on.

- Build/Buy Undo function is a bit borked. When you click the undo button, it first deselects the item you have in your hand. Then you have to hit the undo button AGAIN to actually undo what you wanted to undo. Trouble is, most of the time I undo something because I misplaced an object, so having the game force me to "let go" of it first is really annoying. I hate having to undo things now.

- Also, can't CTRL-click on windows or doors to get rid of them anymore. I never realized how much I missed this until it was taken away from me. What were they thinking?

- The CAST is good for the most part, though it takes some time to load all the textures every time you select a new category. Also, it slides in from the right side of the window, which takes up time. It's a nice effect, but when I just want to quickly change a style for an object, I don't want to have to wait for the CAST to slide into view and then bounce back and forth a bit before coming to a rest. Just appear and let me do what I want to do.


And some gameplay-related things I didn't like:

- Neighborhood. Yes, I also said it was a good thing, but the fact that you can't customize the neighborhood sucks. I always enjoyed developing a city over time, and not being able to add lots is quite disappointing, especially since there are a number of locations where the developer team could have easily placed some more around the downtown area. I really hope a neighborhood tool will be released.

- Whiny Sims. I forgot how whiny they are. But it's just ridiculous. If you have a tired Sim and you queue him up to brush his teeth and then go to bed, he'll still complain about being tired even though "Go To Bed" is in his queue! If they'd at least just shut up and stop flailing their arms and just do what they're told to. They may be able to take a bit better care of themselves now, but they still have a long way to go before behaving normally.

- Speaking of behaving normally, pathfinding is awful at times. When two Sims "bump" into each other, oftentimes BOTH will stop dead and just stand around for about 10-15 sim minutes, tapping their feet and staring at their surroundings. This really needs a mod, too.

- The carpool still arrives even if you've bought a car for your Sim and assigned it to him/her. That in and of itself is only a small annoyance. But your Sim will actually ignore the owned car and still go to work via the carpool. What's the purpose of having a car? Well, besides the "New Car Smell" moodlet? And the fact that I'd want to buy a Yomoshoto Evasion if it existed in real life?

- A grotesquely small amount of default objects. They were already reusing objects from TS2, why not add more? Oh, right... they can charge more money for them now.


All in all, I'd say the game has potential. But a fat lot of good that does us. If the all-mighty J.M. Pescado can crack the obstacles put in his way by the new game, I think we'll be fine. With a lot of custom content, some desperately needed mods, a neighborhood editor, better skin textures (if that's possible) and, of course, two dozen expansion and stuff packs to put features in the game that it should have had from the beginning, it will make it.

I guess it's too much to expect a great game.  :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 22, 18:15:06

Also, I noticed that if you go to the hospital, it randomizes one trait and you choose the other.  If you choose to stay home, it'll randomize both.

This is incorrect.  My Sim had her baby at the hospital and I got to pick both traits.  It has to do with how happy you kept the mom during the pregnancy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 22, 18:17:23
Found some sims protesting outside of City Hall. Looks like they're tired of buggy games as well. :P
The guy on the far right is named CyCl0n3 Sw0rd. I am not amused by the dumb MMORPG player name. He has been culled. Beaten, then culled.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 22, 18:28:54
Clicking on the floor will bring up a "clean house" queue. Kinda like macro clean.
You better not be shittin' me! I'm gonna try this when I get home.  :o
I think at least one of the sims in the house has a 'neat' trait, and if not, I'm sure there's a way to make it so!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 22, 18:35:28
Found some sims protesting outside of City Hall. Looks like they're tired of buggy games as well. :P
The guy on the far right is named CyCl0n3 Sw0rd. I am not amused by the dumb MMORPG player name. He has been culled. Beaten, then culled.
Yeah, but look at the guy. He is totally the kind of DORK who would change his name to something retarded like that for real.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Papercut on 2009 May 22, 18:37:20
at any rate it's clear that it's probably no longer possible to have sims that are good at absolutely everything.

Yes, this is one of the positives that really struck me - skilling and expertise seems far less generic and more sim-specific than in TS2.

I really like the trait system too, more for its open-endedness than its effect on gameplay (I've not played long enough to really suss out the full effects). I imagine it would be quite easy for EAxis to add new traits in each EP, much more preferable than the aspiration and personality points regime.

I'm still not sure on the moodlets though. Already I'm finding the basic ones annoyingly repetitive ... Squeaky clean! Hurrah! ... I mean, having a nice shower sometimes puts me into a good mood, but not every bloody day.

The rabbit holes are less crap than I expected, but I hope they make an OFBish EP eventually and open up some more community lots. I want my seedy bars and overpriced knick-knack shops, dammit!

Playing around in CAS, I was able to make some passable sims (as someone mentioned before, sliding head width to max left seems to help). I don't dislike the way the sims look, but there does seem to be problems with the way features are blended on born-in-game sims. Also the skins are atrocious. They're like something out of Second Life (shudder).

I'm not enjoying the collectibles much. Just knowing there is stuff lurking out there that I should be collecting annoys me. But I knew it would, so no surprises there. Ooh, and I fuckin' hate the opportunities. Goal-orientated gameplay has a short shelf life for me, and so far TS3 feels very goal-ish to me.

Overall I think there's good potential, but it all rests on having an unborked story progression toggle. Without that, it's just a demo.




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 22, 18:41:22
The flaw in Goal-oriented gameplay is apparent in how BV turned out. THe FIRST time you play, it's a novelty to collect all the milestones. When it starts to turn into a speedrun, and then becomes so tedious you just quit...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jriggs on 2009 May 22, 18:46:04
Same with University.  Who has the patience to do that with each sim?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 22, 18:50:57
Has anyone bought the Ambrosa recipe and successfully made it yet? I'm interested to know what's so special about a $12,000 dish.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 22, 18:59:27
I used to cheat with uni and make maxmotives, and master everything before going home - could usually start normal play with a little extra money.  If I did do a second generation sim, they usually had every skill maxed by the time they were ready for uni anyway.

And the triangular floor tile is in Sims 2 - not sure which expansion though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Beehoosis on 2009 May 22, 19:06:30
I am curious about the traits Evil, Mean, and Grumpy.  Did they all make it into the game?  If so, are they actually different from one another, or is EAxis just using them to pad out the list of traits?

I guess while I'm at it, I'll also ask if there are any other sets of traits that are all basically the same.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 22, 19:10:23
Uni really depends on the sim - the ones who keep wanting to flirt with random people and join Greek houses and things are generally a lot more interesting than the ones that just continually roll wants to write term papers and skill.  I generally let them on free will most of the time, actually, unless they've rolled a big want that I want to fulfill.  It's basically the only time my sims get much free will; they generally spend most of it woohooing (due to ACR) and fighting with the evil mascot.  It really helps to have the mod that shortens time in Uni to two days, instead of three.  If they go to both of their classes and do nothing else, they just barely squeak by the semester; alternatively, if they decide they really just want to write term papers and do assignments all the time, they can get a 4.0 but don't have time for much else.

What's really boring is getting ticket businesses to level 10 (unless they're on the home lot and require no legwork whatsoever).  I've wound up putting the business owner on Power Idle on speed three and let him do whatever while I go off to make dinner.

Beehoosis - Grumpy and Evil are definitely in there, and have pretty different descriptions.  I don't think I saw Mean, though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 22, 19:14:26
Beehoosis - Grumpy and Evil are definitely in there, and have pretty different descriptions.  I don't think I saw Mean, though.

I saw evil also, didn't notice mean or grumpy. There is also loves outdoors, hates children, and insane that I noticed

Hmm I think I will make a sim that is evil, insane and hates kids and see what happens..lol


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 22, 19:18:58
There is a Mean-Spirited trait, and yes there is Grumpy and Evil. I haven't checked any of them out yet though; I like nice sims >.>

On the other hand I like the crazy/weird traits, like inappropriate and neurotic. They just give so much strange character flavor, and good story ideas. That could just be me though!

All in all I really like the trait system, and like someone said, I could see them easily adding more in expansions and whatnot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 22, 19:21:22
Mean is not showing as a trait, but in talking to someone, you can chat in a mean way. I made my sims friendly, but they are in law enforcement, sometimes they have to get mean in questioning townies and neighbors. Being nice gets them no intel, and their job performance suffers. If I had known that was a part of the job, nice would not be a trait. Will change it when I get the points for the change traits reward.

My poor sim now wants to befriend the ones he made snitch on others...

I don't remember that trait, but I like evil more than mean. I will try that out when my sims age up, birthday coming soon.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mikka on 2009 May 22, 19:30:42
I had a sim that was... Evil, Grumpy, and Mean-spirited or something like that.  (I think I then topped it off with Ambitious and Lucky, but I can't remember- she started spawning clones when I tried another family and I don't feel like actually checking on her.)

Evil options were fairly 'bwhahaha I'm EEEVALLL lolz!' type: my sim would have a FIENDISH shower, sleep FIENDISHLY, eat quick meals FIENDISHly... yadda, yadda.  The only real evil option I saw was the donating to undermine charities thing; all other fiendish options were basically the same.  She also could gloat about her evil masterminding plan, or some such: most other Sims seemed to find it boring.  (Wankers.)  She also would take great glee in declaring other sims her nemesis-es, though.  Ah, now that I'm thinking: it also added a moodlet whenever she saw another Sim suffering (usually by low mood) and made her want to steal candy from her daughter.

Grumpy, I don't even remember what it did.  I think it just made it harder for other Sims to win her over, and she got a bit more enjoyment in complaining... maybe a few more options?  She also tended to throw shit-fits over minor things: lots more 'angry' on her mood meter, and less 'tense' or 'sad'.  More stomping feet and less throwing arms in a sigh when the toilet got clogged and such.

Mean-spirited, I believe, gave some more mocking/insulting options... but mostly, it meant that whenever she saw one of her enemies, she got a happy moodlet.

All three were fun, but I think my favorite is neurotic: the random freak out the Sim has amuses me, as does the 'must check sink' deal.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: hooptytrib on 2009 May 22, 19:31:51
Yet another deal-breaking implementation flaw is discovered:  "troll internet forum" does not decrease writing skill.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 22, 19:35:17
One of my neurotic Sims rolled "wash hands 3 times." OCD ahoy!

Cowardly Sims don't really seem to have a huge problem with being sent into the graveyard to collect rocks at night. Well, okay, Jocasta did faint when she saw a ghost, but then went right on to happily chat with him about her fishing exploits.  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 22, 19:37:49
LOL, I forgot about the "internet trolling". Have to try that too. My sim has only been writing books and improving his writing skill. After that he is too tired to do much else, his sleep clock kicks in.  Why did I have to make him a book worm?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: IAmTheRad on 2009 May 22, 19:51:56
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1218/screenshot4d.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: raptureswild on 2009 May 22, 20:03:23
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2Ts-zyPtq_1NOZV49oeN7ZvY4RgD98BBEMG0 (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2Ts-zyPtq_1NOZV49oeN7ZvY4RgD98BBEMG0)

Edit again! (deleted most of the original post)  Sorry this is a double post; I guess somewhere between working at 8 AM and now on three hours' sleep I missed reading a whole page of the thread.  I will, however, note that they do call it a "buggy, pre-final" release of the game, which to me indicates that they are talking about more than just leaving out Riverview.  But I can't wait for the PR shitstorm if this ends up being another lie.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 22, 20:06:34
Found some sims protesting outside of City Hall. Looks like they're tired of buggy games as well. :P

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/LadyDea/Screenshot-23.jpg)

LOLZ! :D

I don't know if I've just been lucky, but I have yet to have any Sims I've not wanted to reproduce reproduce without my knowledge.

I've had story progression on and then off. Probably about 50/50 since I began playing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Anarius on 2009 May 22, 20:11:43
Has anyone bought the Ambrosa recipe and successfully made it yet? I'm interested to know what's so special about a $12,000 dish.

it gives a 7 day mood perk that adds 45 or 75, can't remember which, and extends the sims life. I think it brings the age to the youngest it can possibly be in the bracket, not completely sure though since I was only 1/3 through a Young Adult epic lifespan when I made and ate a plate of it and got sent back to 270 days until aging to adult.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 22, 20:12:53
EA's statement about the leak should have been something like, "We leaked it ourselves, because we knew it would get pirated, then we could have free testers to find all the bugs for us, and make fixes faster than we can. Now that we know what is borked we can take our time making a patch"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 22, 20:13:49
Is there any thread for discussing TS3 modding? I dont know if anyone is working in a nocensor patch. But if the old way (with a package) doesnt work, maybe it could be done messing with the dx calls.

There is this supersecret "Armoire of Invincibility" subforum (that freak language you use is hard to understand for noobs and foreign people, and i am both), but of course i cant read it.

Just another question: anyone know how previously nocensor worked? Did it add a new 'censor mesh' invisible? Then that mesh is in the game files, and not created in the fly...

btw, if anyone hasnt seen a naked body...
(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7199/62833792.th.jpg) (http://img199.imageshack.us/my.php?image=62833792.jpg)

Of course not a working patch, just working in things...

So has someone made a no censor patch? Is that what I am to judge from this picture? Or is that just a bug? Or... what?

I know it says "not a working patch" beneath it, but the next four words just confuse me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jaclyn on 2009 May 22, 20:21:04
Is anyone else finding the graphics less than great?
All setting are on high, I have a NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT.
I've tried so many things, changing the graphic card setting, playing around with in game settings,
yet everything is so SHARP. And the faces are terribly undetailed in game, they look nothing like the screen shots others have provided.
Maybe my computers just bad...
Getting a ASUS G17G next week so hopefully that will make a difference!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 22, 20:26:29
I am planning to buy the 9800GT with 1GB RAM, hope it works better. If not, my sims 2 game will be nice.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 22, 20:26:49
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1218/screenshot4d.jpg)

Captain Planet, he's a hero, going to take pollution down to zero...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 22, 20:27:32
The graphics aren't amazing but they're okay. A bit jagged at times, a bit jagged...

The problem I have with my graphics is hairstyles with lots of white speckles in them, when viewed from a distance. Zooming in close, the speckles disappear. It's only certain hairstyles that have this problem.

Am I the only one?

(I asked this earlier and no one responded... which makes me think I probably am the only one. But I don't understand why... :\)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Gigi on 2009 May 22, 20:36:35
Born in Game, I have the same problem with the speckles in The Sims 2. The first time I noticed it was when I got my new video card (HD4830). I haven't played TS3 yet, but I'm sure it'll be the same for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 22, 20:40:21
I have speckles too.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 22, 20:49:01
I don't have speckles. Now I feel left out!  ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 22, 20:55:10
My most beautiful sim had twins with that Cycl0n3 guy. They are fucking hideous. What the hell happened, EA? I only holpe they will improve with age.

I am actually now missing my TS2 simmies. I never thought I'd say that. I'm bloody glad I haven't paid for this.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 22, 21:37:39
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EA said the pirated version "is a buggy, pre-final" version of the game.

Is it just me or is it somewhat unusual for them to actually use the word 'buggy'? Isn't that a PR no-no?

I assume the same people who first didn't believe there would be a delay, and then didn't believe the creator camp people were playing a recent version will eat this up. It's always been my assumption that these leaks happen in the going-gold process so I haven't bothered with the debate, but I'm surprised to see EA potentially shooting themselves in the foot with the above statement.

Okay, guess I'm not surprised.

Oh well, home from the bandwidth-free cabin, off to see how bad this thing really is.

EDIT: Didn't realize this conversation was already taking place in the installation help thread. But whatever.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 22, 21:42:15
Is there any thread for discussing TS3 modding? I dont know if anyone is working in a nocensor patch. But if the old way (with a package) doesnt work, maybe it could be done messing with the dx calls.

There is this supersecret "Armoire of Invincibility" subforum (that freak language you use is hard to understand for noobs and foreign people, and i am both), but of course i cant read it.

Just another question: anyone know how previously nocensor worked? Did it add a new 'censor mesh' invisible? Then that mesh is in the game files, and not created in the fly...

btw, if anyone hasnt seen a naked body...
(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7199/62833792.th.jpg) (http://img199.imageshack.us/my.php?image=62833792.jpg)

Of course not a working patch, just working in things...

So has someone made a no censor patch? Is that what I am to judge from this picture? Or is that just a bug? Or... what?

I know it says "not a working patch" beneath it, but the next four words just confuse me.

Just to make things clear.

That screen is not actually the game, but a capture of all directX instructions that make a frame. and I've disabled the drawing of the censor rectangle.

I didnt make any TS2 modding so i dont know anyithing about package formats. My patch, if i make it work, would be a launcher to TS3.exe that inhibits the drawing instruction of the censor polygon for every frame.

I was asking for help to anyone who worked in modding TS2, to know if the same can be done with a package file (some kind or script or something)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 22, 22:04:17
Well, a launcher would be a decent start at least.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 22, 22:08:24
Couple of early impressions---

--I can see why some people were initially thinking CAS was somewhat limited--it's not as intuitive as TS2 for figuring out how to find all the sliders. I'm reasonably pleased with it, but:

--Creepy doll eyes are creepy

--I've already had some ugly graphical things happen, first when trying to get the game into 1900:1200 (widescreen monitor), and now when alt-tabbing back and forth from full screen (graphical horror happens for a second, then the game seems to get things under control). But I've done a lot of overrides in my NVIDIA control panel, I may set those to default later.

--On a positive note: base game makeup actually has vibrant/visible colors, unlike TS2 where it was pretty much pointless. And the ability to pick main, highlight, lowlight colors for stuff like lipstick is teh hotness, sorry.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 22, 22:12:21
Well, my sim achieved that age-old Sims rite of passage by setting her kitchen on fire with Mac N Cheese.

New learnings:
- TS3 sims are much smarter about fires than TS2 sims.  There was no firedance, and no motive hit either, which probably means that it'll be hard to kill them with fire too.  She managed to extinguish it long before the fireman actually got there.
- When you burn down the stove, you get a clickable option to "Replace for $400," so you don't actually have to go into buy mode and figure out where it came from originally.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 22, 22:26:44
Is anyone else finding the graphics less than great?
All setting are on high, I have a NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT.
I've tried so many things, changing the graphic card setting, playing around with in game settings,
yet everything is so SHARP. And the faces are terribly undetailed in game, they look nothing like the screen shots others have provided.
Maybe my computers just bad...
Getting a ASUS G17G next week so hopefully that will make a difference!

My computer's a two-year-old ASUS G1 and it's running the game well. :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 22, 22:31:59
Everyone, regardless of video card, should also make sure their drivers are up-to-date.

It matters.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: suziblue on 2009 May 22, 22:35:56
Well, my sim achieved that age-old Sims rite of passage by setting her kitchen on fire with Mac N Cheese.

New learnings:
- TS3 sims are much smarter about fires than TS2 sims.  There was no firedance, and no motive hit either, which probably means that it'll be hard to kill them with fire too.  She managed to extinguish it long before the fireman actually got there.
- When you burn down the stove, you get a clickable option to "Replace for $400," so you don't actually have to go into buy mode and figure out where it came from originally.

Hmmm... maybe this varies by traits or something else. When playing with the Bachelor family they all did the firedance, even Mortimer who was visiting at the time. It was just as hard to distract them as in TS2. Only one of the adults got the "Extinguish fire" option, which kept dropping from the queue. When playing with my CAS-made sim, she calmly tried to put it out. but was trumped by a fireman.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DansGirl on 2009 May 22, 22:44:18
I just found another bug when in game. My sim is artistic and so I have her playing the guitar ALL the time. I noticed after a while that I couldn't find her guitar anywhere, I literally searched the whole house [she hadn't been out of the house] and even double/tripled checked her inventory. Nothing. So I thought "oh well" *shrug* and bought her a new one.
Then later on while visiting the graveyard she went to explore and when she came out I saw this:

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/FlirtatiousTara/Sims%203/wtf.jpg)


Horrified! I cannot get the guitar off her! I've tried clicking and dragging it into the inventory but nothing. WTF is that about!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 22, 22:49:30
Couple of early impressions---

--Creepy doll eyes are creepy

That is what put me off about the game. They move side to side at rapid speed sometimes. Reminds me of an old movie with Jane Fonda named Barbarella. The dolls in that movie gave me nightmares for a month and I quit playing with my "Walking" dolls.  I was six.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 22, 22:53:38
Haha two of my sims born in game have BLACK eyes. Now that's creepy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 22, 22:56:39
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That is what put me off about the game. They move side to side at rapid speed sometimes. Reminds me of an old movie with Jane Fonda named Barbarella. The dolls in that movie gave me nightmares for a month and I quit playing with my "Walking" dolls.  I was six.

Jesus! That's what it's reminding me of!

Also, good to know I wasn't the only one whose parents let me watch that at an inappropriate age, heh.

I've finished my first Sim and I was unable to defeat cookie-dough-face, sigh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nanacake on 2009 May 22, 22:57:58
Was the piracy link on the main Sims 3 site always there? The pdf also?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lerf on 2009 May 22, 22:58:10
Sounds like it would be easy to do a "Chucky" Sim then.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 22, 23:06:56
Hmmm... maybe this varies by traits or something else. When playing with the Bachelor family they all did the firedance, even Mortimer who was visiting at the time. It was just as hard to distract them as in TS2. Only one of the adults got the "Extinguish fire" option, which kept dropping from the queue. When playing with my CAS-made sim, she calmly tried to put it out. but was trumped by a fireman.

If it's by traits, Bella shouldn't have been firedancing- she's Brave. Then again, she's also a 6, maybe that has something to do with it?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 22, 23:13:11
Brief thoughts on the game:

EA must have a string of EPs planned.  I don't need to dive into every rabbit hole but restaurants (since I have to wait anyway) would have make sense.    Doesn't look like they EAxis couldn't do it--more like decided this will be great for an add on.  Seems like opening the movie theater would have made for interesting options, like taking the sims to see movies you created or  "cuddle/kiss/woohoo in theater"--they do it everywhere else.

Ditto for the gorgeous neverending ocean that you can't swim in, the EP$ count continues.  I forsee a heavily overpriced boating/fishing/swimming "fun" pack.  On that same note (& yes I know it's a game but)  who would stand on the shore hoping to catch a big fish?  I don't think a pier is such a far-fetched idea to include.  Then again if you dont have swimmers I guess it's no biggie.  

Weird that you can talk to a newly met sim's unborn baby but if they're holding a child you can't interact with it.

***

Someone mentioned earlier that there's no camera mode?   There is.  You have to enable video capture in options; you decide how long you want it to film, & no I didn't check the maximum record time.

Overall Rating:   Mildly fair but very disappointing after TS2.  Looks like they had the opportunity to really do something great and decided to go for a quick buck.   I guess if you're about 8-12 & have TS2 without any hacks or mods then this would blow you away.    I see enjoyment after awesome fixes and mods.

I guess EA hit their target audience perfectly--gradeschoolers (fresh off of playing my Sims kingdom) think the game is great.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 22, 23:13:42
I just found another bug when in game. My sim is artistic and so I have her playing the guitar ALL the time. I noticed after a while that I couldn't find her guitar anywhere, I literally searched the whole house [she hadn't been out of the house] and even double/tripled checked her inventory. Nothing. So I thought "oh well" *shrug* and bought her a new one.
Then later on while visiting the graveyard she went to explore and when she came out I saw this:

Horrified! I cannot get the guitar off her! I've tried clicking and dragging it into the inventory but nothing. WTF is that about!

Someone was talking about this before -- I think it was earlier in the thread.  I'm too lazy to go look for it, but I think they used moveobjects to fix it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 22, 23:20:46
Should I be able to select a hood other than Sunset Valley? Don't see any others.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DansGirl on 2009 May 22, 23:23:24
I just found another bug when in game. My sim is artistic and so I have her playing the guitar ALL the time. I noticed after a while that I couldn't find her guitar anywhere, I literally searched the whole house [she hadn't been out of the house] and even double/tripled checked her inventory. Nothing. So I thought "oh well" *shrug* and bought her a new one.
Then later on while visiting the graveyard she went to explore and when she came out I saw this:

Horrified! I cannot get the guitar off her! I've tried clicking and dragging it into the inventory but nothing. WTF is that about!

Someone was talking about this before -- I think it was earlier in the thread.  I'm too lazy to go look for it, but I think they used moveobjects to fix it.

Oh lovely thank you for letting me know. No doubt that she will still be looking like that when I go back in game, so I will give it a go then. Thanks again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 22, 23:24:04
Should I be able to select a hood other than Sunset Valley? Don't see any others.

No.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 22, 23:28:25
EA must have a string of EPs planned.  I don't need to dive into every rabbit hole but restaurants (since I have to wait anyway) would have make sense.    Doesn't look like they EAxis couldn't do it--more like decided this will be great for an add on.  Seems like opening the movie theater would have made for interesting options, like taking the sims to see movies you created or  "cuddle/kiss/woohoo in theater"--they do it everywhere else.

Ditto for the gorgeous neverending ocean that you can't swim in, the EP$ count continues.  I forsee a heavily overpriced boating/fishing/swimming "fun" pack.  On that same note (& yes I know it's a game but)  who would stand on the shore hoping to catch a big fish?  I don't think a pier is such a far-fetched idea to include.  Then again if you dont have swimmers I guess it's no biggie.  
I also think they are planning on filling in  'the gaps" with EP's. Found this on Simmer News

"First Sims 3 Expansion News?
The Game isn't out, yet we have our first possible hint at the first Sims 3 Expansion. SimBr. attended the Sims 3 Brazilian event, and spoke with an EA rep who told them that the first expansion will likely focus on Jobs and Occupations.

We have just received from our representatives in The Sims 3 Tour event in Sao Paulo information about the first expansion of The Sims 3. Representatives Weslley, Eduardo and Victor spoke to the manager of marketing for EA Games, Ian Freitas, and revealed that the first expansion of The Sims 3 exists, and that probably has something do with occupations and work. Great news! Keep an eye on OSimBR.net for more news in real time about events in Brazil!"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Trickster on 2009 May 22, 23:31:54
The Associated Press has a comment from EA:

"EA said the pirated version "is a buggy, pre-final" version of the game.


No way to know for certain until it really does come out, but I think they're fiendish liars.

Shame on me for quoting myself, but something just popped into my head: wouldn't they have to download the pirated version to know for sure it's a pre-final? Of course they probably didn't because they know it's the real thing, but that statement implies a confession: "Yeah we did the naughty and arrred our own game"?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tedw on 2009 May 22, 23:37:38
Perhaps lending some weight to the idea of business/jobs in an upcoming EP, the "hidden" Sims 3 site links to some items in the store, including a male child's hair at the following address (although I don't think you will be able to follow the link):

http://store.thesims3.com/productDetail.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:15885&categoryId=11348&gender=female

The product ID is listed as "OFB-SIM3".  The current TS2 store offers some hair, clothes, etc. from the EPs; could it be that this hairstyle will be in an upcoming business-related EP for TS3?  It might be called "OFB" as a placeholder name until they have a finalized title.

That, or it's completely random and has no relation to an upcoming EP...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: raptureswild on 2009 May 22, 23:44:59
Shame on me for quoting myself, but something just popped into my head: wouldn't they have to download the pirated version to know for sure it's a pre-final? Of course they probably didn't because they know it's the real thing, but that statement implies a confession: "Yeah we did the naughty and arrred our own game"?

I suspect that they went ahead and did it (can't steal from yourself) and put out that statement purely as damage control.  The community here has been very loud and vocal, enough so that other sites are aware of how shitastic this game is.  I bet they are scrambling to rescue sales before they tank in the first week.  Certainly turned myself off of buying the game, although if the game is actually a beta and has at least some bug fixes (fixing the routing/pathing, lack of genetics, and putting male features on female babies/vice versa MUST GO) I will /consider/ buying it.  But I also suspect that the statement is a total lie and if so I will be EVEN MORE ANGRY at EA (if possible, although generally lowered expectations remove some of the rage/desire to throw things and replace it with slow-moving, long-lasting, soul-consuming hatred and a deep desire to undermine any way possible)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Trickster on 2009 May 22, 23:56:03
(can't steal from yourself)

If they used a torrent version they helped distributing it (no download w/o upload), and that would have to be considered illegal, even if they own the rights.

Well, they probably won't sue themselves, but if they tried to sue the ones who put it up as a torrent (theoretically speaking), they might have a wee bit of a problem...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jack Rudd on 2009 May 23, 00:00:47
This is reminding me of the Beachcomber story in which the twelve red-bearded dwarfs sued themselves.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: raptureswild on 2009 May 23, 00:03:18
I don't know a whole lot about legal intellectual property issues, especially being that there are probably multiple jurisdictional problems, but I would imagine that if it came into court that they used the very service to download that program that they are later suing, there's a good chance that they could convince a jury that they were just doing that for PR purposes, etc.  But I seriously doubt they are going to sue anyone over this; cf. Spore, haven't heard any lawsuits over that.  Suing people over the internets is really difficult; it's easier just to whine to internet providers and get internet service suspended/shut down.

ETA: Also, I think that if they were to upload it themselves, it would only be a violation of contract to their detriment, and that would be like a store suing you for voluntarily giving you a discount.  Nothing illegal in and of itself in distributing uncopyrighted content through torrents, is there?  I'm not really familiar with IP law, like I said.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Trickster on 2009 May 23, 00:04:15
This is reminding me of the Beachcomber story in which the twelve red-bearded dwarfs sued themselves.

Did they win?

SCNR


I don't know a whole lot about legal intellectual property issues, especially being that there are probably multiple jurisdictional problems, but I would imagine that if it came into court that they used the very service to download that program that they are later suing, there's a good chance that they could convince a jury that they were just doing that for PR purposes, etc.  But I seriously doubt they are going to sue anyone over this; cf. Spore, haven't heard any lawsuits over that.  Suing people over the internets is really difficult; it's easier just to whine to internet providers and get internet service suspended/shut down.

You are right of course, but the whole thing just screams ridiculous.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 23, 00:11:16
 ??? Anyone know why there is no ceiling in my house? I put flooring above it to make a ceiling below and the roof disappears, I put the roof back and if the tiles are there it won't get on the house. Then, if I remove the flooring and put the roof back on there is no ceiling!

Surely someone knows the answer.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Anarius on 2009 May 23, 00:15:45
Well, my sim achieved that age-old Sims rite of passage by setting her kitchen on fire with Mac N Cheese.

New learnings:
- TS3 sims are much smarter about fires than TS2 sims.  There was no firedance, and no motive hit either, which probably means that it'll be hard to kill them with fire too.  She managed to extinguish it long before the fireman actually got there.
- When you burn down the stove, you get a clickable option to "Replace for $400," so you don't actually have to go into buy mode and figure out where it came from originally.


Did the sim have the "Brave" trait or something like that? One of my first playthroughs, a sim started a fire right off, and the family rushed into the kitchen, did the fire dance at it and blocked the door so the fireman couldn't get in to put it out, I would've tried to do something about it, but seeing the fire get even closer to all four of the family and tons of sims outside was too entertaining.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 23, 00:24:14
The product ID is listed as "OFB-SIM3".  The current TS2 store offers some hair, clothes, etc. from the EPs; could it be that this hairstyle will be in an upcoming business-related EP for TS3?  It might be called "OFB" as a placeholder name until they have a finalized title

It might mean that EA, continuing it's lazy streak, just took out the hairs from OFB and put them in the Store. The Storybook
theme that was shown also came from OFB, so it's probable that EA just used a placeholder name to mark where they took the hairs
from.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jack Rudd on 2009 May 23, 00:25:10
This is reminding me of the Beachcomber story in which the twelve red-bearded dwarfs sued themselves.

Did they win?
I think the court ordered them, in their capacity as one organization, to apologise to themselves in their capacity as the other.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 23, 00:31:00
Well, my sim achieved that age-old Sims rite of passage by setting her kitchen on fire with Mac N Cheese.

New learnings:
- TS3 sims are much smarter about fires than TS2 sims.  There was no firedance, and no motive hit either, which probably means that it'll be hard to kill them with fire too.  She managed to extinguish it long before the fireman actually got there.
- When you burn down the stove, you get a clickable option to "Replace for $400," so you don't actually have to go into buy mode and figure out where it came from originally.

Hmmm... maybe this varies by traits or something else. When playing with the Bachelor family they all did the firedance, even Mortimer who was visiting at the time. It was just as hard to distract them as in TS2. Only one of the adults got the "Extinguish fire" option, which kept dropping from the queue. When playing with my CAS-made sim, she calmly tried to put it out. but was trumped by a fireman.

She did not have the Brave trait, but she was also a CAS sim.  Maybe it's a bug with sims created in CAS?  If anything, I would have expected her to overreact, since she's neurotic.

In other news, this neurotic artistic sim finished her first novel - she gets $142 or so every week on Sunday for 6 weeks.  So, in order to get to $500 a week, she'll have to write a few more of those sometime during the next six weeks.  Fortunately, this is all tracked for you in the skills diary (or whatever it's called) which you can get to by clicking the little icons next to where it shows how many skill points you have.

Unfortunately, my sim's novel broke the Library's computer.  Will some NPC/townie come around to fix it, or do I have to risk my sim's life repairing it?  She doesn't have enough money for her own computer, and there's no option for her to call a repairman to fix the library's computer.

In still other news:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/vdjqqs.png)
Corner counters: no longer a complete waste of space!

Interestingly, even with all the blocking problems evidenced so far, the man making the food was able to easily navigate between and around the two women talking in the middle of his kitchen, both to prepare the food and to take the plate out of the kitchen and into the dining room.  I confess I do not understand.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lindaetterlee on 2009 May 23, 00:32:09
Ok a few questions......

Sims CHILD: What musical instrument can they play? I can only find the gruitar and it doesn't have options for the children to use it, only teen and above. I swear I had seen screenies that children were playing the guitar.

Clothes:  I haven't found what store you are supose to be able to BUY additional clothing? Can you buy clothes in this game??

Cheats:  Can we set up a cheat starting thinger like we did in TS2? Or do we have to type testingcheatsenabled every time.  Are there any other cheats than that is listed in the help menu?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 23, 00:35:28
Clothes are no longer bought. You simply go to a dresser/wardrobe/whatever, go to plan outfit, and you can choose whatever clothing you want. You can also make 3 separate outfits for each clothes category.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kazebird on 2009 May 23, 00:39:47
Clothes are no longer bought. You simply go to a dresser/wardrobe/whatever, go to plan outfit, and you can choose whatever clothing you want. You can also make 3 separate outfits for each clothes category.

That's a stupid backtrack to TS1.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 23, 00:44:05
Clothes are no longer bought. You simply go to a dresser/wardrobe/whatever, go to plan outfit, and you can choose whatever clothing you want. You can also make 3 separate outfits for each clothes category.

That's a stupid backtrack to TS1.

Well, the only difference from TS2 really is that you don't have to pay $200 a piece anymore, and money has really been tight, at least for me.  $200 never made much sense for a piece of clothing anyway, except in the context of TS2, where money grows on trees.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 23, 00:46:51
Yeah I guess they really listened to the complaints where money was too easy to come by. Now I'm sure there's plenty of ways to get rich quick, but if you just go the normal jobbing route, you don't start making a lot of money until very high in the career. It's a lot different. But also most of my playtime has been with single sims; I'm sure with more than that money is a little less scarce.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 23, 00:52:37
Does anyone else find themselves having some sort of seizure when watching the stereo work?  KagomeSim and InuyashaSim don't seem to mind the vertigo, but I can't wait for a mod to rid myself of this effect.  :P

(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa125/ThePenguinOnTheTelly/Screenshot.jpg)

At least leaving it on most of the time seems to have a positive outcome, especially if they are really into music. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 23, 01:11:02
Has anyone bought the Ambrosa recipe and successfully made it yet? I'm interested to know what's so special about a $12,000 dish.

Yep.  If your Sim has a good meal like that, they get a 7-day long moodlet worth quite a lot (+50?) or so.  I only got it to fulfill my Sim's wish to learn every recipe though.


Hmmm... maybe this varies by traits or something else. When playing with the Bachelor family they all did the firedance, even Mortimer who was visiting at the time. It was just as hard to distract them as in TS2. Only one of the adults got the "Extinguish fire" option, which kept dropping from the queue. When playing with my CAS-made sim, she calmly tried to put it out. but was trumped by a fireman.

I had a CAS sim freak out, then try to extinguish it when I directed her to, but the fireman arrived and he put it out, but not before it burnt her stove and the counter next to it.  Was awesome.  She, of course, died in a freak accident a day later when she tried to repair the compactor at 4 handiness points.

Ok a few questions......

Sims CHILD: What musical instrument can they play? I can only find the gruitar and it doesn't have options for the children to use it, only teen and above. I swear I had seen screenies that children were playing the guitar.

None.  No music for kids, bastard EA.

Cheats:  Can we set up a cheat starting thinger like we did in TS2? Or do we have to type testingcheatsenabled every time.  Are there any other cheats than that is listed in the help menu?

I'm going to try this because I've been curious too.  Seems it doesn't work for me. :\

Oh, and in the cheats, they list a way to reset Sims other than moveobjects on, and they specifically mention if something get stuck to them: resetSim

Code:
resetSim Mortimer Goth


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 23, 01:15:56
This may not be the place for this and I'm not sure that anyone has been talking about it, but are there plans to share stuff from the TS3 store if it proves to be possible? Especially if they're giving points out to people who buy the game, maybe those who buy it can all brainstorm/play around and figure out how to share and who is planning on buying what so that no-one wastes their money?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 23, 01:28:20
-Picture-

Is anyone else incredibly disturbed by EAxis taking TS2 Meshes and shoving them into this with higher resolution? Especially as they've been so stingy on new meshes, focusing on "PATTERN IT MOAR! MATCH PL0X!".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 23, 01:39:15
This may not be the place for this and I'm not sure that anyone has been talking about it, but are there plans to share stuff from the TS3 store if it proves to be possible? Especially if they're giving points out to people who buy the game, maybe those who buy it can all brainstorm/play around and figure out how to share and who is planning on buying what so that no-one wastes their money?

If I understand the great paysite debate correctly so far, EA add-on content will *not* be shared (at least not via PMBD?) because they are the only one with the legal right to sell it.

Someone correct me if I've got it wrong.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 23, 01:41:10
Well, people here have been sharing EA store stuff for a long time, hosting it all on mediafire so that the cheeseserver is not actually involved anywhere.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 23, 01:42:09
BUG!

Music isn't working in my game. Nothing is muted, but build/buy are silent. For a while, if I went from Live to Buy or Build, the TV in live mode would remain on complete with video and sound. Now it's back to doing its regular pause but all is quiet.

The radio doesn't produce any sound either.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 23, 01:48:00
Upgrade your audio hardware drivers, fiddle around with your audio control panel settings? Don't think I've seen any audio problems reported yet. I used to have bizarre audio problems with TS2 (and nothing else), was mystified because I couldn't find any other reports of the problems I was having, assumed it was some obscure bug...until my onboard audio finally died the rest of the way.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 23, 01:53:49
I guess EA hit their target audience perfectly--gradeschoolers (fresh off of playing my Sims kingdom) think the game is great.

I have to take that one back .  After waiting about 8 minutes for the sim to finish sleeping(on highspeed...ultra i.e., 4X, apparently doesnt work for sleeping) and 7min for the sim to get off from work, even an 8 yr old decided it was boring.  So max motives doesn't work in this one eh?  I noticed that not all the working cheats pull up on the help menu.


Corner counters: no longer a complete waste of space!

Interestingly, even with all the blocking problems evidenced so far, the man making the food was able to easily navigate between and around the two women talking in the middle of his kitchen, both to prepare the food and to take the plate out of the kitchen and into the dining room.  I confess I do not understand.

That's good to know.  Although a hack had already solved the corner issue in TS2.


If I understand the great paysite debate correctly so far, EA add-on content will *not* be shared (at least not via PMBD?) because they are the only one with the legal right to sell it.

Someone correct me if I've got it wrong.

Well they said CC would only be available  on the exchange (or through their dealers).  I'd like to know too...can they ban modding/sharing content if it's not for profit?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 23, 01:57:14
Supposedly you can assign hair / makeup to each outfit category, but I will be buggered if I could figure out how. Also, as noted earlier, the hairstyles mostly suck and clip into the Sims. If accessories can go on either hand / side, it is also not obvious how it is done.

Male hairstyles are particularly pathetic, with nothing in between teen / 20-something scruffy and Balding Mid-life Crisis Guy or Buttrocker. Men in their late 20s-late 40s have nothing, really; and, as Pescado already ROARED about, there are no Long Beards or Chrome Dome Bald Heads.

I do like the colour wheels. They get a bene for those.

Keeping in mind that wacky haircolour and skin colour and eyebrows, etc., seem to be thrown in a Cuisinart and doled out at random to any sproggens, I tried to make more androgynous Sims, and soon gave up. There are few combinations of Sim builder traits and preferences that still look decent if you swop the genders around.

Struggling to avoid a pudding-y Sim means that the CAS stage takes 5x as long, and even not-so-fat-faced Sims can wind up with mysterious double chins. DNW.

My audio is stuttering, which may be a personal issue since I multitask and am running TS3 in windowed mode. It is also SLOW to respond to CAS turn arrows, and all too quick to respond to mouseover movement directives.

In windowed mode (800x...), when you create your Sims (plural) in CAS and get asked to drag and drop them to determine their relationship, the window, which is not drag and droppable, is directly on top of your Sims. However, random flailing about with your mouse will pop the Sims into the relationship "family tree" portrait boxxen.

Other than the novelty factor of a new game on hand, it isn't impressing me yet, save the aforementioned colour wheel idea.

I was relieved to see that there was no counterpart to "dislikes children"...if there was a "broody" or "clown car" trait, imagine how much worse the rampant ensproggening going on would be! Egads.

If cntl+shift+C still opens the cheatiness, do we have confirmation on what works yet? I see "help", but I could have sworn I heard someone claim "motherlode" and "testing cheats enabled" still work. O RLY? Do share, plz.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 23, 01:59:34
Well they said CC would only be available  on the exchange (or through their dealers).  I'd like to know too...can they ban modding/sharing content if it's not for profit?

Holy shit, did they really say that? I haven't been paying much attention since the delay was announced. They've specifically taken a stand against the free sharing of custom content unless it's within their control? That is...amazingly retarded, even for them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 23, 02:04:00
Supposedly you can assign hair / makeup to each outfit category, but I will be buggered if I could figure out how. Also, as noted earlier, the hairstyles mostly suck and clip into the Sims. If accessories can go on either hand / side, it is also not obvious how it is done.

In the hair category, there's a little lock icon on the top right that controls outfit usage.  Locked is all outfits, unlocked is different outfits.  I can't figure out how to get the oppsite side for accessories either.  I want to see confirmation that someone has done it, until then I don't believe it can be done.

I was relieved to see that there was no counterpart to "dislikes children"...if there was a "broody" or "clown car" trait, imagine how much worse the rampant ensproggening going on would be! Egads.

There is a clown-car trait, it's called Family Oriented.  Both my Sims are insane for kids, but I gave them three and I can't raise any more.

If cntl+shift+C still opens the cheatiness, do we have confirmation on what works yet? I see "help", but I could have sworn I heard someone claim "motherlode" and "testing cheats enabled" still work. O RLY? Do share, plz.

Yep, that's still the command to bring up the console.  testingcheatsenabled true works, they've dropped the boolprop.  motherlode and kaching and moveobjects on still work too.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 23, 02:04:52
Quote
Supposedly you can assign hair / makeup to each outfit category, but I will be buggered if I could figure out how. Also, as noted earlier, the hairstyles mostly suck and clip into the Sims. If accessories can go on either hand / side, it is also not obvious how it is done.

Lorelai (btw love your ferret video), for the first part go to the dressing room / create a sim / plan outfit type screen. Go to clothes, select for example Formal (so your dressing-room Sim is now wearing formal). Now go back to hairstyles. Make sure the padlock icon is unlocked, and select what you want for their formal hairstyle. Now repeat with other clothings. i.e., you have to go BACK to clothes, pick PJs, then BACK to hair. Near as I can tell, anyway. Retarded. I can't figure out how to move accessories to the other side though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 23, 02:09:20
This may not be the place for this and I'm not sure that anyone has been talking about it, but are there plans to share stuff from the TS3 store if it proves to be possible? Especially if they're giving points out to people who buy the game, maybe those who buy it can all brainstorm/play around and figure out how to share and who is planning on buying what so that no-one wastes their money?

If I understand the great paysite debate correctly so far, EA add-on content will *not* be shared (at least not via PMBD?) because they are the only one with the legal right to sell it.

Someone correct me if I've got it wrong.

No, PMBD will be out of this one. Although I would think that they will be sharing TSR TS3 pay content.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 23, 02:12:13
Besides all those bug fixes and major annoyances already listed, I'd love to have a hack that prevents random friend of kids and teens coming over and hanging out, even when your kid goes directly from school to work with no stop in-between.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 23, 02:25:27
I just thought this was cute.

(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/simstuffphyllis/toybox.jpg)

He spent hours in there, having the greatest time!

A number of people have complained about the graphics, but other than weirdness like the stereo "liquid wave" effect, I've found the graphics really nice.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 23, 02:29:03
Anyone know how to bring a grave and get it to be a ghost? Hmmm. Is this not an option anymore?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Madame Mim on 2009 May 23, 02:31:35
Given that this seems to be the place for likes and hates to be voiced.

Like - rabbit holes (in theory), but why do their walls drop? I don't need to see inside something that doesn't really have insides.
      - the general beauty of the hood, but that's not why I play games.

Hate - having to open the inventory everytime I want to make a phone call.
       - how everything they want to do isn't as fun as promised and my Sims are always ending up moody from lack of fun.
       - lack of call friends Pescado style options. I played the Goths and lost friends like water out a holey bucket because I had enough on my hands trying to keep their moods up.

Seriously worried about - the genetics as voiced by everyone else here. One of my favourite pastimes is seeing the generations of genetics as my Sims move on through time.

<edit> Yes, I've seen the toy box hiding. Little George Goth did it - I was quite dissapointed by the fact he didn't leap out and go "boo" then toddle away shrieking with joy when somebody walked by - that's what both my neices did in similar situations.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 23, 02:50:08
BUG!

Music isn't working in my game. Nothing is muted, but build/buy are silent. For a while, if I went from Live to Buy or Build, the TV in live mode would remain on complete with video and sound. Now it's back to doing its regular pause but all is quiet.

The radio doesn't produce any sound either.

This doesn't address the bulk of your problems, but I noticed from watching videos that it seems like you can only hear the stereo when the camera is far enough within the house (because, I imagine, there needs to be a barrier for sounds to fade out so that you don't hear the stereo all over the neighborhood). This might not be the problem you're having, though, if you're experiencing widespread audio issues ...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SlickCee on 2009 May 23, 02:53:00
Phyllis- My toddler did the same too. I also find the new "read to" interaction cute as well.
  -I already got my Sim to the top of the law enforcement career,International Super Spy. From that point on all you can get are raises. Somewhere down the middle of the career you have two different paths to take. I forgot what the other one was but I decided to have my Sim go the secret agent route. It was cool seeing her don a different disguise every time she went to work.
  
  -I also fulfilled my Sim's wish of being an accomplished writer. Right now she is earning over $10000 in royalty checks and I already completed two of the challenges in the writing skills' journal, only one more to go. Have to write twenty novels. Apparently I have 9 to go.

  - I had my Sim explore the catacombs in the graveyard. A message popped up telling me she got her ass kicked by bears and this is how she emerged:
  (http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/SlickC33/Sims%203/Screenshot-10.jpg)
 
  -My Sim went on a tour in the theater after getting a negative moodlet for staying in the the house for too long (Stir Crazy it was called). Only to emerge from the theater with another negative moodlet saying she was bored stiff and wishing they would shut up already. Story of my life.
 
  -One thing I have not figured out yet is how to set up public places for parties. The method I'm using now is putting the things I need in the Sims' inventory and taking it from there. But even that don't work because I had a dilemma at the pool where the birthday cake would not place on the picnic table :P

  -Now that my Sim is an elder she is seeing all her friends die off from age. For some reason she doesn't care. She spent a whole day consoling a friend at her house when her husband died. The game tells me to visit a friend whenever they are close to death.  

  - Something annoying that just began to happen. When I go out into the neighborhood and come back to the house, first the house remains blurry for a bit after I am close to it, and second, all the objects inside gradually retain their textures. As said, this is very annoying.

  -A few pictures of my Sim, I don't think she looks *that* bad. Although for the life of me I cannot figure out how to get rid of the double chin.
  http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/SlickC33/Sims%203/Screenshot-7.jpg
  http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/SlickC33/Sims%203/Screenshot-8.jpg
  http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/SlickC33/Sims%203/Screenshot-27.jpg
  http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/SlickC33/Sims%203/Screenshot-3.jpg
 http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/SlickC33/Sims%203/Screenshot-12.jpg

Edit- Since someone mentioned it. I also hate it how you have to bring up the inventory to call a Sim. I find myself constantly clicking the Sim and looking for the call options. Why would they make it the way they did?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: anaximander on 2009 May 23, 02:59:54
re: phone calling
You can also click on the headshot in the relationship panel and call them from there. Doesn't help for services, but I find that a lot faster / more intuitive.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 23, 03:04:00
Or you could click on a phone in the house.  :P

All my Sims seem to want to write and paint, and learn logic, despite my changing around their traits.  My male adult Sim is working on his 21st novel, and is making well over §7000 per week on royalties.  Plus, he makes nearly §3K per day at work.  I think since he's still just an adult I'm going to try and put him in a new career path, but I noticed that an opportunity came up that could have potentially got him sacked if he was caught (it was to write an article for a rival magazine).  I wonder if he can get demoted for poor work performance?  Anyone know if Sims can get demoted once they've reached the top of their career path?

I love that lifetime wants come up randomly for teens and you can either choose or not choose them, or wait for something better to come along.

My other Sim (his wife) just bought out the Little Corsican Bistro.  The only options she gets, other than picking up the weekly dividends, is to rename the place or fire a Sim.  But it's perfectly placed for an OFB-type EP.  She can transfer and sell the deed too, obviously.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mercer on 2009 May 23, 03:21:55
Quote
One thing I have not figured out yet is how to set up public places for parties.

That's strange. When you use the house telephone, there should be an option "Throw party at..." that lets you throw public parties. You can only choose between 'destination' or 'wedding' though, so you're stuck at home with those birthday parties.

Wedding parties at the beach are quite pretty though (even with my crappy graphics card).

(http://i40.tinypic.com/kq1vl.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 23, 03:25:27
Are there really no complete male outfits except the same nine that show up in Formal? Or is it me?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 23, 03:28:37
BUG!

Music isn't working in my game. Nothing is muted, but build/buy are silent. For a while, if I went from Live to Buy or Build, the TV in live mode would remain on complete with video and sound. Now it's back to doing its regular pause but all is quiet.

The radio doesn't produce any sound either.

Do you know what brand your sound card is?  I found out that mine had certain problems with Flash videos and video games, so I had to update drivers (which is ALWAYS important) and find a certain registry fix for the problem.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DJKID on 2009 May 23, 03:30:03
Quote
One thing I have not figured out yet is how to set up public places for parties.

That's strange. When you use the house telephone, there should be an option "Throw party at..." that lets you throw public parties. You can only choose between 'destination' or 'wedding' though, so you're stuck at home with those birthday parties.

Wedding parties at the beach are quite pretty though (even with my crappy graphics card).

<snip>

I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds the beach romance ruined by the waves clipping through the hair.

However the hell that works out. Transparency issue in those specific spots I suppose.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JacquiES on 2009 May 23, 03:30:53
I finally decided to join all the fun and download this game to see what it was like.  

I have to say, it looks nice but I just spent about five hours of RL time playing the same sim and she hasn't made too much progress.  She is in a relationship with some guy named Xavier who has commitment issues.  I am not sure if this is a bug but everytime he rejects one of her romantic actions, they all fail afterwards (even very basic ones) and I just have to say goodbye to him.  They have woohooed three times, she is currently preggers by him, but I have a feeling she is going to be a single parent the way things are going.

The seamless town is cool, I haven't really explored it enough yet for it to be any different then hanging out at a single lot in TS2.

I am probably alone on this but the whole designing my own things is really overwhelming.  I think I am the type of person that likes what is available to be right in front of my eyes.  I got a bit tired of designing every little thing because the defaults suck.  Themed wallpapers are terrible!  I felt like I was in the seventies while looking through the majority of them.

I think I will enjoy it once I get into it more, but it made me miss TS2!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SlickCee on 2009 May 23, 03:36:17
Oh no, I know how to throw parties at public places(I already threw 2). I just don't know how to decorate that public place for the party, you know, like balloons, a table to put the cake on, etc... A warning always comes up a hour before the party saying I should set up. That's what I don't get. Or maybe I am just reading too much into it.
  Also, the parties in Sim 3 seem to be easier to make great compared to the Sims 2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EsotericPolarBear on 2009 May 23, 03:49:56
Oh no, I know how to throw parties at public places(I already threw 2). I just don't know how to decorate that public place for the party, you know, like balloons, a table to put the cake on, etc... A warning always comes up a hour before the party saying I should set up. That's what I don't get. Or maybe I am just reading too much into it.
  Also, the parties in Sim 3 seem to be easier to make great compared to the Sims 2.

I just carried a guitar and then played for tips throughout the party. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 23, 04:15:37
Couple of early impressions---

--Creepy doll eyes are creepy

That is what put me off about the game. They move side to side at rapid speed sometimes. Reminds me of an old movie with Jane Fonda named Barbarella. The dolls in that movie gave me nightmares for a month and I quit playing with my "Walking" dolls.  I was six.
Watch your sims when you pause. Their heads keep moving. And if you have moveobjects on and move them while paused, their heads and eyes move.

Corner counters: no longer a complete waste of space!
I know, it's great. I have a seven sim household going (cap seems to be eight again) and sometimes the kitchen can get a little hectic with kids grabbing stuff from the fridge, washing dishes, and someone preparing.

Yeah I guess they really listened to the complaints where money was too easy to come by. Now I'm sure there's plenty of ways to get rich quick, but if you just go the normal jobbing route, you don't start making a lot of money until very high in the career. It's a lot different. But also most of my playtime has been with single sims; I'm sure with more than that money is a little less scarce.
Collect ores. There's a mine that is always a good place for ores and metals. Also, Stonehenge is good for ores and rare bugs. Harvest wild fruit from parks and fishing areas. A day-long collecting spree will pay around $2k, much more than if you spent the entire day working a low-level career. Which you don't, since jobs are only about six hours.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 23, 04:15:58
I am happy to report that the money tree and elixir are back. Actually, elixir is a plant now, but works the same, and the tree lives a lot longer than other plants. It gives me 4 bags of money on each harvest, the most I got from one bag was 323 simoleons. But I think the amount decreases over time, like the BV trasure chest. Oh, and I love the rock collecting. My sims's house now looks like Ali Baba's cave! Wish I could open up a jewellery store.  If you cut enough stones you get the option to cut them into plumbob shape.  :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 23, 04:24:49
Yeah I guess they really listened to the complaints where money was too easy to come by. Now I'm sure there's plenty of ways to get rich quick, but if you just go the normal jobbing route, you don't start making a lot of money until very high in the career. It's a lot different. But also most of my playtime has been with single sims; I'm sure with more than that money is a little less scarce.
Collect ores. There's a mine that is always a good place for ores and metals. Also, Stonehenge is good for ores and rare bugs. Harvest wild fruit from parks and fishing areas. A day-long collecting spree will pay around $2k, much more than if you spent the entire day working a low-level career. Which you don't, since jobs are only about six hours.
Yeah, the problems I'm having with money aren't helped by me avoiding the collecting if the character wouldn't do such things. Something tells me a neurotic neat workaholic might not want to touch dirty rocks and bugs! :D

Thanks for the tips though, I'll have to check out those places with a collector type person at some point. Some of those things are worth a truckload.

Edit: Personally I've been pretty happy with how my sims have been looking, but I do agree on one thing: the sims' heads still moving after you pause CREEPS me the heck out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 23, 04:29:42
BUG!

Music isn't working in my game. Nothing is muted, but build/buy are silent. For a while, if I went from Live to Buy or Build, the TV in live mode would remain on complete with video and sound. Now it's back to doing its regular pause but all is quiet.

The radio doesn't produce any sound either.

Do you know what brand your sound card is?  I found out that mine had certain problems with Flash videos and video games, so I had to update drivers (which is ALWAYS important) and find a certain registry fix for the problem.

"SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio".

I was playing before and all sounds were working fine. I updated my graphics card and then this happened... I can't imagine the two would be related. I think it might just be a glitch.

I had the stereo suddenly producing sounds a moment ago. When I have the Sim dance to the stereo it POOF! works.

And why would buy mode suddenly have the TV my Sim was watching functioning throughout it?

As for updating the SoundMAX driver, I'd love to. But I've never been able to. Ever! It always comes up with an error when I try to update it and going to device manager and doing "Update Driver" doesn't work.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mr. Snooley on 2009 May 23, 04:38:43
I've bought the Business Towers and started to fire People because I simply didn't want those Jerks to work in my Business.
That's all nice and cool, but when I switch Households and then Switch back to my Main Sim, other Random Sims are now working in my Business, wich basically means that firing Sims does nothing but replaces the fired Sims.

Can anyone confirm this?
Could it be, that it has something to do with the stupid Story Progression not being truly deactivated?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 23, 04:42:52
Yes. I've been hacking into the system to discover that the Story Progression Off option does not appear to do anything, as the StoryProgression controller remains "Enabled" no matter what.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 23, 04:44:06
been following the goings on for a couple days now, so I thought I'd finally post some of my experiences, likes/dislikes.

First is a big issue that we had in TS2 seems to be back, and now since they've made the testingcheats alot less useful and non helpful, aside from raising motives and relationships, I could not fix the issue, and chose to just stop playing that family/neighborhood. My sims had a baby boy, and since it seems strangers, and visitors can just do as they please with your children (quite disturbing), that baby boy was KIDNAPPED! lol, they were throwing a party for their daughter's birthday, somewhere between the standing around waiting for people to move away from the cake so mom could take the kid to the cake, and the ending of the party, one of the guests had wondered upstairs and picked up the baby to do God knows what with him.

Right after the cake, the party ended, and the guy had a popup that said "Thanks for the great time! I have to be going now" then proceeded to leave, with the baby in his arms! After a few minutes, the baby's picture disappeared from the family panel and was never seen again.. He was still in the relationships, and family tree and even the loading screen picture, but in reality he didn't exist anymore. I invited the kidnapper over several times, visited his house, made him selectable, and the baby was nowhere to be found. It was strange though, that when the dad was out patrolling for his job, the baby's picture would move up to the front of the relationship tab, as if he were near him, but I never found him.

I kept thinking I would stumble across the poor thing on the road or sidewalk somewhere eventually lol. Since thats what the parents did with him when they were in town.. But I never found him, so I gave up.

Also, the testingcheats thing is annoying, it helps with motives and relationships, but its nowhere near as helpful as the TS2 version. I had a kid come home with my daughter, and she asked her to sleep over. Well they had been playing tag for like hours, and the friend stopped in her tracks and started panting and I thought she was about to pass out from exhaustion lol, so I made her selectable, in order to fix her needs. After that, there is no option anywhere to remove her from the family! So my sims, had now become kidnappers themselves, lol. Silly me, had not saved in quite some time, so in order to get rid of this kidnapped child I had to exit without saving. Another reason I gave up on that family.

So those are the bugs/annoyances I have found so far, aside from the gittery-ness my sims get sometimes, like out of nowhere they will start moving at super speeds, for no reason, lol. I have to restart my computer in order to fix the issue, since simply exiting and reloading the game does not help. But that is probably a computer problem I guess.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mr. Snooley on 2009 May 23, 04:52:11
Yes. I've been hacking into the system to discover that the Story Progression Off option does not appear to do anything, as the StoryProgression controller remains "Enabled" no matter what.

Ah, that makes sense.
Well actually it doesn't, because I can't understand how something of such Importance can be broken in this game, but that's EA so it makes sense again.

That may also explain why the heck Inventories get lost when you switch Households, who knows what kind of stuff those Sims do with Guitarrs, Books etc. when you turn your back on them ...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kislio on 2009 May 23, 05:04:54
I seem to be experiencing a bug - when a sim transitions to teen, they don't get their fourth trait. It says on the pop-up that they do, but it doesn't display the trait on their simology panel and they don't seem to show any signs of it.  ???


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 23, 05:11:14
MORE BUGS...

This is some fucked up shit, right here...

First look who he's talking to on the phone: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims%203/TS32009-05-2301-48-30-03.jpg) (Upper left corner)

Now let's look at their relationship status...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims%203/TS32009-05-2301-55-12-79.jpg)

I had them "go steady" and "Sam" was a teen. Now he's appearing to be a toddler, and before in Sam's house there was a young adult (or an adult), Sam, and a toddler. Now there's just the adult and a toddler. Very interested to know where Sam went or if he's for some reason now a baby again. Time warp.

In other news, I realized my Sims stereo only works when playing CUSTOM music! All other stations and Sims 3 music is not working.

sigh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 23, 05:25:12
For the people that were asking about same-sex marriages, it appears that the game does declare those as "Marriage", so supporters of same-sex marriages rejoice!

Does anyone know if the "Have 1st child" want is fulfilled by adoption for same-sex couples, since woolProp doesn't have a feature to get pregnant with someone of the same gender.

And as for the Fishing in Swimming Pools, it's confirmed that the Insane trait allows this. I don't see why EAxis made it so you would catch actual fish, though. Wouldn't it make more sense that they can catch things such as leaves, coins, or lost swimsuit pieces?

And Sponge Bath appears as an option for Inappropriate sims, and surprisingly fulfills as much hygiene as an actual shower/bath.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 23, 05:53:25
Why do books cost so damn much? A normal book, one that doesn't even teach your Sim anything, should NOT cost more than, say, a birthday cake, let alone a bike.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 23, 05:58:54
When slob Sims lick plates their hunger need is 100% fulfilled.   ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 23, 06:07:37

And as for the Fishing in Swimming Pools, it's confirmed that the Insane trait allows this. I don't see why EAxis made it so you would catch actual fish, though. Wouldn't it make more sense that they can catch things such as leaves, coins, or lost swimsuit pieces?

Seems like they should be able to since my skilled fisherman keeps getting ducks, candles, etc., out of the park pond & the ocean.  I think it would have made more sense to have a sim comb the beach with a metal detector.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kiki on 2009 May 23, 06:13:48
Okay, my HORROR finally finished and I got to make my self sim...pudding faces aside, as a maxian lover in TS2 I actually quite like the new sims in TS3. I admit the basic options made for pudding face, but when you opened up the advanced tab, I found it had moar options than TS2 did. I think my TS3 self sim is much moar accurate than my TS2 self sim was able to be. *points @ avatar*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 23, 06:14:30
When slob Sims lick plates their hunger need is 100% fulfilled.   ::)
When sims eat anything, even a bowl of cereal or burnt waffles made on the cheapest oven by someone with no cooking points, hunger is completely filled.

More toddlers poking through fat sims, though this teen isn't that overweight. I was panning up and down on this 2-story house and realized that fat sims appear thin for a split second, so I'm wondering if some of the animations are just based off the thin bodyshape and not on what seems to be an overlay body shape mesh. Also, see siamese twins.
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6428/screenshot86.th.jpg) (http://img36.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot86.jpg)
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7125/screenshot85.th.jpg) (http://img33.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot85.jpg)
(http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7688/screenshot81.th.jpg) (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot81.jpg)


I'm off for a day as I'm in a wedding. Enjoy the horror without me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Papercut on 2009 May 23, 06:15:31
Is anyone else ticked off about what EA has done with the ghosts? In TS2 ghosts were probably too limited, but they've gone in the extreme opposite direction in TS3. They are just like regular sims, only with effects. I mean, ghost babies? Come the fuck on ... it beats the whole purpose of ghosts being mysterious non corporeal entities.

EA can never find the happy medium, it seems.

I finding romance a bit irritating too. On one hand I like that it seems less arbitrary, but the way the romantic interactions work is so fiddly. Again, EA misses the happy medium. In TS2 sims fall in love at the drop of a hat, in TS3 trying to make it happen is more trouble than it's worth.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: raptureswild on 2009 May 23, 07:57:40
Also apparently ghosts die if you resurrect your sim and play it as one.  So exactly - ghosts are now see-through glowy regular sims.  Argh.

On another note, apparently my first child to make it to toddler will eventually become the godfather.  Cf:
(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu306/raptureswild/Screenshot-2.jpg)
He will grant you one favor on this, the day of his daughter's wedding.

ETA: Also, anyone notice the convenient color of toddler mush, considering the place sims pull it out of?  OK, immature, but still, it crossed my mind and grossed me out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 23, 08:14:41
Why do books cost so damn much? A normal book, one that doesn't even teach your Sim anything, should NOT cost more than, say, a birthday cake, let alone a bike.
Because they have to pay for the cost of the draconian DRM measures used to make sure your sim cannot copy the book to his friends.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 23, 08:40:04
Gawd I am finding it a grind,managed to kill a sim by trapping in a room,cannot find how to transfer her to the cemetary?
Looks like her grave stone disappears after the reaper comes.
could we possibly have a sticky with tips people have found to enable/do stuff?
would love to try windowed mode, but also cannot find that in" öptions"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 23, 08:49:01
Uncheck fullscreen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 23, 09:14:19
Uncheck fullscreen.
thankyou that worked!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Elruwen on 2009 May 23, 10:53:41
Whoa. Apparently, if a sim has the creepy flower thing (that grows in the cemetery) in their inventory and they die they will get instantly resurrected. :o


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Fat D on 2009 May 23, 11:18:47
(can't steal from yourself)

If they used a torrent version they helped distributing it (no download w/o upload), and that would have to be considered illegal, even if they own the rights.

Well, they probably won't sue themselves, but if they tried to sue the ones who put it up as a torrent (theoretically speaking), they might have a wee bit of a problem...
Actually, they own the copyright, so they can distribute in whatever way they see fit. Of course, torrenting would most certainly not be in their interest.
And it is, in fact, a buggy pre-final, because the official release will be just that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 23, 11:30:49
Something else I noticed while playing lastnight having to do with multiples, I gave both mom and dad sim the fertility treatment, because I wanted to see some triplets, lol. My chic got pregnant, when it was time for the baby to come, it popped up and said "The baby is coming" so I was like, aw guess we will have to try again, sent her to the hospital, it popped up, "Congratulations its a girl!"

I named her, and went back to the house to check on the other children, in fear of more kidnappings. Then a minute later I got another pop up that said "Congratulations its a girl!" I was like wtf? I thought it was broken and repeating itself. But then after naming it again, nothing else popped up and there were 2 baby icons in the family panel now.

Not really something too important, but I wish it had said "The babies are coming" or "Its twins, please name them" then have like "Baby Girl" for their names until I renamed them like TS2 did.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 23, 11:41:05
Well, I found out you can change the lot zoning, but it's a matter of just pushing buttons, it doesn't give you a choice.  My sim family bought Old Pier Point (or whatever it's called) after I turned it into a residential lot in Edit Town.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 23, 11:48:02
Why would it need to give you a choice? There are only two choices, Residential or Community, so obviously, there is no need to present a formal choice, pushing the button will simply toggle.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 23, 11:53:02
Yes, I am aware.  But it's not a matter of entering a cheat is what I meant.  Leave me alone.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Salomon on 2009 May 23, 11:56:22
Does anyone know if the "Have 1st child" want is fulfilled by adoption for same-sex couples, since woolProp doesn't have a feature to get pregnant with someone of the same gender.

 A bug was reported in where that happens by itself, i.e. same gender couples can try for a baby, and have success (at least males).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 23, 12:26:28


In other news, I realized my Sims stereo only works when playing CUSTOM music! All other stations and Sims 3 music is not working.

sigh.

Mine does the same. At the gym, the 'Electronica' station worked for a short while, and also the buy mode has also worked, but it's very intermittent. I have just updated my audio drivers so I will see if that makes a difference but somehow I doubt it will.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tedw on 2009 May 23, 12:28:24
I've spent more time experimenting with CAS and building than I have playing any of my sims lives, so I haven't experienced some of the errors others have during gameplay, but I wanted to chime in to say I'm disappointed in the way that EA seems to have taken a step back with some building options for TS3 compared to TS2.

We've lost stages, the ability to place modular stairs atop one another (the way most real houses work) or doors on the same tile as the staircase beginning/end with moveobjects on, individual roof heights, some of the pool shapes, moving painting decor up and down walls... and for some unfathomable reason, they declined to make chimney stacks, stairs or fences recolorable via CAST.

It's also a bit cheap that so many objects seem to be slightly higher res versions of TS2 models.  I suppose it could take a long time to make new objects for them (although I have built some myself for TS2, so I understand the length it can take) but it smells a bit of taking a cheap option by using meshes built by the designers of the last game and slapping them into this.

These don't amount to bugs, but for those of us who spend as much time designing/building houses as we do watching our sims pee themselves or try to navigate around each other, I think this is a poor choice.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 23, 12:37:20


In other news, I realized my Sims stereo only works when playing CUSTOM music! All other stations and Sims 3 music is not working.

sigh.

Mine does the same. At the gym, the 'Electronica' station worked for a short while, and also the buy mode has also worked, but it's very intermittent. I have just updated my audio drivers so I will see if that makes a difference but somehow I doubt it will.

I am not sure whether you already noticed this, but the stereos only play music in one room. Unlike sims 2 where the music played all over, albeit lower and lower the farther you gor from the stereo, in sims 3 it only plays in one room, the one where the stereo is. Go to any other room, or outside, and you cant hear the music. At least that is how it works in my game.


ETA: Btw, this bugs the crap out of me. In sims 2 i used the stereo as a kind of background music, but with this new system, i have to have stereos in all rooms and outdoors to get the same effect. Flard!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 23, 13:01:20
I am not sure whether you already noticed this, but the stereos only play music in one room. Unlike sims 2 where the music played all over, albeit lower and lower the farther you gor from the stereo, in sims 3 it only plays in one room, the one where the stereo is. Go to any other room, or outside, and you cant hear the music. At least that is how it works in my game.


ETA: Btw, this bugs the crap out of me. In sims 2 i used the stereo as a kind of background music, but with this new system, i have to have stereos in all rooms and outdoors to get the same effect. Flard!

That's because now it's an upgrade a mechanically-inclined Sim can give their stereo system, along with unbreakable (comes first) or improved speakers (comes at the same time as the multi-room speaker system, I think).  Then it wakes up the entire family no matter which room they're in and they all get pissed off and have an unhappy moodlet about being woken up in a rude way. :P

ETA: It shows up at around Level 8ish or so for the handiness skill.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 23, 13:25:19
Yeah, i tried that upgrae, and then had to spend half the nigh getting rid of it again so the rest of the family could get some sleep. I still want sims 2 stereo functions rather than this!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 23, 14:19:56
 -One thing I have not figured out yet is how to set up public places for parties. The method I'm using now is putting the things I need in the Sims' inventory and taking it from there. But even that don't work because I had a dilemma at the pool where the birthday cake would not place on the picnic table :P

You have to "edit neighborhood" and go to the site ahead of time and set up the stuff you want to use.  I don't know if you can put the birthday cake there in advance, but I don't know why not.  My political gal had a want to through a campaign fundraiser, so she threw it at the art museum.  I went there in edit neighborhood mode and put up balloons, a bar, and a buffet table.  Didn't cost my gal anything.  When she got there it cost her $250 to "serve" the buffet table.  I couldn't determine that there are any bartenders, but people were able to make themselves drinks.  When they finished eating, they set the plates on the floor and they disappeared, so no mess.  It was highly successful.  She raised something like $35,000 in campaign contributions.

I think I may just leave the buffet and bar there in case I have other parties there in future.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 23, 14:29:49
My first impressions of the game are:
1) I like the look of it.  Admittedly, with the graphics settings I am forced to use by my old video card to run anything at any speed, things look a bit like a very hazy day.  Must continue tweaking the graphics settings and see if I can't improve that.
2) The interface is slightly different, (if it's a new game, why should it be exactly the same?) but not annoying so far.
3) The sims themselves don't look that bad - quite good actually.
4) I don't really know how to do anything yet in game.  The Martinez family has given up on me and has decided to read their lives away.
5) I hate the Martinez family already, and I've only played them for 20 minutes.  I will kill them very dead shortly.

I have not yet had a chance to become annoyed with the scavenger hunt aspect of the game.  I plan to become remarkably annoyed with that later today.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 23, 14:36:02
EA claiming to have lost $9million due to "pirates"

"The current number of illegal downloads of "The Sims 3" suggests lost retail sales of $9 million to date, based on the $49.99 starting price."

Full Article (http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/05/23/0523gamepiracy.html)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SlickCee on 2009 May 23, 14:38:41
 -One thing I have not figured out yet is how to set up public places for parties. The method I'm using now is putting the things I need in the Sims' inventory and taking it from there. But even that don't work because I had a dilemma at the pool where the birthday cake would not place on the picnic table :P

You have to "edit neighborhood" and go to the site ahead of time and set up the stuff you want to use.  I don't know if you can put the birthday cake there in advance, but I don't know why not.  My political gal had a want to through a campaign fundraiser, so she threw it at the art museum.  I went there in edit neighborhood mode and put up balloons, a bar, and a buffet table.  Didn't cost my gal anything.  When she got there it cost her $250 to "serve" the buffet table.  I couldn't determine that there are any bartenders, but people were able to make themselves drinks.  When they finished eating, they set the plates on the floor and they disappeared, so no mess.  It was highly successful.  She raised something like $35,000 in campaign contributions.

I think I may just leave the buffet and bar there in case I have other parties there in future.

OH, so that's how you do it. I just found the edit neighborhood tool so maybe that's why I couldn't figure it out. Thanks a lot ;).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jack Rudd on 2009 May 23, 14:48:51
EA claiming to have lost $9million due to "pirates"

"The current number of illegal downloads of "The Sims 3" suggests lost retail sales of $9 million to date, based on the $49.99 starting price."
God, it's annoying when people do that. That's not the value of the lost retail sales, it's the total sale value of the pirated copies. They have no reason to assume each of those pirated copies is one that would otherwise be a sale.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zanahoria on 2009 May 23, 14:51:14
EA claiming to have lost $9million due to "pirates"

"The current number of illegal downloads of "The Sims 3" suggests lost retail sales of $9 million to date, based on the $49.99 starting price."

Full Article (http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/05/23/0523gamepiracy.html)
Yeah, sure, because if you download a game, that automatically means you're not buying it... Great thinking. *sigh*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Hook on 2009 May 23, 15:07:41
There are a lot of things wrong with that $9 million number.  First of all, not every store will sell the game at full list price.  Check around and see what you can get it for.  Second, EA didn't lose $9 million; most of that will be lost by retailers.  EA only gets a small portion of it.  But they like to imply that EA lost that entire amount.

I wish I had $1 for everyone who says they'll buy the game even though they torrented it, but doesn't buy it.  This includes people who wait until it's remaindered to buy it from the bargain bin.  EA probably wishes the same thing.

Hook


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 23, 15:18:30


In other news, I realized my Sims stereo only works when playing CUSTOM music! All other stations and Sims 3 music is not working.

sigh.

Mine does the same. At the gym, the 'Electronica' station worked for a short while, and also the buy mode has also worked, but it's very intermittent. I have just updated my audio drivers so I will see if that makes a difference but somehow I doubt it will.

I am not sure whether you already noticed this, but the stereos only play music in one room. Unlike sims 2 where the music played all over, albeit lower and lower the farther you gor from the stereo, in sims 3 it only plays in one room, the one where the stereo is. Go to any other room, or outside, and you cant hear the music. At least that is how it works in my game.


ETA: Btw, this bugs the crap out of me. In sims 2 i used the stereo as a kind of background music, but with this new system, i have to have stereos in all rooms and outdoors to get the same effect. Flard!

Yeah I have noticed that; still doesn't work GAH!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Madame Mim on 2009 May 23, 15:24:25
EA claiming to have lost $9million due to "pirates"

"The current number of illegal downloads of "The Sims 3" suggests lost retail sales of $9 million to date, based on the $49.99 starting price."

Full Article (http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/05/23/0523gamepiracy.html)

Fuck me, but - no! I was not going to buy this game no way no how. I would not pay for their spyware, etc. I definately would not pay AU$100+ for something that Pescado is going to have to patch severely before it's playable (and I'm not talking 'bugs' I'm talking 'features'). In fact pirating may have done them a favour. If I decide that the 3rd party patches and all are enough to give the game more interest than a short term discovery bout I may even buy the game (when it comes down to a more reasonable price).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 23, 15:25:43
EA claiming to have lost $9million due to "pirates"

"The current number of illegal downloads of "The Sims 3" suggests lost retail sales of $9 million to date, based on the $49.99 starting price."
A meaningless figure when you consider that it is not possible to buy it anyway. The numbers are obviously inflated because everyone is download the Unauthorized Demo.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: crunk on 2009 May 23, 15:32:20
I've always wondered how they could calculate figures of lost sales for games that aren't released yet. Obviously no one who has downloaded the leaked game will buy it - no one likes having hard copies of things! More whinning from EA while raking in tones of cash.


Also - new bug! I switched households to play the grown up sons of one of my sims, and when I switched back to the family home expected to find twin teens, a child, and a new baby plus the parents. One of the twins has disappeared. He shows in the family tree but is no where to be found, and no one can call him. Maybe I should check the graveyard - but holy hell, if the game let a teen die I'll be shocked. Almost as shocked as the fact that the game ate him!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 23, 15:34:27
- The only thing that's really annoyed me so far is how long it takes to sleep/work.  In TS2 a sim went to sleep/work, 3x speed comes on and you blink and it's morning.  On the other hand I started with a single sim so when they were sleeping/working I was twiddling my thumbs.  If I was playing a larger household I'm sure that wouldn't have been as much of an issue for me.  
- Jobs (the ones I've done, anyway) seem a little more trouble than they're worth.  They don't leave much time for anything else.  
- I'm not too keen on the look of the textures but I don't doubt the community will address that in the coming months.
- I have observed that a really really really lot of the complaints that I'm seeing about "this or that is a step backwards because it was in TS2" are referring to things that were in xpacks and not the base game.  Cars, gardening, Lifetime Wants, saving leftovers, were all xpack stuff too and they're in the base TS3 game but that seems to get overlooked.  
- I think people are over-reacting to build mode a bit too.  It's needlessly "clever" but still simple enough IMO.
- I like the variety of paintings they can do.  Different sizes for one thing and also different styles apparently based on their traits once they learn to do still life.  I had an opportunity to bring $450 worth of paintings to a restaurant for money which is cool.  Sims can actually DO something with their craftables.
- Opportunities are cool though they could be a bit more clear on wtf you have to do for some of them.  
- This "enforced legacy play" kerfluffle is getting blown waaaaayyy out of proportion, IMO.  Wishes aren't wants.  Promising isn't locking. TS3 isn't TS2.  Don't promise something you don't have time to finish.  Granted I don't see much point to not saving them but that's a far cry from "amg they're forcing me to play legacy style".
- Gardening is cool but...is randomly picking up a seed off the ground the only way to get them?  If so it strikes me as a little goofy.  I'd rather be able to buy a pack of seeds at the store.  You can always keep the uncommon and rare seeds lying around for sims to find.  Otherwise I'm having a good time with it.  

I'm pretty pleased overall.  What annoyances there are aren't game breaking for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jadama on 2009 May 23, 15:35:23
"The pirated version is a buggy, pre-final build of the game," Holly Rockwood, a company spokeswoman, said in an e-mailed statement. "It's not the full game. Half the world — an entire city — is missing from the pirated copy."

So we know that this is a pre-final, as it does not contain "half the world -- an entire city" that the official release will also not contain either, since it has to be downloaded after install.  Holly should really talk moar to employees connected with a title before speaking nonsensical to the press.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 23, 15:40:05
EA claiming to have lost $9million due to "pirates"

"The current number of illegal downloads of "The Sims 3" suggests lost retail sales of $9 million to date, based on the $49.99 starting price."
A meaningless figure when you consider that it is not possible to buy it anyway. The numbers are obviously inflated because everyone is download the Unauthorized Demo.
That is so right! If as EA says this is only a buggy pre release with "cough"half the world missing, then their superior Final release will sell itself.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: siminsc on 2009 May 23, 15:42:35
I read somewhere that the Sims can move from the house they're in directly into another house. Is that true and how do you do it?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dorquemada on 2009 May 23, 15:48:40
I certainly hope that EA bosses indeed believe they lost 9M$ and are developing bitter, bitter ulcers while mourning. Mwahahaha.

As for the game, had a couple of crashes to desktop, not sure if it's the video card (ATI Radeon X1950 Pro). Might be because of low RAM+virtual memory or low free disk space.

Anyone figured yet if it's possible to split up married townies? My golddigger can't find any single geezer!  >:( Oh, and playing evil character is a hoot. Unlike her nicey silly sleeps-with-teddy brother, Evil Neurotic Snob is always in high spirits. What is not really surprising, when you think about it -- in Simland, there are enough daily misfortunes to feed one's shadenfreude.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 23, 15:50:50
I read somewhere that the Sims can move from the house they're in directly into another house. Is that true and how do you do it?

Check my posts on page 30.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 23, 15:52:34
- Gardening is cool but...is randomly picking up a seed off the ground the only way to get them?  If so it strikes me as a little goofy.  I'd rather be able to buy a pack of seeds at the store.  You can always keep the uncommon and rare seeds lying around for sims to find.  Otherwise I'm having a good time with it.  

Actually you can buy all the common types of veggies at the food shop, and then just plant those. The seeds that you find can be common, uncommon, rare or special. The latter ones tend to not show up till you have a higher gardening skill. But you can get started with the common ones with no need to go scavenging.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 23, 15:55:47
- Gardening is cool but...is randomly picking up a seed off the ground the only way to get them?  If so it strikes me as a little goofy.  I'd rather be able to buy a pack of seeds at the store.  You can always keep the uncommon and rare seeds lying around for sims to find.  Otherwise I'm having a good time with it.  

Actually you can buy all the common types of veggies at the food shop, and then just plant those. The seeds that you find can be common, uncommon, rare or special. The latter ones tend to not show up till you have a higher gardening skill. But you can get started with the common ones with no need to go scavenging.

Lol durr...I should have realized that because I noticed that I had a plant option on harvested veggies in her inventory. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 23, 16:03:14
BUG!

Music isn't working in my game. Nothing is muted, but build/buy are silent. For a while, if I went from Live to Buy or Build, the TV in live mode would remain on complete with video and sound. Now it's back to doing its regular pause but all is quiet.

The radio doesn't produce any sound either.

Do you know what brand your sound card is?  I found out that mine had certain problems with Flash videos and video games, so I had to update drivers (which is ALWAYS important) and find a certain registry fix for the problem.

"SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio".

I was playing before and all sounds were working fine. I updated my graphics card and then this happened... I can't imagine the two would be related. I think it might just be a glitch.

I had the stereo suddenly producing sounds a moment ago. When I have the Sim dance to the stereo it POOF! works.

And why would buy mode suddenly have the TV my Sim was watching functioning throughout it?

As for updating the SoundMAX driver, I'd love to. But I've never been able to. Ever! It always comes up with an error when I try to update it and going to device manager and doing "Update Driver" doesn't work.

Could very well be a bug, but it's interesting that you said that yours is an HD audio sound card.  Regardless of brand, they all seem to be a little wonky.  Mine would work on and off on various things (internet, Winamp, Sims 2, etc.) until I found the registry fix.  Might be worth some investigation on Google.

Still could be a bug though.  I've noticed that music sounds a little strange, and sometimes it takes a few minutes (real time) for you to hear anything.  Unless it's this damn HD card acting up again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: casca on 2009 May 23, 16:05:57
A few random thoughts and comments:

~ My Sim had a boyfriend when she asked another guy (George, her boyfriend's roommate) who was classified as her "love interest" to move in with her. He agreed, and then suddenly he asked her to breakup with her boyfriend. A popup came up and asked if she would like to end her relationship with her boyfriend, and I clicked yes, and it said something like "Sheila has ended her relationship with Bob. However, Bob is not happy with George, perhaps they can regain their friendship over time" or something like that. I thought this was interesting and kind of funny.

~ I do love the career advancement system. I like the categories for advancement and the fact that they involve more than skill building. For example my journalist Sim needed to advance in charisma, and writing obviously, but also in freelance writings from interviews and articles. It's cool.

~ I also really like how you can chose how they spend their time at work and that they can - ahem - build their skills at work.

~ My game has frozen twice during saving. Pissed me off.

~ testingcheatsenabled might just be as buggy as it used to be. I had it on, and when I clicked on buy mode, everything was completely blacked out. Not grayed out as though I couldn't buy anything - a complete black hole.

~ The clothing is exceptionally limited on the male side. I searched for the life of me and couldn't find a simple suit and tie.

~ I do love the new options in CAS but with regards to facial structure, it can't hold a candle to TS2's Bodyshop. So much for high cheekbones and strong-jawed hunks. I am really going to have to spend some time trying to mess with the sliders to get the type of Sims I like.

~ We need more skintones.

~ The eyes are creepy. They have no depth, just pools of color.

Also a question:

Does anyone know how to put already-made food in an inventory? It just won't go. The little hand does not appear when I tried to drag it to my Sims individual inventory, and there was a red x when I tried to put it in the household one. I lost a friggin challenge because of this. :/


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 23, 16:12:45

God, it's annoying when people do that. That's not the value of the lost retail sales, it's the total sale value of the pirated copies. They have no reason to assume each of those pirated copies is one that would otherwise be a sale.

I totally agree...I never would have purchased this game.  the only reason I even have it is because it was available for piracy :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 May 23, 16:14:14
- The only thing that's really annoyed me so far is how long it takes to sleep/work.  In TS2 a sim went to sleep/work, 3x speed comes on and you blink and it's morning.  On the other hand I started with a single sim so when they were sleeping/working I was twiddling my thumbs.  If I was playing a larger household I'm sure that wouldn't have been as much of an issue for me.  
- Jobs (the ones I've done, anyway) seem a little more trouble than they're worth.  They don't leave much time for anything else.  
- I'm not too keen on the look of the textures but I don't doubt the community will address that in the coming months.
- I have observed that a really really really lot of the complaints that I'm seeing about "this or that is a step backwards because it was in TS2" are referring to things that were in xpacks and not the base game.  Cars, gardening, Lifetime Wants, saving leftovers, were all xpack stuff too and they're in the base TS3 game but that seems to get overlooked.  
- I think people are over-reacting to build mode a bit too.  It's needlessly "clever" but still simple enough IMO.
- I like the variety of paintings they can do.  Different sizes for one thing and also different styles apparently based on their traits once they learn to do still life.  I had an opportunity to bring $450 worth of paintings to a restaurant for money which is cool.  Sims can actually DO something with their craftables.
- Opportunities are cool though they could be a bit more clear on wtf you have to do for some of them.  
- This "enforced legacy play" kerfluffle is getting blown waaaaayyy out of proportion, IMO.  Wishes aren't wants.  Promising isn't locking. TS3 isn't TS2.  Don't promise something you don't have time to finish.  Granted I don't see much point to not saving them but that's a far cry from "amg they're forcing me to play legacy style".
- Gardening is cool but...is randomly picking up a seed off the ground the only way to get them?  If so it strikes me as a little goofy.  I'd rather be able to buy a pack of seeds at the store.  You can always keep the uncommon and rare seeds lying around for sims to find.  Otherwise I'm having a good time with it.  

I'm pretty pleased overall.  What annoyances there are aren't game breaking for me.

I do like the game, and I am  going to buy it. BUT the job thing does suck. One of my Sims is a doctor, and he has a beeper in his inventory. He gets called into the hospital at the oddest times for an emergency. I know this is supposed to be more realistic, but geez! He was called in on his own wedding day, and another time, he was reallly tired and was sound asleep when he was called in again. I also think they work way too many hours. On any job track. They have hardly any time to work on their skills, make friends or have any fun at all.

As far as EA goes, nothing they say surprises me. Their ego is almost as big as their bank accounts. I downloaded the game because I wanted to see if it was worth my 50 bucks. I may not buy it right away, but I'll get it eventually.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 23, 16:14:22
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Does anyone know how to put already-made food in an inventory? It just won't go. The little hand does not appear when I tried to drag it to my Sims individual inventory, and there was a red x when I tried to put it in the household one. I lost a friggin challenge because of this. :/

Click the fridge to put leftovers away.  Then click the fridge again and select "open".  You can grab whatever you have in there and drop it in your inventory.  Don't do it too far in advance of when you're doing whatever you're doing with it because it will spoil, even something like cookies.  Unlike the 5406978650987 assorted fruits, vegetables and fish my sim currently has stuffed in her pocketses. >.<


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 May 23, 16:18:21
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Does anyone know how to put already-made food in an inventory? It just won't go. The little hand does not appear when I tried to drag it to my Sims individual inventory, and there was a red x when I tried to put it in the household one. I lost a friggin challenge because of this. :/

Click the fridge to put leftovers away.  Then click the fridge again and select "open".  You can grab whatever you have in there and drop it in your inventory.  Don't do it too far in advance of when you're doing whatever you're doing with it because it will spoil, even something like cookies.  Unlike the 5406978650987 assorted fruits, vegetables and fish my sim currently has stuffed in her pocketses. >.<

Not in their pockets, They keep stuff in a much darker, smellier place. And it keeps food nice and fresh. ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 23, 16:22:37
I find it amusing that EA says that they've lost $9 million to piracy, and yet, they really didn't if this is truly the so-called "pre-final buggy version".  Can't lose money when it was never intended for sale anyway, asshats.

And of course, they're going to use figures like this in any case because just imagine if the game hadn't been cracked, and people were forced to buy this shit in order to find out what it's really like.  That's what they really wanted, was for suckers to purchase the game and then be stuck with it.

I'm sorry, EA.  You're out 9 million imaginary dollars and maybe 180,000 suckers.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 23, 16:29:07

~ I do love the career advancement system. I like the categories for advancement and the fact that they involve more than skill building. For example my journalist Sim needed to advance in charisma, and writing obviously, but also in freelance writings from interviews and articles. It's cool.

~ I also really like how you can chose how they spend their time at work and that they can - ahem - build their skills at work.


That is the best part to me too. I love how my secret agent sim have a beeper and get called to go to work in the middle of the night, after working in the hood questioning sims and going house to house going thru their garbage. Finally have a life of turmoil going in that family. Also his wife is very depress, just lost her one best friend in a boat accident, preggers and in the yellow.  I love drama!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Exiled on 2009 May 23, 16:29:56
- I have observed that a really really really lot of the complaints that I'm seeing about "this or that is a step backwards because it was in TS2" are referring to things that were in xpacks and not the base game.  Cars, gardening, Lifetime Wants, saving leftovers, were all xpack stuff too and they're in the base TS3 game but that seems to get overlooked.  

Well yeah, TS2 base didn't have them, but we expected them to include at least a few features from the TS2 EPs (similar to how TS2 included parties, and, uh...can't remember what else).  You know, to build on TS2, rather than repackage it and come out with the same damn EPs the same time around.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: linz on 2009 May 23, 16:33:01

Does anyone know how to put already-made food in an inventory? It just won't go. The little hand does not appear when I tried to drag it to my Sims individual inventory, and there was a red x when I tried to put it in the household one. I lost a friggin challenge because of this. :/


I Had the same challenge or something similar, i was able to "serve" dinner and then stick it in her inventory and i brought it over to someones house, but when I clicked on the pie chart "Deliver Food" was grayed out. In the challenge info is says make a "group meal" if making a group meal is entirely different then how do you make it!?...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 23, 16:36:09
I find it amusing that EA says that they've lost $9 million to piracy, and yet, they really didn't if this is truly the so-called "pre-final buggy version".  Can't lose money when it was never intended for sale anyway, asshats.

And of course, they're going to use figures like this in any case because just imagine if the game hadn't been cracked, and people were forced to buy this shit in order to find out what it's really like.  That's what they really wanted, was for suckers to purchase the game and then be stuck with it.
They can't use BOTH arguments at once, really. If what we have is not the Real Thing, then it is merely a very fancy demo. In any event, demos have no monetary value!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 23, 16:38:51
Your question just remind me of something.  My sim wanted to eat a certain food while at the park, I can't figure that one out either. I did make a group meal, but couldn't figure how to eat it at the park.  I see the townies make picnic spots but not happening for my sim.


Does anyone know how to put already-made food in an inventory? It just won't go. The little hand does not appear when I tried to drag it to my Sims individual inventory, and there was a red x when I tried to put it in the household one. I lost a friggin challenge because of this. :/


I Had the same challenge or something similar, i was able to "serve" dinner and then stick it in her inventory and i brought it over to someones house, but when I clicked on the pie chart "Deliver Food" was grayed out. In the challenge info is says make a "group meal" if making a group meal is entirely different then how do you make it!?...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: linz on 2009 May 23, 16:44:51
Your question just remind me of something.  My sim wanted to eat a certain food while at the park, I can't figure that one out either. I did make a group meal, but couldn't figure how to eat it at the park.  I see the townies make picnic spots but not happening for my sim.



how did you make the "Group Meal"?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 23, 16:46:28
Is there a way to drag a stack of objects rather than one at a time? I've tried shift-drag and ctrl-drag. Stocking the fridge is tedious.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 23, 16:53:00
clicking and dragging from the top most left coner (where the shade of blue is darker than the rest of the background behind the veggie) will drag the entire stack. Simply clicking once will open the stack in a new window.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 23, 16:55:05
- I have observed that a really really really lot of the complaints that I'm seeing about "this or that is a step backwards because it was in TS2" are referring to things that were in xpacks and not the base game.  Cars, gardening, Lifetime Wants, saving leftovers, were all xpack stuff too and they're in the base TS3 game but that seems to get overlooked.  

Well yeah, TS2 base didn't have them, but we expected them to include at least a few features from the TS2 EPs (similar to how TS2 included parties, and, uh...can't remember what else).  You know, to build on TS2, rather than repackage it and come out with the same damn EPs the same time around.

Did you not notice the things I listed in the lines you quoted that are indeed in base TS3 that weren't in base TS2?  Not to mention a lot of stuff that never made it into TS2 even via an expansion.  You really just made my point for me.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 23, 17:06:06
Your question just remind me of something.  My sim wanted to eat a certain food while at the park, I can't figure that one out either. I did make a group meal, but couldn't figure how to eat it at the park.  I see the townies make picnic spots but not happening for my sim.

To make a picnic you need to buy a picnic busket from buy mode and put it in the sim's inventory, then sim can serve picninc anywhere in the neighborhood.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 23, 17:23:33
Your question just remind me of something.  My sim wanted to eat a certain food while at the park, I can't figure that one out either. I did make a group meal, but couldn't figure how to eat it at the park.  I see the townies make picnic spots but not happening for my sim.

In order to eat certain foods at the park, just make them, and put them in your sims inventory, then go to the park and pull it out and set it on a table or something, and have them go eat it. But be QUICK! lol, my chic wanted to eat salad at the park, I made it for her, got her to the park, drug it out of her inv and placed it on a nearby picnic table, you should have seen the townie people swarming to be the first one to sit down and eat her salad!

For the picnic someone else answered for you! You just buy the picnic basket from buy mode (under outdoor cooking or eating something like that) then place it in your sims inventory, or you can place it on the counter and click it and it will say "pack up" and the sim will place it in their own inventory, then when you get into town, click in the inv and it will say "place" click that and place it on the ground, or it even works to be placed on the picnic tables, but beware of ants and creepy crawlies, who actually carry food out of the basket! LOL


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Quill on 2009 May 23, 18:09:58

Does anyone know how to put already-made food in an inventory? It just won't go. The little hand does not appear when I tried to drag it to my Sims individual inventory, and there was a red x when I tried to put it in the household one. I lost a friggin challenge because of this. :/


I Had the same challenge or something similar, i was able to "serve" dinner and then stick it in her inventory and i brought it over to someones house, but when I clicked on the pie chart "Deliver Food" was grayed out. In the challenge info is says make a "group meal" if making a group meal is entirely different then how do you make it!?...

As someone mentioned before, for some extremely strange reason any challenge/opportunity items have to go into your sim family's shared inventory in buy mode.  They don't go into the individual sim's inventory.  I'm fairly certain it actually says something about this in the simpedia or whatever they call it.  It's the bottom button of the three on the middle left in buy mode. 

I don't know if this is a bug, but my sims don't seem to age at the same rate!  I made two sims in CAST, in one "family."  They started out as housemates, then got married and lived together for a while.  The other day they had a kid, then a few minutes later it said "Male sim is about to have a birthday!" and when I looked at the sims' age bars, he was 2 days away from his birthday, while the female sim had 8 days.  I'm playing on the default speed, and they were both young adults.  It's pissing me off; I don't want to have him be that much older.  My other family seems to be aging at the normal rate, although the daughter was only a kid for about 5 days before it was time to age her to teen.  It's very strange, since I think the aging time is supposed to be set for each age group, not variable unless it's an elder. 

My only thought was that perhaps the happiness level of the sims affects that too?  My guy sim has been a bit more stressed than the female sim, but I hadn't payed much attention to their ages while I was playing them. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 23, 18:33:48
Should I feel bad for kind of enjoying TS3 despite myself?  ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 23, 18:35:08
I made a new sim the other day as a young adult. I moved him into a house and I found that he was already a quarter of the way through that life stage. Surely that can't have been implemented into the game on purpose? I smell a bug.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mikka on 2009 May 23, 18:50:50
I'm having that issue, too: I've been making various young adults, but many of them start anywhere from one day to a quarter (maybe even a third) in to that lifestage.  I think the first Sim I made was just starting 'young adultness', but even if starting 'new game', others are a bit in to the lifespan.  I'm not exactly sure what to think about that: I would personally call it a bug, but considering the random clones children and 'sims moving out at will' deal, it may be a 'feature'.  Whatever it is, though, I don't like it.

Kids not being able to go musical bugs me.  Fine, if they can't play the guitar- but can't they have a piano?  Or if nothing else, read some books about guitar playing?  Foo.

I am, for the moment, enjoying the jobs- even though my poor medical sim seems to spend the majority of his life at work due to his beeper.  It does make things interesting, though.  My criminal Sim seemed to get arrested every other day or so while at work, though... that was more annoying.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 23, 18:51:28
They can't use BOTH arguments at once, really. If what we have is not the Real Thing, then it is merely a very fancy demo. In any event, demos have no monetary value!

Well, this IS EA that you're talking about, the company that had the balls to charge for the Splotch Creature Creator prior to Splotch's release, let alone put Sux0rROM in it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 23, 18:55:00
I find it amusing that EA says that they've lost $9 million to piracy, and yet, they really didn't if this is truly the so-called "pre-final buggy version".  Can't lose money when it was never intended for sale anyway, asshats.

And of course, they're going to use figures like this in any case because just imagine if the game hadn't been cracked, and people were forced to buy this shit in order to find out what it's really like.  That's what they really wanted, was for suckers to purchase the game and then be stuck with it.
They can't use BOTH arguments at once, really. If what we have is not the Real Thing, then it is merely a very fancy demo. In any event, demos have no monetary value!

I love the implicit argument that this demo is doing the opposite of what demos are supposed to do. Aren't they meant to make you want to buy the full version?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 23, 19:03:15
Played for some more hours. The time/story progression still annoys me to no end.
The days are too short; they spend too much time doing useless (for the player) things, like sleeping and working; too much time is spent doing the stupidest actions, like showering or preparing meal. Add to this the time spent improving skills and stuff, and there's no time left to do anything interesting.

EA said that TS3 is focused on socializing, with all the seamless neighborhood and communities, and this alone would make this game perfect for my play style, but there's no freakin' time to do this!
From what I saw, so far, FIRST you need to play arcade-like, having your sim collect as many lifetime points as possible, so it could buy the perks which will make the game playable, and THEN you may enjoy it - assuming you've already set the lifespan to the maximum and freezed the story progression, otherwise you'll enjoy your sim only for a few hours before he dies of old age.

With regard to the socialization thing, I managed to make a self-sim with a reasonable similarity, and sent her to knock to the neighbors' door. When the guy opened the door, I took a look at the social menu and chuckled because she listed "kiss" due to her Inappropriate trait. She introduced herself to the guy and immediately kissed him autonomously and he liked it, apparently because he's a Great Kisser(?). My jaw dropped. THAT's the kind of stuff I would like to see more in this game (I mean the surprising and funny stuff, not my sim randomly kissing strangers on a regular basis).

I see potential in this game, a lot, but until a good bunch of cheats and hacks will be available is more frustrating than enjoyable. When I passed from TS1 to TS2 it was different; now I'm too spoiled by TS2 cc and hacks to accept this game as is.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: maxon on 2009 May 23, 19:08:36
"First Sims 3 Expansion News?
The Game isn't out, yet we have our first possible hint at the first Sims 3 Expansion. SimBr. attended the Sims 3 Brazilian event, and spoke with an EA rep who told them that the first expansion will likely focus on Jobs and Occupations.

We have just received from our representatives in The Sims 3 Tour event in Sao Paulo information about the first expansion of The Sims 3. Representatives Weslley, Eduardo and Victor spoke to the manager of marketing for EA Games, Ian Freitas, and revealed that the first expansion of The Sims 3 exists, and that probably has something do with occupations and work. Great news! Keep an eye on OSimBR.net for more news in real time about events in Brazil!"

I don't know what they meant by 'will likely focus on ...' - they must be working on it now and so should know for sure.

- This "enforced legacy play" kerfluffle is getting blown waaaaayyy out of proportion, IMO.  Wishes aren't wants.  Promising isn't locking. TS3 isn't TS2.  Don't promise something you don't have time to finish.  Granted I don't see much point to not saving them but that's a far cry from "amg they're forcing me to play legacy style".

I think you've misunderstood the nature of the objection.  It's not the forced locking and/or fulfilling of wants that's the problem, it's the not being able to play multiple families easily and the danger of unplayed families either gaining unwanted spawn, dying and/or being deleted from the neighbourhood.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimplyComplex on 2009 May 23, 19:18:37
Can someone tell me the control for changing the height of wall placements, i can't for the life of me remember  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 23, 19:31:45
I love that, sims can randomly kiss strangers? :) thats freakin' awesome duude.
I would have so much fun with that!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 23, 20:35:16
Since my evil sim has fulfilled her lifetime wish to be The Emperor of Evil, she randomly glows red sometimes. What the hell?

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/Acid_Blends/Untitled-1-1.jpg)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Seolaeria on 2009 May 23, 20:48:23
Apparently, wishes aren't the only things your Sims lose when you switch households.

I had my Sim family's son move out on his own today after growing up into a young adult. I switched over to him as the active household to get him settled in his new home. When I switched back to the parents I discovered that they had lost all the cooked food leftovers in the refrigerator, all the harvested produce (300 or so items, they had a nice backyard garden going) in the fridge, and the father had lost his deeds to the four businesses he owned around town. And they didn't even get the money back for everything they lost!

Now, granted, I do have "Story Progression" turned on, but I was only gone for a half Sim day. And even though the father is retired, I don't think it would make sense for him to sell all the businesses he owns.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 23, 20:49:52
Quote
Quote from: daisywenham on 2009 May 23, 23:34:27
- This "enforced legacy play" kerfluffle is getting blown waaaaayyy out of proportion, IMO.  Wishes aren't wants.  Promising isn't locking. TS3 isn't TS2.  Don't promise something you don't have time to finish.  Granted I don't see much point to not saving them but that's a far cry from "amg they're forcing me to play legacy style".

I think you've misunderstood the nature of the objection.  It's not the forced locking and/or fulfilling of wants that's the problem, it's the not being able to play multiple families easily and the danger of unplayed families either gaining unwanted spawn, dying and/or being deleted from the neighbourhood.

Fair enough.  I have to admit that I was surprised in spite of knowing it would happen, when I switched families and then my first sim was an elder when the new family met her.  She'd been a day or 2 from her birthday when I left her.   That really comes down to the Story Progression issue though and whether it's broken, how it's meant to work and whether this really is the final copy of the game that we have.  I haven't paid enough attention to what other sims are doing in my game to even notice.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Claw on 2009 May 23, 21:11:09
Anyone found an option or cheat or something to make them drive on the left hand side of the road?  Minor niggle but a niggle here


You are aware that in some countries they actually drive on the right-hand side?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 23, 21:22:12
You are aware that in some countries they actually drive on the right-hand side?

Difficult not to be aware really, the better question might be to ask whether people are aware that in many countries people drive on the left hand side of the road.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kazebird on 2009 May 23, 21:22:45
It's one of those quirks of the sim universe. They did it in TS2 and TS1 as well if I'm not mistaken.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 23, 21:30:32
No, it's the US-centric nature of the sims franchise.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 23, 21:33:30


In other news, I realized my Sims stereo only works when playing CUSTOM music! All other stations and Sims 3 music is not working.

sigh.

Mine does the same. At the gym, the 'Electronica' station worked for a short while, and also the buy mode has also worked, but it's very intermittent. I have just updated my audio drivers so I will see if that makes a difference but somehow I doubt it will.

Let me know if it works.

I can't even upgrade mine. I don't even know if it's possible to upgrade mine. I've never had so many problems looking for/trying to install a stupid driver.

But even if I could upgrade it, I don't think it would help. The sound worked perfectly fine the first few times I played, and suddenly it has stopped. But the fact that all the sound in the game works, including the custom music station, but EXCEPT all EA(xis) music... I don't think it's my audio card.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Menaceman on 2009 May 23, 21:50:17
That only effected the neighbourhood view vehicles though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 23, 21:59:16
Excuse me, there isn't.  ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aphrodite on 2009 May 23, 22:00:09
Did happy dance when I saw this,
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/Twoyys4me/cowp3.jpg)
unfortunately it's just a deco item, sigh. We need moar cowplant.

Also good that sims can work out regardless of how much crap many items they put infront of a tv,
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/Twoyys4me/work3.jpg)

The fact that babies spawn so easily is scary, but on the upside if you just play one household then they all age pretty quickly around
you, with no effort required- I don't care if it's not my family but as has been said before, everytime I visit a neighbor there is a baby on the floor.

Major annoyance- why is my female toddler dressed in only a pair of cut off pants? I'm not shipwrecked. If I have to put up with the darn thing
I at least want it her to look half decent.  Seriously she's going to be a toddler for 7 days?  DNW!  How soon can they be grown up? I noticed
when it was her toddler birthday her parents (who at the time had 2 days until aging themselves) could also have grown up. So is 2 days the max?

How painful that for every new dish you cook you not only have to buy the recipe book (because in real life all recipes come in a single booklet) but you
have to buy the damn ingredients or the option doesn't appear on the fridge.
Talking of fridges- why can't you randomly clean them out (ala 'Seasons- stock- remove stock') instead of waiting 'til they emit a steaming pile of green stuff and having
your Sim scream about the stench in the room?

Ghosts look cool, rofl when one did the 'sneaking' action to attempt to scare another ghost.  He jumped out of action before he could do it, otherwise I'm sure it would have
been amusing.

I like the drag a wall feature, but it only works on straight walls, no angles. duh. Back to boxes.
Lots to like, and lots to be bugged by.




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: casca on 2009 May 23, 22:08:43
Interesting development regarding an Unlucky Sim:

He was having an unlucky day (it's a random and very annoying moodlet) and I commanded him to repair the television. He, of course, got electrocuted, curled up and died. The grim reaper came (there was no option for my Sim's recently-pregnant wife to plead by the way) and did his thing. The Sim actually became a ghost and seemed to converse with the grim reaper. Suddenly, the grim reaper laughed and there was a bubble that said something along the lines of: "Ahh, what the heck. It's too funny watching your luck run out and mess things up all the time. I'll come for you another day." And my Sim lived. So I guess "Unlucky" is a sort of reverse psychology, then?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 23, 22:10:08


In other news, I realized my Sims stereo only works when playing CUSTOM music! All other stations and Sims 3 music is not working.

sigh.

Mine does the same. At the gym, the 'Electronica' station worked for a short while, and also the buy mode has also worked, but it's very intermittent. I have just updated my audio drivers so I will see if that makes a difference but somehow I doubt it will.

Let me know if it works.

I can't even upgrade mine. I don't even know if it's possible to upgrade mine. I've never had so many problems looking for/trying to install a stupid driver.

But even if I could upgrade it, I don't think it would help. The sound worked perfectly fine the first few times I played, and suddenly it has stopped. But the fact that all the sound in the game works, including the custom music station, but EXCEPT all EA(xis) music... I don't think it's my audio card.

No it made no difference. Typical that it's only the EAxis music that doesn't work. Why would it? Why do we expect anything other than repeated phail from them?

I actually do hope this isn't the final version. I'm so bored of it already. I suppose I'm just glad I didn't pre-order it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Seolaeria on 2009 May 23, 22:14:49
Ran across this guy in the park. This is Arlo Bunch, the grown son of a family in my town. The genetics engine wasn't very kind to him. Let's hope it's an anomaly.


(http://i40.tinypic.com/168gbxd.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 23, 22:16:04


In other news, I realized my Sims stereo only works when playing CUSTOM music! All other stations and Sims 3 music is not working.

sigh.

Mine does the same. At the gym, the 'Electronica' station worked for a short while, and also the buy mode has also worked, but it's very intermittent. I have just updated my audio drivers so I will see if that makes a difference but somehow I doubt it will.

Let me know if it works.

I can't even upgrade mine. I don't even know if it's possible to upgrade mine. I've never had so many problems looking for/trying to install a stupid driver.

But even if I could upgrade it, I don't think it would help. The sound worked perfectly fine the first few times I played, and suddenly it has stopped. But the fact that all the sound in the game works, including the custom music station, but EXCEPT all EA(xis) music... I don't think it's my audio card.

No it made no difference. Typical that it's only the EAxis music that doesn't work. Why would it? Why do we expect anything other than repeated phail from them?

I actually do hope this isn't the final version. I'm so bored of it already. I suppose I'm just glad I didn't pre-order it.

What's your soundcard?

And just so I'm clear - you have no eaxis music in build mode or buy mode, right? And no eaxis music on the stereo? Does your custom music work, just like my situation?

I just want to be sure our problem is actually the same.

It seems almost like the audio files got corrupted or something. When you go to options/audio and try to preview the EAxis music, do any of them play? They don't for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 23, 22:22:49


In other news, I realized my Sims stereo only works when playing CUSTOM music! All other stations and Sims 3 music is not working.

sigh.

Mine does the same. At the gym, the 'Electronica' station worked for a short while, and also the buy mode has also worked, but it's very intermittent. I have just updated my audio drivers so I will see if that makes a difference but somehow I doubt it will.

Let me know if it works.

I can't even upgrade mine. I don't even know if it's possible to upgrade mine. I've never had so many problems looking for/trying to install a stupid driver.

But even if I could upgrade it, I don't think it would help. The sound worked perfectly fine the first few times I played, and suddenly it has stopped. But the fact that all the sound in the game works, including the custom music station, but EXCEPT all EA(xis) music... I don't think it's my audio card.

No it made no difference. Typical that it's only the EAxis music that doesn't work. Why would it? Why do we expect anything other than repeated phail from them?

I actually do hope this isn't the final version. I'm so bored of it already. I suppose I'm just glad I didn't pre-order it.

What's your soundcard?

And just so I'm clear - you have no eaxis music in build mode or buy mode, right? And no eaxis music on the stereo? Does your custom music work, just like my situation?

I just want to be sure our problem is actually the same.

It seems almost like the audio files got corrupted or something. When you go to options/audio and try to preview the EAxis music, do any of them play? They don't for me.

Yep, it's exactly the same. No build and buy music, no stereo music other than custom, can't even preview the music in options.

My sound card is SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC, according to Device Manager  ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 23, 22:30:39
After playing a bit today, my top annoyance is sims who insist on going to bed at night, whether they are tired or not. My guy wanted to go fishing before 6am, so I cheated his energy and kept him up, and then at 4am, he went to bed instead of going fishing. WTF, dude. He was about 90% of full energy at the time.

Also hella-annoying is the way sims will just stop and not do anything when they have an action queued. I think it might be something about route fail, but not sure. My female sim stood in front of the workout machine for a full hour just staring at it before she started to work out.

My excitable sim is very funny, though. He got so excited by catching a bug he had to tell someone, and since there were no people around, he told a tree. This made his social go up. I am thinking of making him a cave-dwelling hermit.

I like the way they find out traits through interaction. That is kind of cool.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 23, 22:36:57

My excitable sim is very funny, though. He got so excited by catching a bug he had to tell someone, and since there were no people around, he told a tree. This made his social go up. I am thinking of making him a cave-dwelling hermit.


That sounds awesome.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: hooptytrib on 2009 May 23, 22:39:41
sims will just stop and not do anything when they have an action queued.
Damn.  I'd hoped that was from choosing "Absent-minded."  Queue "go to work," and I find him an hour later watching TV.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/qzn28y.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 23, 22:56:51
Ugh, this "power walk" and unnecessary running is driving me crazy. I appreciated it TS2 that sims would only run if they were late, or if you told them to. Now they jog across the road and they do that ugly blocky power walk animation.

I *like* the normal, slow walking animation. It looks natural, and I think it looks better than having sims run around all over the place. Once we figure out how to mod this game, I hope that getting rid of the power walk and greatly reducing a sim's inclination to simply run gets attended to.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 23, 23:01:43
So I wanted to see how truthful Snooty's comparison pic was, and tried my best to recreate one of the scenes. I'm somewhat
mixed about the results. I'm comparing the first set of pics from here: http://www.snootysims.com/thesims3index.php?id=compare
with this: (http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/961/screenshot8d.jpg)

First off, definitely no light streaming through the windows (and yes I made sure the house faced the correct way for the sun
to come through).

Secondly, no matter how many windows I put in, it always seems to dark for some reason. For me, it seems like
it's always little light coming in, even in other houses. It doesn't look like the bright scene that Snooty put up.

And lastly, I noticed that a lot of the objects in the Snooty pic was not in the game, so I had to improvised with a lot
of the objects. Some of those objects I don't even remember seeing from any of the older EPs, so no doubt they will
end up in the store.

It does look a little better than TS2, but not a lot like how Snooty tried to portrait it as.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Chain_Reaction on 2009 May 23, 23:03:56
Can someone tell me the control for changing the height of wall placements, i can't for the life of me remember  ::)

It's not possible sadly.

So while building last night I can say I am satisfied with the amount of objects in build / buy mode, it seems almost equal to Sims 2 base game. Regardless, CAS is seriously lacking. Building works almost exactly as Sims 2, with extra sparkles of course! I did notice the tool to place windows is overly sensitive as it bounces between up and downstairs too easily when you don't have floors in the upper level and also jumps walls too easily and results in that clicking noise repeatedly in your ear as it spazes out. Setting the width of the stairs is win, but why can't we recolor them? They harped about that tool for so many months. Using CAST on walls is win but it takes ages to find something you like. That tool is a bit overwhelming and I end up getting bored and just using craptastic default stuff.

Also, does anyone else have the issue where the round circle on top of the wall tool flickers? It annoyed me to no end.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 23, 23:19:28
Hehe...toddlers can climb into the toy box to play. :P

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/daisywenham/Screenshot-2.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/daisywenham/Screenshot.jpg)

This kid's dad autonomously taught her to walk too which is win.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 23, 23:23:25
After playing a bit today, my top annoyance is sims who insist on going to bed at night, whether they are tired or not. My guy wanted to go fishing before 6am, so I cheated his energy and kept him up, and then at 4am, he went to bed instead of going fishing. WTF, dude. He was about 90% of full energy at the time.
Maybe you shouldn't have sent him to bed. :P Otherwise, maybe his calculated energy intersecton curve worked out to a full energy recharge at that point.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 23, 23:25:11
That is one ugly toddler.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 23, 23:27:39
They way some things have to be done is driving me nuts. My sim had a want to take a bubble bath. So I send her to the tub, and there is no option for bubble bath..wtf? I had to send her shopping to buy bubble bath, then place the bottle on the tub in order for the option to appear. That's too many steps just to take a damn bath.

If you use the cheaper dishwasher, they get annoyed by the noise from it, and stand there holding their ears complaining.

The wants and moodlet things do not go together at times, she had a want to see a ghost, so I send her to the cemetery at night to see a ghost, but then she thinks its creepy and gets a bad moodlet.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 23, 23:29:20
That is one ugly toddler.

She's not that bad when she's sitting still...her mouth is a little wonky though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 23, 23:30:22
So I wanted to see how truthful Snooty's comparison pic was, and tried my best to recreate one of the scenes. I'm somewhat
mixed about the results. I'm comparing the first set of pics from here: http://www.snootysims.com/thesims3index.php?id=compare
with this: *image snip*

It actually kinda just looks like the Sims 2, period. I love that pic that Snooty used and am a bit disappointed we can't get the same affect. Did you try at different times of day?

Hmm, I'll do that and see what happens. This was one of the pics I kept coming to when I seen other, less stellar pictures,
so this was a blow to me too.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 23, 23:39:39

First off, definitely no light streaming through the windows (and yes I made sure the house faced the correct way for the sun
to come through).


In my Sim's house, the sun comes through the windows first thing in the morning.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 23, 23:44:57
Ok, so I tried at some other times of the day. Good thing, light does appear on the ground at different times of the day, and even changes angles. Bad thing, not much better than Gunmods lighting mod, and definitely no where near the Snooty pic.
But, better than nothing I suppose.

Around 1 o'clock PM
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8092/1oclocl.th.jpg) (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1oclocl.jpg)
Around 3 o'clock PM
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9043/3oclock.th.jpg) (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3oclock.jpg)
Around 5 o'clock PM
(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7218/5oclock.th.jpg) (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=5oclock.jpg)
Around 6 o'clock Am
(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7563/6oclockam.th.jpg) (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=6oclockam.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 24, 00:00:19
They way some things have to be done is driving me nuts. My sim had a want to take a bubble bath. So I send her to the tub, and there is no option for bubble bath..wtf? I had to send her shopping to buy bubble bath, then place the bottle on the tub in order for the option to appear. That's too many steps just to take a damn bath.

I actually think that's kind of cool! I always wanted that sort of thing in the Sims 2. I'm an odd player, my sims have to go out to get stuff, no changing their hair at home, only at a salon. No getting groceries delivered, most people don't do that and so on.

I like that too. Why have all the community shops if the sim doesn't visit them?  I like during pregnancy, the negative moodlet for 'aching back' can mostly be relieve by going to the Spa. Spousal backrubs are okay and appreciated by nothing is more refreshing than going to the spa and getting the works. Helps when the sim comes home, someone compliment her on the appearance. Makes a happy pregnancy, thus happy baby.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: juxtaposed on 2009 May 24, 00:11:29
I've had a good few hours play and there's things I both like and dislike. I like how the Sims look, and how the moodlets work. At first, my sim was always in a bad mood by the time she finished work, but once I got used to how the positiive moodlets work and which ones give a good "boost" she is normally in a very good mood. The relationships are more realistic and I like the challenge of making friends.

The UI is quite messy and I'm still getting to grips with it. The number of hairs/clothes/objects is disappointing, but with Create A Style it's quite easy to make things look different.

The game is running smoothly with the settings high, but I have had one glitch where all of a sudden every single bit of text in the game disappeared, the cursor looked boxy and the pavements looked weird. Luckily I remembered which tab was save and exit, and when I loaded the game up again it was normal again. Anyone else had this?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 00:15:59
Did I read correctly that the 'woolprop' cheat works in-game? I typed in 'woolprop' in-game and it gave the same error as entering in boolprop.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 24, 00:18:52
Did I read correctly that the 'woolprop' cheat works in-game? I typed in 'woolprop' in-game and it gave the same error as entering in boolprop.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 24, 00:19:32
Did I read correctly that the 'woolprop' cheat works in-game? I typed in 'woolprop' in-game and it gave the same error as entering in boolprop.

?

Are you talking about the Testing cheat? All you need to type in is TestingCheatsEnabled true/false. No need for the boolpriop,
or "woolprop", whatever that is.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 24, 00:20:48
It's OK, woolprop is for sheeple only. I was saving the quote for posterity.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 00:21:59
It was probably a typo and I, being the idiot that I am, didn't take a moment to think that, you know, it was a typo.  But I recall it was mentioned being able to do the impregnating-Sim part of the cheat. Again, it was probably only pure speculation and I didn't pick up on that. I'll have to go and dig up a quote.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Madame Mim on 2009 May 24, 00:22:34
report of standard EAxis phail. Bitra Snorgbessen has a daughter with Cyclon Sword. Daughter (Celia) has never interacted with father (that I know of). Bitra invites other love interest around (forget his name) and makes out with him in front of toddler Celia. Both mother and daughter get lost friend moodlet, Celia also gains betrayal of loved one and innapropriate behaviour by a guest - What?!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Seolaeria on 2009 May 24, 00:23:11
IGN just did a preview and they had this to say about the amount of objects in the game.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/986/986159p2.html

Quote
Keep in mind that The Store is completely optional; you won't need to use it to play the game. We've been playing with a review build and we can say that there's a wealth of content in there already, so it's not like EA is only giving us a handful of items and forcing us to purchase the rest. The amount of content in game seems comperable [sic] to The Sims 2 and its predecessor.

Either this "review build" contains more objects than the final game, or what we've downloaded really is a buggy pre-release version. Then again, who knows what "a wealth of content" means by IGN's standards...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 24, 00:26:29
report of standard EAxis phail. Bitra Snorgbessen has a daughter with Cyclon Sword. Daughter (Celia) has never interacted with father (that I know of). Bitra invites other love interest around (forget his name) and makes out with him in front of toddler Celia. Both mother and daughter get lost friend moodlet, Celia also gains betrayal of loved one and innapropriate behaviour by a guest - What?!
This behavior is known to us. It has been targeted for termination.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DansGirl on 2009 May 24, 00:34:26
Ran across this guy in the park. This is Arlo Bunch, the grown son of a family in my town. The genetics engine wasn't very kind to him. Let's hope it's an anomaly.


(http://i40.tinypic.com/168gbxd.jpg)

I'm more concerned with the fire fighter! Surely they should be fit for work and not be a little fatty!  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 24, 00:42:10
After playing a bit today, my top annoyance is sims who insist on going to bed at night, whether they are tired or not. My guy wanted to go fishing before 6am, so I cheated his energy and kept him up, and then at 4am, he went to bed instead of going fishing. WTF, dude. He was about 90% of full energy at the time.
Maybe you shouldn't have sent him to bed. :P Otherwise, maybe his calculated energy intersecton curve worked out to a full energy recharge at that point.

I didn't send him to bed. He was supposed to be reading. I was checking on his roommate, and when I looked back at him, he was in bed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 24, 00:44:56
IGN just did a preview and they had this to say about the amount of objects in the game.



Either this "review build" contains more objects than the final game, or what we've downloaded really is a buggy pre-release version. Then again, who knows what "a wealth of content" means by IGN's standards...

Why leave content out of a "pre-release build"? Sorry, just can't see EA deciding later to throw in more showers, counters etc or "oh we forgot to put in a spa,spiral stairs or even elevators."
Its more logical if they have a shop set up to buy items for frustrated users wanting better game content.
I wonder also what that creator camp was all about? Because I cannot see many new objects that weren't already in the base sims 2 game?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 24, 00:47:57
It's just propaganda. Games like this go "feature complete" well before the release. This build was compiled a scant 2 weeks before Gold. While it is not the FINAL, FINAL, it is feature-complete and nothing you will see in the final build is not in this one.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 24, 00:53:51
report of standard EAxis phail. Bitra Snorgbessen has a daughter with Cyclon Sword. Daughter (Celia) has never interacted with father (that I know of). Bitra invites other love interest around (forget his name) and makes out with him in front of toddler Celia. Both mother and daughter get lost friend moodlet, Celia also gains betrayal of loved one and innapropriate behaviour by a guest - What?!

Same happened with me, with the twins of Cyl0n3 Sw0rd heh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BeautyWitch on 2009 May 24, 00:59:14
They way some things have to be done is driving me nuts. My sim had a want to take a bubble bath. So I send her to the tub, and there is no option for bubble bath..wtf? I had to send her shopping to buy bubble bath, then place the bottle on the tub in order for the option to appear. That's too many steps just to take a damn bath.

I actually think that's kind of cool! I always wanted that sort of thing in the Sims 2. I'm an odd player, my sims have to go out to get stuff, no changing their hair at home, only at a salon. No getting groceries delivered, most people don't do that and so on.
I play the same way too, so I can see myself easily fallen in love with most of the "features" that annoy others.

Edited: Because my keyboard sucks


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 24, 01:01:17
EA claiming to have lost $9million due to "pirates"

"The current number of illegal downloads of "The Sims 3" suggests lost retail sales of $9 million to date, based on the $49.99 starting price."

Full Article (http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/05/23/0523gamepiracy.html)

You know, when I mentioned that tinfoil theory of mine earlier (that EA would be blaming the piracy & early leaking for lost sales) I wasn't really being serious.

Maybe I need to upgrade to a better quality brand of tinfoil before someone finds evidence that the game really was leaked to the pirates by EA.

And on the game itself now that I've had a chance to play it: if I'd never seen TS2, if I'd gone straight from TS1 to TS3 instead, I'd probably think TS3 was awesome.  But I didn't go from TS1 to TS3.  I played TS2, so I know how awesome the Sims franchise can really be (even when the game is base game & unmodded), and I can see how much of the game's potential was cut out of TS3.  This is a big step backwards from TS2, not a step forwards.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nanacake on 2009 May 24, 01:03:24
Celia also gains betrayal of loved one and innapropriate behaviour by a guest - What?!

That would make sense if she was a child sim but not a toddler. Because children irl can be against their single parent's love interest sometimes and they're old enough to understand what's going on.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 24, 01:07:43
(Screenshots link'd because they are quite large.)

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-46.jpg
I CAN HAZ BEBE IN HOUSE OF FRIEND?

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-106.jpg
SKLJSNDBLKNSKL BEBEZ

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-111.jpg
BEBE SMELLT LEIK PLATES, SORRZ

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-177.jpg
I'M IN UR YARD, EATING UR SOUL

And this is why I love The Sims 3 so much.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cwieberdink on 2009 May 24, 01:09:24
I've been playing since the second day this was out.  My husband came home on the second full day of play, took one look at the house (laundry strewn about everywhere, kids running amok, etc) and said, "Well, I see you've been simming."  LOL

The good:

-Traits, FTW.  I have a good, handy, friendly sim who fell in love with the flirty maid.  His flirty rockstar roomie immediately started putting the moves on her.  So hilarious!
-Collecting.  I like being able to find things worth money, and I'm enjoying the gardening.
- CAST for the most part is win.  I like being able to customize EVERYTHING (except stairs of course  :P)  I do sometimes get overwhelmed with the choices and just give up and pick something crappy and default.
- Open world.  Even at 1 AM feels "real" to me.  I LOVE being able to see what each household sim is up to.  I LOVE being able to go into neighbors' houses and see all their stuff and hang with the fam.
- The different ways to work, different ways to socialize.
- Sunrise, sunset.

The bad:
- pathfinding.  Two of my sims were standing outside flirting.  I sent them inside to woohoo.  The male went in the door and relaxed on the bed.  The female went around the side of the house and stood there complaining that she couldn't get to the bed.  WTF?
- random spawning/progression of the  neighborhood.  In Pescado We Trust.
 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: bubbs on 2009 May 24, 01:09:54
Has anyone found the money tree seeds or the death tree seeds?  My girl wants to grow those stupid things and I haven't found them yet.  I guess she needs to go back to the catacombs, where she found the Life Tree seeds.  Not really sure what the Life Tree plants do for you yet though.  I let her eat one and nothing happened.

ETA - I love gardening, esp not having to plant after every harvest


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 24, 01:12:14
Not really sure what the Life Tree plants do for you yet though.  I let her eat one and nothing happened.

I believe it's one of the ingredients for the Ambrosia food recipe, which supposedly works as the Elixir of Life of TS3. I assume you need maximum Gardening to plant those, right?

And has anyone figured out where you can fish for the other ingredient for that recipe, which was called Deathfish or something like that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Madame Mim on 2009 May 24, 01:20:10
Pescado - Right oh, thought I might be behind the 8 ball on that one, but nothing lost by saying it outloud, either.

Witch -  speaking of cheats. Is there a consolidated list out there of what does and doesn't work atm?

Bubbs - the death plant is in the cemetary, you have to get there at the right time to harvest it, so you may have to visit more than once.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 24, 01:25:19
Second batch of reasons why I love this game (now with non-lolcaptions!):

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-96.jpg
Dear Diary, today I rolled the wish to flirt with my boyfriend's father. While cheating can be fun, it's even better to just cut the problem open with a sharp plate.

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-102.jpg
DO NOT TRY TO KISS THE AUTONMOUS LESBIAN (exciting news!).

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-109.jpg
W-what made you guess that the elder was Family-Oriented with a Fertility Treatment?

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-160.jpg
I really need to split up this household, but the Reynold clan is taking over five houses already. In other news, three of the seven Reynold daughters are autonomous lesbians.

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-153.jpg
"You're getting married in that shirt?"

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-70.jpg
Hey, Snobs have wishes too.

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-125.jpg
Welp it seems that there are ancient indians in my fridge. "Tastes like fridge" moodlet, indeed...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cassblonde on 2009 May 24, 01:27:37
Speaking of cheats. Is there a consolidated list out there of what does and doesn't work atm?

It may be way outdated but Snooty has a list up - Right Here (http://www.snootysims.com/thesims3index.php?id=cheats)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 24, 01:44:09
I just typed 'help' at the command prompt. That gave me a list of available commands; there are less than in TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 24, 01:50:59
Typing 'help' in the console in CAS shows more cheats than typing it in in neighborhood view.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 24, 01:52:27
I've been playing since the second day this was out.  My husband came home on the second full day of play, took one look at the house (laundry strewn about everywhere, kids running amok, etc) and said, "Well, I see you've been simming."  LOL
LOL I thought you meant inside the sims house, but they wouldn't leave laundry everywhere!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 24, 01:57:40
Not really sure what the Life Tree plants do for you yet though.  I let her eat one and nothing happened.

I believe it's one of the ingredients for the Ambrosia food recipe, which supposedly works as the Elixir of Life of TS3. I assume you need maximum Gardening to plant those, right?

And has anyone figured out where you can fish for the other ingredient for that recipe, which was called Deathfish or something like that.

To get Deathfish, you need to fish at the graveyard between midnight and 4am. You need to use angelfish as bait--and to catch an angelfish, you need a certain type of catfish for bait (it's the kind you can buy at the store).

Deathfish and angel fish are levels 10 and 8 respectively, but using the right bait, I was able to catch them before I had the right fishing skill level.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Madame Mim on 2009 May 24, 02:03:49
I just typed 'help' at the command prompt. That gave me a list of available commands; there are less than in TS2.

Type help in cheat box - sorry too obvious (at least that's my excuse for not thinking of it). Thanks

Cassblonde - thanks for the link


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SlickCee on 2009 May 24, 02:15:39
Oh wow. As soon as my Sim's husband left from work, he died. His coworker came out as well and watched the whole thing. Only to faint right right after. Now that was hilarious.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 02:17:30
Oh wow. As soon as my Sim's husband left from work, he died. His coworker came out as well and watched the whole thing. Only to faint right right after. Now that was hilarious.

 :o What did he die of?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 24, 02:40:00
Major annoyance- why is my female toddler dressed in only a pair of cut off pants? I'm not shipwrecked. If I have to put up with the darn thing
I at least want it her to look half decent.  Seriously she's going to be a toddler for 7 days?  DNW!  How soon can they be grown up? I noticed
when it was her toddler birthday her parents (who at the time had 2 days until aging themselves) could also have grown up. So is 2 days the max?

You can have a toddler sim selected and click the dresser and say "plan outfit" also you can click the mirror with toddler selected and they change their own appearance too!

Also, for some graphical glitches, and some good laughs, I have some screenshots. I noticed while planning my toddlers outfit, when I spun her around, her eyes were black in the mirror, it was very creepy. Her eyes are actually green, and when facing the mirror they turned black. All my settings are maxed, so its not an issue with that.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/mandababy2003/Screenshot-7.jpg)
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/mandababy2003/Screenshot-8.jpg)

Also, her twin sister was playing with blocks, and eating them of course, turns out, eating blocks isn't good for you, and here's why:
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/mandababy2003/Screenshot-10.jpg)
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/mandababy2003/Screenshot-11.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 02:42:18
Oh my god, that reminds me of what happened to the guy in Joyride.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 24, 02:48:20
Has anyone found the money tree seeds or the death tree seeds?  My girl wants to grow those stupid things and I haven't found them yet.  I guess she needs to go back to the catacombs, where she found the Life Tree seeds.  Not really sure what the Life Tree plants do for you yet though.  I let her eat one and nothing happened.

ETA - I love gardening, esp not having to plant after every harvest

The Death Flower bush is in the graveyard- it'll die after you harvest it though.

Hadn't even heard of the Life Tree. I'll have to go look for that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BeautyWitch on 2009 May 24, 02:59:09
Also, for some graphical glitches, and some good laughs, I have some screenshots. I noticed while planning my toddlers outfit, when I spun her around, her eyes were black in the mirror, it was very creepy. Her eyes are actually green, and when facing the mirror they turned black. All my settings are maxed, so its not an issue with that.
<snip imgs>
Maybe her eyes are black because she's evil. Doubt that's what it is, but that would have been cool, ha-ha. The other pics reminds me of that weird glitch in Sims 2 with the toddlers teeth hanging from the bottom of their chins. Gross!


Second batch of reasons why I love this game (now with non-lolcaptions!):


<snip>
None of your links are working for me.




Edited: dp


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 24, 03:08:42
Does anyone know how to delete all the sims in the town? Bar say 1 or 2,
Or will they respawn? thought I could do an "I am legend sim "senario....
Also I have read of a cheat called "fisheye" (which doesn't work) supposed to enable you to see through your sims eyes viewpoint,which would be cool driving around in a car!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 24, 03:57:07
You know, I had really hoped that "enablellamas" would have given everyone llama heads or something similar.  ;D

In any case, new bug...or something to report.  KagomeSim had her baby (which turned out to be a boy, and thus he was named Kouga and given the insane/neurotic traits for the hell of it), and when his bladder got low enough, I changed his diaper.  And changed his diaper.  And changed...you get the idea.  She went through the motions sure enough, but the bladder level never filled.  Instead I gave up and pottytrained his little ass instead of letting him become a stinking mess.  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Warlock_female on 2009 May 24, 03:57:32
*unlurks*

I just downloaded the game today and while it's fun to play with I wouldn't shell out $50 for it. I hate the fact that they have very few items in the game and that you can only play one house. I also had a weird bug with one of my houses in which if a kid stepped outside during the night the cops would show up. WTF? She's right next to the door and in her yard, leave her alone!

My (probably very wrong but please don‘t shatter my hopes) theory is that EA knew that they'd be pirated and so made it that you'd get half the content after registering the game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 24, 04:06:37
Yeah the curfew sucks.

Is anyone who's playing around with hack creation working on removing curfew?  ;D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kislio on 2009 May 24, 04:10:36
So people were having an issue with family trees not displaying a father, and it's now happening to my family. It's not just a display error, either - the game doesn't recognize them as family at all, which has led to a sim autonomously hitting on her father. The thing is, the first child born to the family founder does display properly, but his sisters don't. I also think he's spawned on his own, but the family tree isn't showing it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DrNerd on 2009 May 24, 04:51:40
I'm curious to know if there are options to package Sims or lots to share them like there is in TS2.  Does it look like that's possible, or is the game set up to only share textures?  And is there a way to clone born-in-game Sims?

If the answer to those is no, then they've REALLY made it impossible for storytellers.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 24, 04:58:24
I'm curious to know if there are options to package Sims or lots to share them like there is in TS2. 

Yes, just hit the package to exchange button and it'll put a file in the "Exchange" folder in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: malianx on 2009 May 24, 04:59:52
Yes, in the "edit town" mode you can package up sims, lots, etc... and also just pop them into your My Documents custom content folder to import. I tested both this afternoon.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 24, 06:01:45
I'm curious to know if there are options to package Sims or lots to share them like there is in TS2.  Does it look like that's possible, or is the game set up to only share textures?  And is there a way to clone born-in-game Sims?

If the answer to those is no, then they've REALLY made it impossible for storytellers.
I've found a good way to be able to get any most any sim into CAS. Send them to a dresser or a mirror to plan outfit or change appearance. You should see your sim's portrait at the bottom. If you click the "..." and do "save sim", it will put that sim into the pre-mades in CAS. Which is the button in the bottom-left with the silhouettes of sim heads.

Took me a while to figure this out; I wanted to fix a sim with an irritating voice and had to find a way to get her back in CAS.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kattenijin on 2009 May 24, 06:28:06
Don't know if any one here knows about this yet:

Quote
Someone pointed me to this. EA has generated a patch for the release game already.

The release version number is 1.0.631.00107, and the patch is designed to update this to 1.0.632.00107.

The pirated version is 1.0.615.00107, proving it is an old prerelease version.

And this link: http://na.llnet.eadownloads.ea.com/u/f/sims/sims3/patches/sims3_sku7_update_manifest.xml


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DJKID on 2009 May 24, 06:47:59
I'm not sure if anyone else is as irritated as I am with how ridiculously complicated it is to merge fresh families. As in, making a family and then deciding later that I wanted to move in a long lost lover, relative, or what-have-you. For some reason, I also did not have the option to pack my stuff while combing the households, do I have to buy moving boxes or something?
In TS2, I moved out and merged sims left and right, trying to keep my households fresh and enjoyable. This is an irritating step back for me.

Also, I'm a little concerned about the "Copy To Town" option. It seems to be available for sims I already have placed down. Would this create a highly unwanted townie clone of that sim? It smells like a VBT.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: zceepy on 2009 May 24, 07:38:13
Does anyone know how to delete all the sims in the town? Bar say 1 or 2,
Or will they respawn? thought I could do an "I am legend sim "senario....
Also I have read of a cheat called "fisheye" (which doesn't work) supposed to enable you to see through your sims eyes viewpoint,which would be cool driving around in a car!

Simples. All townies have houses so go into edit town, evict everyone then delete them. To halt respawnage delete all their houses. NPCs should remain though. Them and work friends I think. I've just created a clean town this way (no houses, community/work lots remaining). If anyone can give me a clue as to what files I would need to upload to share clean town (is it just the save file?) I would happily upload to save everyone the bother of going through and deleting.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 24, 08:23:21
Hi! I've been lurking a while but thought I would finally register.

I've been playing about 4 days now and I'm quite enjoying it, well I was until I sent a sim out to collect a gemstone and decided to save it as he was on the way. As soon as I hit save it crashed to the desktop. I dutifully restarted (its crashed a few times) but the save game isn't coming up in the main menu bit anymore (my other saved games are though!). I can see it in the "Saves" folder but the game has decided its not worth playing I suppose.

I noticed something that I hope wasnt' just a coincidence with that family, the dad was a slob and messed the whole house up (and didn't do a very good job of looking after his son). When the son grew up I didn't get to choose his trait and he was given "neat". I wonder if thats a result of the slobbishness he was forced to endure?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 24, 08:44:50
I am glad to see you like tea :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 24, 08:52:17
I'm not sure if anyone else is as irritated as I am with how ridiculously complicated it is to merge fresh families. As in, making a family and then deciding later that I wanted to more in a long lost lover, relative, or what-have-you. For some reason, I also did not have the option to pack my stuff while combing the households, do I have to buy moving boxes or something?
In TS2, I moved out and merged sims left and right, trying to keep my households fresh and enjoyable. This is an irritating step back for me.

Also, I'm a little concerned about the "Copy To Town" option. It seems to be available for sims I already have placed down. Would this create a highly unwanted townie clone of that sim? It smells like a VBT.

To pack your items, go into Buy mode and click the third button in the Choose by Room/Choose by Type/Family Inventory (the box) column. That is your fambly inventory; if your entire fambly moves, that goes with it. Just use the Hand tool to pick up object and drop them in!

To merge/split households, you have to enter Edit Town mode. Click on a household and there should be a button with two people separated by a line; that's how you split them up. I believe that you merge by taking sims off of the clipboard (on the left of the screen on transparent white boxes when you split/move famblies) or out of your "custom household box" (where CAS sims go) and dragging them into whatever household. You still can't put in more than eight sims, though (why a person want to, I have no idea!).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DJKID on 2009 May 24, 08:58:26
I'm not sure if anyone else is as irritated as I am with how ridiculously complicated it is to merge fresh families. As in, making a family and then deciding later that I wanted to more in a long lost lover, relative, or what-have-you. For some reason, I also did not have the option to pack my stuff while combing the households, do I have to buy moving boxes or something?
In TS2, I moved out and merged sims left and right, trying to keep my households fresh and enjoyable. This is an irritating step back for me.

Also, I'm a little concerned about the "Copy To Town" option. It seems to be available for sims I already have placed down. Would this create a highly unwanted townie clone of that sim? It smells like a VBT.

To pack your items, go into Buy mode and click the third button in the Choose by Room/Choose by Type/Family Inventory (the box) column. That is your fambly inventory; if your entire fambly moves, that goes with it. Just use the Hand tool to pick up object and drop them in!

But when I told my family to move out there were two options on the Moving screen. Sell or Pack objects. Sell was checked, and Pack was grayed out. I seriously have to move all objects to inventory to Pack them?

To merge/split households, you have to enter Edit Town mode. Click on a household and there should be a button with two people separated by a line; that's how you split them up. I believe that you merge by taking sims off of the clipboard (on the left of the screen on transparent white boxes when you split/move famblies) or out of your "custom household box" (where CAS sims go) and dragging them into whatever household. You still can't put in more than eight sims, though (why a person want to, I have no idea!).

I know how to do it. I'm saying it's a pain in the ass.

EDIT: I just noticed you are referring to the Split option. Why use that when there's a Merge?
EDIT2: And on further inspection you cannot drag sims out of the CAS box under either option so now I know you are sprouting nonsense.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 24, 09:06:48
...to take sims out of a house you're not playing?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DJKID on 2009 May 24, 09:09:01
I'm trying to MERGE. BECOME ONE. I don't want to take anyone out of the house.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 24, 09:10:09
This is probably GLARINGLY obvious to everyone but me, but where the fuck did you guys find gemstones? I couldn't find a single mining community lot, and nothing but meteor rocks near ponds...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 24, 09:14:58
The meteor rocks are sometimes gemstones.  If you look close, you can see the gemstones embedded.  They're all around the town, but along the rockline at Pier Point Beach is a good spot to look.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 24, 09:18:04
Then you can send them via mail to cut. Option appears on them in the inventory screen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Ryslin on 2009 May 24, 09:58:39
I get a very Sims 1 flavor to relationships. It seems you need at least 2 traits in common to provide something to base a romantic relationship on.

This is all random playing. Font issues are annoying, finding seeds for more extravagant things is annoying. Where is the money tree seed?
Keeping a garden, a part time job, a romance and writing is a very very busy time. Hopefully if the romance pays off I can drop one part of the whole.
Neighborhood being alive is nice, no loading screens is nice (even though the travel time can be perceived as one). Jobs being .. find building choose job is very nice.
400 bucks to learn to fish is crap. (Yes I know I can just fish , but when pressed for time..)
Cooking is interesting, but I am not into having a mini game to just keep my sim alive. Thankfully it seems that was already stated as the quick meals are functional for immediate needs.
Personal investing in the sim you create is higher, interest in the townies is lower.
I am back to creating the mate and moving him in next door to find love. There really isn't enough time otherwise.

I am rather wondering where this release did come from ..just idle thinking.

Overall - for my playstyle this is generally better. Sims meets Harvest moon I suppose..




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: netza on 2009 May 24, 10:01:08
But when I told my family to move out there were two options on the Moving screen. Sell or Pack objects. Sell was checked, and Pack was grayed out. I seriously have to move all objects to inventory to Pack them?


No, it should be automatic. Weird that it's gray. :/


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 24, 10:09:21
It's grey when moving out through "edit town" screen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tedw on 2009 May 24, 10:44:37
Has anyone else experienced the randomized growth/shrinking of plants in build mode?  I tried placing sunflowers and discovered that, lo and behold, there appear to be at least 4 sizes of the plant!  The size you get appears to be random each time you place them (although I have gotten the same size twice in a row).

(http://img43.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flowerss.jpg)

Edited to add the link, in case anyone can't see the image (as I can't): http://img43.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flowerss.jpg


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 24, 11:00:18
Don't know if any one here knows about this yet:

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Someone pointed me to this. EA has generated a patch for the release game already.

The release version number is 1.0.631.00107, and the patch is designed to update this to 1.0.632.00107.

The pirated version is 1.0.615.00107, proving it is an old prerelease version.

And this link: http://na.llnet.eadownloads.ea.com/u/f/sims/sims3/patches/sims3_sku7_update_manifest.xml

So wait, ok the part about the version we have being old I get, but the part that they have a patch already for a game that isn't released, is that what that is saying? lol


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 24, 11:04:38
Has anyone else experienced the randomized growth/shrinking of plants in build mode?  I tried placing sunflowers and discovered that, lo and behold, there appear to be at least 4 sizes of the plant!  The size you get appears to be random each time you place them (although I have gotten the same size twice in a row).

(http://img43.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flowerss.jpg)

Edited to add the link, in case anyone can't see the image (as I can't): http://img43.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flowerss.jpg

It's intended behaviour.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 24, 11:12:24
Don't know if any one here knows about this yet:

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Someone pointed me to this. EA has generated a patch for the release game already.

The release version number is 1.0.631.00107, and the patch is designed to update this to 1.0.632.00107.

The pirated version is 1.0.615.00107, proving it is an old prerelease version.

And this link: http://na.llnet.eadownloads.ea.com/u/f/sims/sims3/patches/sims3_sku7_update_manifest.xml
Why does the superior "bug free" full world/content and extra town, June 2 release, need patching?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 24, 11:17:25
400 bucks to learn to fish is crap. (Yes I know I can just fish , but when pressed for time..)
What effect does the class have? Gain one skillpoint automatically? I imagine this is more useful when you are already high in the skill and skillpoints are harder to come by.

Cooking is interesting, but I am not into having a mini game to just keep my sim alive. Thankfully it seems that was already stated as the quick meals are functional for immediate needs.
I've never even played the buy-thngs minigame and I can cook everything anyway. I think you just get charged money for it.

Personal investing in the sim you create is higher, interest in the townies is lower.
It's really a one-fambly game, yes. Everything from the (Broken) "story progression" feature of randomly killing off your non-active sims, the general lack of control over the rest of the neighborhood, to the fact that even switching to another fambly is a destructive operation, pretty much reduces the rest of the neighborhood into the backdrop and creates an enforced Legacy playstyle.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Yecats on 2009 May 24, 11:24:16
Don't know if any one here knows about this yet:

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Someone pointed me to this. EA has generated a patch for the release game already.

The release version number is 1.0.631.00107, and the patch is designed to update this to 1.0.632.00107.

The pirated version is 1.0.615.00107, proving it is an old prerelease version.

And this link: http://na.llnet.eadownloads.ea.com/u/f/sims/sims3/patches/sims3_sku7_update_manifest.xml
Why does the superior "bug free" full world/content and extra town, June 2 release, need patching?

Because the Pirates found the problems that regular people would of just accepted as being part of the game.  We expect more than sheeple.

As soon as Awesome Mods are available, you can almost guarantee they will end up in the next EA patch. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: alphagirl on 2009 May 24, 11:25:42
You know, I had really hoped that "enablellamas" would have given everyone llama heads or something similar.  ;D

In any case, new bug...or something to report.  KagomeSim had her baby (which turned out to be a boy, and thus he was named Kouga and given the insane/neurotic traits for the hell of it), and when his bladder got low enough, I changed his diaper.  And changed his diaper.  And changed...you get the idea.  She went through the motions sure enough, but the bladder level never filled.  Instead I gave up and pottytrained his little ass instead of letting him become a stinking mess.  ::)
Hm, maybe this is not a bug. In TS2 the toddlers didn't need changing of diaper until the bladders got all the way down, then they went in their diapers, the bladder got way up again, cuz ya know, now they didn't need to go anymore, then the diaper was full and smelly, and needed to be changed. This then did not have an effect on the bladder, cuz it was all in the green again, but on the hygiene. So maybe next time try waiting till the bladder is all up again, and the hygiene is down, see if changing diaper does anything then.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 24, 11:28:43
You know, I had really hoped that "enablellamas" would have given everyone llama heads or something similar.  ;D

In any case, new bug...or something to report.  KagomeSim had her baby (which turned out to be a boy, and thus he was named Kouga and given the insane/neurotic traits for the hell of it), and when his bladder got low enough, I changed his diaper.  And changed his diaper.  And changed...you get the idea.  She went through the motions sure enough, but the bladder level never filled.  Instead I gave up and pottytrained his little ass instead of letting him become a stinking mess.  ::)

Changing the diaper before it is wet will improve hygiene but will not affect bladder function.  It seems to be the only way to "clean" a baby or toddler -- it doesn't seem to be possible to bathe them in the sink or the tub.  If they are not potty trained, they have to actually wet themselves, thus relieving bladder and tanking hygiene.  Not so different from TS2 or from real life, really; changing a dry diaper won't drain the kid's bladder ;-)

I get a very Sims 1 flavor to relationships. It seems you need at least 2 traits in common to provide something to base a romantic relationship on.


Not true.  In my couple, the woman is brave, artistic, lucky, good sense of humor, and charismatic, while the man is absent-minded, bookworm, handy, good sense of humor, and great kisser.  One of their teen daughters has a romatic interist (red heart) with a guy who is good, light sleeper, computer whiz, and ? (she hasn't learned his 4th trait yet), while she is hot-headed, technophobe, brave, and excitable.  It's possible that the unknown trait is something in common with her, but that one only make one trait in common, obviously.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 24, 11:30:05
But when I told my family to move out there were two options on the Moving screen. Sell or Pack objects. Sell was checked, and Pack was grayed out. I seriously have to move all objects to inventory to Pack them?

Did you try unchecking sell?  Pack might be ungreyed after that.  Just a thought.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 24, 11:36:53
Having analysed that a large part of my reluctance to start up Sims 2 to play comes from the complexity of managing all the families and remembering what they should be doing, I am tentatively welcoming legacy style play :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 24, 11:37:20
Remember the screenshot at Snootysims, the couple that were expecting and the hospital in the background? Oh man, the family is growing in leaps and bounds! My sim is trying to befriend her cause she is his boss, but visiting her house sucks. Everytime I go, she got a new baby. The weird thing, she is at work everyday and never looks pregnant. I think they have 5 kids now, an infant, a toddler and one kid and 2 teens. WTF!

I am glad I am playing the torrent and not the purchased game, this will piss me off. In need of awesome fix definitely.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 24, 12:01:28
I saw some questions about the money tree seeds before.  Not sure if it's been answered but I got a money tree seed from an opportunity where I had to bring 10 very nice fruits/veggies to the restaurant in exchange for some stuff. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Ryslin on 2009 May 24, 12:30:05
Interesting I will watch for that to show , as it is I dropped that "wish" for growing one til I come across it.

Money is a pain, but this is a good thing. Thus why I was playing the get stuff for food mini game. It is likely that one can tailor this to cheapy style by choosing the favorite food to be something extremely simple. My fault for choosing steak.

mm steak.

Anyway..Relationship is taking it's sweet time. Friends with benefits is what I have so far. Book writing for fun and profit is reasonable. Hacking is amusing but not much different than writing for profit, as far as what you are seeing. I wonder if we can get arrested or found out by the local superspy.
I have a bit of difficulty swallowing this small bedroom community is has not only a super spy training facility, but a space program and an elite science lab.
However this saves me loading screens so I will deal with it.

Anyone else getting a comic book vibe from the setup?


My major worry is I see no means of feasibly having sims from other time periods functional in this neighborhood. One of the damned addon packs better be neighborhood creation or I will find a pitchfork and shove it up EA.
The lab changed to the Sorcerer's training hall , the military building into a keep, Town Hall could be redone cosmetically. I don't mind the rabbit holes at all. SimCity Societies was the same way if you followed a sim around.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 24, 13:07:01
Has anyone found the money tree seeds or the death tree seeds?  My girl wants to grow those stupid things and I haven't found them yet.  I guess she needs to go back to the catacombs, where she found the Life Tree seeds.  Not really sure what the Life Tree plants do for you yet though.  I let her eat one and nothing happened.

ETA - I love gardening, esp not having to plant after every harvest

Eating a Life Tree fruit added a day to my sims's life. As for the money tree seeds I got them from the random scattered seeds around the ground. My tree also dropped a seed after some time.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 24, 13:28:03
I really love tea, Inge :D

Can anyone help me with the collecting business? I had my sim collect a crap load of gems, metals and space rocks. He's getting them cut and smelted etc but what do I do with them now? Is there anything more interesting to do other than sell them?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vilia on 2009 May 24, 13:29:36
Raise the environment of a room?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 24, 13:33:02
Oh yes, I didn't notice they where doing that. I wanted to put them on display somewhere else I suppose. They are cluttering up my house!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: asmadasrabbits on 2009 May 24, 13:33:18
I read a few people saying that the genetics are now 50/50, but my red-haired sim and his black-haired girlfriend somehow managed to pop out a brown-haired baby. Anyone else had something like this happen to them? Their other two children have red hair and black hair.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 24, 13:33:36
Has anyone found and unknown seed? My sim found a seed that was unknown and uncommon, she needed level 5 gardening just to plant it, it is now a sprout but still says unknown.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 24, 13:50:49
Has anyone found and unknown seed? My sim found a seed that was unknown and uncommon, she needed level 5 gardening just to plant it, it is now a sprout but still says unknown.

I found that with the unknown seeds you find out what they are only when it's time to harvest.


Oh yes, I didn't notice they where doing that. I wanted to put them on display somewhere else I suppose. They are cluttering up my house!

I put mine in the family inventory as cause I had a burglar attempt to steal them. If they bring an OFB type of expansion I will try to use them to make a shop. It would have been nice if they allowed us to make them into jewellery or something, or at least give them away as presents. The meteorite rocks are displayed in my yard, they make nice lawn decorations and the stupid repoman sometimes takes those instead of the more useful stuff off my sims house.   ;D

Anyway, I noticed the frame paintings option is back. Was anyone able to remove or recolour the stupid frames?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 24, 13:53:58
Has anyone found and unknown seed? My sim found a seed that was unknown and uncommon, she needed level 5 gardening just to plant it, it is now a sprout but still says unknown.
I just wanted to mention that your avatar looks REALLY STUPID and that I HATE YOU.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 24, 14:08:57
I thought you might be able to make jewelery also! Maybe in an expansion, that would be pretty cool.

Not sure why but I'm really loving how my sim has ended up with a million things in his inventory. I have a Dr sim who is also a writer, she's constantly stressed and never gets to speak to her husband/kid. The dads unemployed but fishes all day and then looks for gems the rest of the time. The kids totally neglected which is bad because he has the friendly trait which apparently means "your social bar will dive into the red if no-one speaks to you for 30 seconds".

In conclusion, I am really enjoying this game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Fun on 2009 May 24, 14:14:31
I don't mind the rabbit holes at all. SimCity Societies was the same way if you followed a sim around.

Being like SC Societies really isn't a good thing though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 24, 14:36:26
Just verifying a couple of basic things:

--In the create-a-style mode, it is loading the individual materials etc every single time? It's okay on PC, takes forever on some of the other crappier machines in the house. Didn't this kind of thing used to get cached?

--No recliners in game yet?




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 24, 14:50:35
Did anyone had the pop up message appear about the repoman coming for not paying your bills, and then inspite of being able to pay your bills BEFORE the guys comes, he still shows up and takes your stuff? It happened to my sim twice and I hope they fix it even if it's a "feature". I mean that's double the damage, my sim paid the bills, why take her stuff away anyway?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 24, 14:53:20
Ah, about that diaper changing ordeal, I should have mentioned that the bladder level was all the way down.  It's been a while since any couple of mine in Sims 2 had a toddler, but I swear that you could change their diaper once the level was all the way down?  ???  Geez, at the very least, if you have to wait until they're a stinking mess, the game could try letting me know that I can't do that option (like graying it out, since it seems to like doing that with everything else) instead of having her throw her child into the air again and again without success.  Or brain damage.

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Did anyone had the pop up message appear about the repoman coming for not paying your bills, and then inspite of being able to pay your bills BEFORE the guys comes, he still shows up and takes your stuff?

Well, actually what I had happen to me was I'd paid my bills two days before the bastard came to my house and took my stereo.  Obviously, bills paid in full =/= repoman taking things.  Unless he's a klepto or just an assclown.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 24, 15:00:17
I'm not sure if anyone else is as irritated as I am with how ridiculously complicated it is to merge fresh families. As in, making a family and then deciding later that I wanted to move in a long lost lover, relative, or what-have-you. For some reason, I also did not have the option to pack my stuff while combing the households, do I have to buy moving boxes or something?
In TS2, I moved out and merged sims left and right, trying to keep my households fresh and enjoyable. This is an irritating step back for me.

Also, I'm a little concerned about the "Copy To Town" option. It seems to be available for sims I already have placed down. Would this create a highly unwanted townie clone of that sim? It smells like a VBT.

Sort of related to that...

How do you put objects in Sim's individual inventory? I had one Sim moving out of his parents house and I wanted to bring furniture. All I could do was put it in the fambly inventory, and when he moved out he obviously didn't have it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: bubbs on 2009 May 24, 15:14:17
Open the kids backpack and go into buy/build to drag whatever you want him to have to the backpack.  That is what I did to move things from one backpack to another.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kattenijin on 2009 May 24, 15:38:45
Huh, apparently my first "issue"; on the gems and ores you send out, how long does it take to get them back? I've sent a bunch out, but haven't had any returned.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 24, 15:42:56
Huh, apparently my first "issue"; on the gems and ores you send out, how long does it take to get them back? I've sent a bunch out, but haven't had any returned.

Seemed like it only took a day or two--make sure you're checking the mailbox for "Get Mail" and not just "Pay Bills".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 24, 15:45:04
I haven't seen anyone mention this yet:  I'd motherloded a family up to around $200k so I could move them into a house I'd built.  Sent mom into town to go shopping, clicked on the theater and there's an option to become a partner for $18k.  Apparently she gets a share of the profits and some other junk and also has the option to buy out the other partners for $40k now.  Kinda cool.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 24, 16:01:16
Hm, changing diapers is still not working correctly, it seems.  Kid soiled his diaper, so I tried to have her remove it to boost his hygiene back up, but no go.  Still not changing, and apparently, I can't give the little bastard a bath either.  Had to max motives so she could stop being disgusted by the stench.  Well, even if I hadn't picked the insane and neurotic traits, he'd definitely have them after all of this since he's been left to swim in his own filth.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 24, 16:16:17
Update on the money trees: they produce bags of money which can be cashed in but not planted (boo).  My first harvest got me I think $433 from 3 bags.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GayJohnScarritt on 2009 May 24, 16:43:04
Has anyone found and unknown seed? My sim found a seed that was unknown and uncommon, she needed level 5 gardening just to plant it, it is now a sprout but still says unknown.

Look moar, there's also Unknown Rares and Unknown Special seeds.  There's only one Unknown that you'll know immediately after planting what it actually is, and that's the Money tree from a Special seed.  You'll be able to deduce what it is by it's picture.

Edit:  Oh, i guess if you see a tree in a planted Unknown Uncommon, it'll be a Lime tree.  Unless besides Apple, Lime and Money, there's another 'Tree' out there, my sim has only planted 84% of the varieties.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mistyk on 2009 May 24, 16:47:40
Has anyone found and unknown seed? My sim found a seed that was unknown and uncommon, she needed level 5 gardening just to plant it, it is now a sprout but still says unknown.

Look moar, there's also Unknown Rares and Unknown Special seeds.  There's only one Unknown that you'll know immediately after planting what it actually is, and that's the Money tree from a Special seed.  You'll be able to deduce what it is by it's picture.

Thanks.
That was the only seed I had found so far and turned out to be an onion plant.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 24, 16:59:44
This is probably GLARINGLY obvious to everyone but me, but where the fuck did you guys find gemstones? I couldn't find a single mining community lot, and nothing but meteor rocks near ponds...

The mine's not a community lot, and neither is the Stonehenge thing. They're basically just neighborhood deco. They do show up on the map though.

I found a diamond and a couple chunks of metal in the graveyard, and there's a chance of finding a diamond when exploring the catacombs, so check that out too.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 24, 17:01:43
Well, it looks like art (or buy mode art, at any rate) does not appreciate in value like it did in TS2.  Ah, well.

Does anyone know how the "Vacationer" reward is supposed to work?  I had my Vacationer sim skip work, but she still lost performance and didn't get paid.  There doesn't seem to be any option to "call in sick" or anything from the phone, either.  It is a part-time job, but I didn't think that should matter...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vikitty on 2009 May 24, 17:11:06
I keep getting 404 errors so hoping this does not doublepost...

Question for those playing the game: Is there any sort of tutorial family similar to the one that came with TS2?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 24, 17:13:22
rufio, part-time jobs don't really count for much of anything. Try the perk with a full-on career. Also, sim-made paintings actually tell you exactly how much their cost has appreciated!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 24, 17:18:25
rufio, part-time jobs don't really count for much of anything. Try the perk with a full-on career.

Does it work there?  That is, can the sim basically never go to work and still get paid?  Basically, I want my sim to be able to write novels all day but still get a smallish inflow of cash on days other than Sunday without having to actually do anything for it.  If she has to go into a full-time job even occasionally, she won't have time to do what she really wants.

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Also, sim-made paintings actually tell you exactly how much their cost has appreciated!

Oh, that's cool, I guess.  I'm actually more disappointed because I can't use a strategy I've used with poor sims in TS2 - invest the family funds in some expensive paintings, and then sell the paintings when they are needed.  It improves environment, makes money, and keeps it from burning a hole in my pocket.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lostsoul on 2009 May 24, 17:19:24
So I think reading about other people's borks on here last night and feeling quite pleased with myself that I was relatively bug-free was just tempting fate. It was bork mania today. Basically, it was my child sim's birthday, so I made them throw her a party. That's when everything just seemed to go wrong. First off her dad exited the taxi just... completely invisible. You could see his plumbob moving around, and these random party blowers just popping up in midair, but apart from that he entirely invisible. Then I told the girl to blow out the candles on her birthday cake.

Four hours and two cakes later, she's still trying to blow out the fucking candles, all the guests have left, and her mother has a negative moodlet because the party was a flop due to no one aging up. Then every sim in the household (apart from the birthday girl, who was still busy with her candles and whose face had gone all deformed for some reason) just stood around not doing anything, no matter what I told them to do. The dad was STILL invisible. Eventually I just gave up and quit.

In other news, I like how careers work now, with it not being based entirely on skill points and number of friends anymore. I like the opportunity system too. It bugs me though how there's not really a lot of time outside of work for them to do anything else. The game being 'less focused on needs' now is a load of bullshit; it seems I spend most of my time now feeding them because the hunger need just goes down so fast. I'm not a fan of the story progression feature, I always preferred playing prosperity style rather than legacy style, and I just don't trust my sims not to mess everything up when I'm not playing them. I kinda feel a bit disconnected going back to them after playing another family because I just don't know what the hell they've been up to the last couple of sim days.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 24, 17:31:03
^Try deleting the cache file in the documents in your computer for TS3. That should help next time you start up your game. Dang, this game is really buggy. Let's hope alot of the bugs are fixed by the final release. Oh, by the way. The reviewers copy is the same version as this one :) I heard it from a dude doing a live broadcast at justintv. :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Seolaeria on 2009 May 24, 17:32:42
Question for those playing the game: Is there any sort of tutorial family similar to the one that came with TS2?

No dedicated tutorial family. There is a menu option called "Lessons" where you can read about all the features - but there's no interactive tutorial. Also, during gameplay, messages will pop up in the upper right hand corner pointing you to a lesson related to something your Sim just did. You can turn the feature off if you don't want it bugging you.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: FuzzySham on 2009 May 24, 17:43:13
I've got a bug, methinks. Someone already mentioned this problem before, but I couldn't find the respective post. (Yes, I did search.)

So perhaps someone already knows a workaround for this one: My children won't get the traits I selected for them on age-up (toddler to children). I'll probably have to point out that I've turned aging and story processing off and am keeping track of time via spread-sheet. As soon as someone in my household is due for birthday, I age him/her up using the birthday cake or by forced age transtition (with testing cheats enabled). So, I get to pick a third trait for my children (because my sims are mostly wuvly parents), but it is never displayed nor are the children showing any appropriate behaviour.
I haven't tested this with teens so far, but it worked as intended on birth. Only toddler to child birthdays seem borked.
Any tips, pretty please?

Fake Edit: There is a tutorial. I remember getting angry about fitting some random couch into a already stuffed house because the tutorial told me to, despite the fact that the family already owned a fuckin' couch!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vikitty on 2009 May 24, 17:45:20
Question for those playing the game: Is there any sort of tutorial family similar to the one that came with TS2?

No dedicated tutorial family. There is a menu option called "Lessons" where you can read about all the features - but there's no interactive tutorial. Also, during gameplay, messages will pop up in the upper right hand corner pointing you to a lesson related to something your Sim just did. You can turn the feature off if you don't want it bugging you.

Thank you for answering my question! It does seem like there is a bit of a learning curve; soooo much more to do. Hell, I haven't even done everything there is to do in Apartment Life yet.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 24, 17:46:51
The only bug I seem to have come across is that once when I started the game, my saved game seemed to have dissappeared and I had to restore the back up save. And I think the cheap oven has the same thumbnail image as the bathtub,at least this is how it shows up in my game when the sim is using it.  Other than this I'm quite loving it. I removed the sim's toilet from the lot, wanted to see if she will pee on the floor. No such luck of embarrasing moments. She went straight for the bathtub, even though she was clean and had the dirt defy perk. I thought she was going to pee in the tub, but the bladder meter was fully empty and in the red and staid like that until she reached her job. Also, i'm loving the new cute animations they have added. My sim closed the fridge door with her foot and at one time the dresser shelf got stuck so she pulled on it to get it opened and fell on the floor in the process.

For the person wondering where the gems are, I usually find them on the lawn near my house. The beach also seem to have plenty of those.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nahte on 2009 May 24, 18:07:42
To be honest I find that some hairstyles from sims 3 look like the hair Peggy makes in
Sims 2. As if a rat ate some hair.

Exactly! I think exactly like you. I hate this.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jrdseven on 2009 May 24, 18:08:11
First post, so do your worst!!

I've got my game on epic settings, but I've got a couple of helpful hints and a question in return.

1) Learn to play the guitar as an essential - as soon as you get to level 5 you can play for tips. This is beneficial for two reasons, not only increasing your funds but it also builds your relationships with the NPC's.

2) Parties, to ensure every party is a success just get there early and make sure you're playing the guitar when the first guest arrives and just keep playing for the duration of the party - playing for tips will also earn you shed loads of cash (invite rich sims) at your own party. My record was about 5k for a 2 hour party - good work if you can get it. If you do this in community locations, you will also get other people watching and "donating" to your income.

3) Buy the community businesses as soon as you can afford them - it's a big outlay but you're rewarded with between 1.8 (hogans fryer) and 15k (medicine/science) a week depending on the business.

4) Relationships - host party and invite all people you will want to smash through the headboard (or Woohoo with rose petals in this pleasant-valley-world) and play guitar for them till your relationship bars will be maxed. Once you've reached this point, it's only a skip and a jump away from getting jiggy wid it. I'm just trialling the game and trying out different things at the moment, but inviting over best friends cuts the time down in the courting process.

Invite them over and make sure you use the "invite inside" option and go from there. I've impregnated Agnes Crumplebottom, Claire Ursine and Cornelia Goth each in about 3/4 sim hours using this method.

Question

has anyone had any success with the guitar skill additional challenges? I've completed 2 but I can't clear the party/community venue challenge.

I must have played about 20 parties and performed the same amount of concerts at the stadium and theatre but I can't clear that one for some reason. Help appreciated.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 24, 18:14:44
Having analysed that a large part of my reluctance to start up Sims 2 to play comes from the complexity of managing all the families and remembering what they should be doing, I am tentatively welcoming legacy style play :)

This.  I'm enjoying the one family very much.  I'm just getting ready to split the family by marrying off two of the kids and sending them to live elsewhere.  We'll see how that works out.

Something I like:  When teens are going steady and one ages before the other, the relationship is preserved.  They are still going steady, still boyfriend/girlfriend.  They don't have any romantic interations, unfortunately -- can't kiss or flirt -- but at least they still are "attached."

Re:  birthday parties at remote locations.  Be sure to go to the location first and set down a kitchen counter to put the cake on.  You'll have to bring the cake in personal inventory, but can then set it on the counter and blow out the candles and eat.  Setting on tables won't work, or didn't for me, at least.  When you arrange for the party, you don't get the option for "birthday party."  Just choose "destination party."

Oh, and I thought this was funny:  I had a birthday party at the beach for my teen twins.  After they'd both blown out the candles, their father and another party guest died.  One little girl was so frightened, she fainted.  She later got up and got a piece of birthday cake.  While eating, Grimmy came over with a drink and sat down with her!  Scared her so badly, she got up and fainted again.  The party was raited "epic" :-)


I've got a bug, methinks. Someone already mentioned this problem before, but I couldn't find the respective post. (Yes, I did search.)

So perhaps someone already knows a workaround for this one: My children won't get the traits I selected for them on age-up (toddler to children).

When you click on the trait, are you then clicking on the "up" button to move it into the box with the traits?  At fiirst I thought all one had to do was highlight the trait, but that wasn't the case.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 24, 18:30:37
Regarding Fat Genes...I've seen some people say it breeds.

If you create a fat Sim or one is born chunky, does working out not put the Sim back into shape/thin? Or once a Sim is fat, is he fat forever? If so that's really stupid.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: FuzzySham on 2009 May 24, 18:33:10
I've got a bug, methinks. Someone already mentioned this problem before, but I couldn't find the respective post. (Yes, I did search.)

So perhaps someone already knows a workaround for this one: My children won't get the traits I selected for them on age-up (toddler to children).

When you click on the trait, are you then clicking on the "up" button to move it into the box with the traits?  At fiirst I thought all one had to do was highlight the trait, but that wasn't the case.

Yes, I made sure the third trait was on the list, using the arrows. ;) It bugs me A LOT that it isn't working.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 24, 18:36:42
Someone said earlier that there was a bug with assigning traits caused by having the Simology panel open when giving kids traits.  I don't know personally, though, since I haven't gotten to the point of spawning yet.  Does going to a different panel fix it?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 24, 18:43:32
Fake Edit: There is a tutorial. I remember getting angry about fitting some random couch into a already stuffed house because the tutorial told me to, despite the fact that the family already owned a fuckin' couch!
People still DO tutorials? Every tutorial in every game I have seen post 1990 has simply insulted my intelligence at every turn. I never bother with them anymore if they can be avoided.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 24, 18:50:25
It's also a bit cheap that so many objects seem to be slightly higher res versions of TS2 models.  I suppose it could take a long time to make new objects for them (although I have built some myself for TS2, so I understand the length it can take) but it smells a bit of taking a cheap option by using meshes built by the designers of the last game and slapping them into this.
Thing is, they did the same thing from TS1 to TS2. Took the same objects and just made them 3-D. That the same objects are available in TS3 does not surprise me.

I hate that there are no half walls. Most of my buildings involve lots of half walls.

- This "enforced legacy play" kerfluffle is getting blown waaaaayyy out of proportion, IMO.  Wishes aren't wants.  Promising isn't locking. TS3 isn't TS2.  Don't promise something you don't have time to finish.  Granted I don't see much point to not saving them but that's a far cry from "amg they're forcing me to play legacy style".
Try playing prosperity style and see what happens. Your sims will be having mystery children and/or moving out of the neighborhood without your consent, as others have had issues with. That's the real problem with not being able to play anything but ultra-traditional legacy style. Not the wishes. Not even the opportunity loss. Control loss.

Possible bug: I have a teen, about 12 days to YA, who has rolled the wish to move in with his girlfriend. Not really possible as a teen.

I don't know if this is a bug, but my sims don't seem to age at the same rate!  I made two sims in CAST, in one "family."  They started out as housemates, then got married and lived together for a while.  The other day they had a kid, then a few minutes later it said "Male sim is about to have a birthday!" and when I looked at the sims' age bars, he was 2 days away from his birthday, while the female sim had 8 days.  I'm playing on the default speed, and they were both young adults.  It's pissing me off; I don't want to have him be that much older.  
It's not that they aren't aging at the same right. CAS sims start at a random point in their age group. I've had ones start at the very beginning, and some at 7 days to age-up.

You are aware that in some countries they actually drive on the right-hand side?

Difficult not to be aware really, the better question might be to ask whether people are aware that in many countries people drive on the left hand side of the road.
Yes, it freaks me out. Especially when you are being driven around by a Jamaican cabbie who appears to be a wee bit drunk and likes to speed. Game is made in the US. USians drive on the right side of the road.

Major annoyance- why is my female toddler dressed in only a pair of cut off pants? I'm not shipwrecked. If I have to put up with the darn thing
I at least want it her to look half decent.  Seriously she's going to be a toddler for 7 days?  DNW!
So, I was in a wedding yesterday and while we were waiting in the limo bus for the bride to get her butt moving so we could, you know, make it to the church on time, her neighbors were sitting on their porch. The mom of the family was holding her toddler girl, who was waving happily...pantsless. Mom kept pulling her shirt down, as if her waist-length top was going to do anything. Nothing could hide that vag. Talk about DNW. With sim toddlers, you can actually click on a wardrobe with the toddler active to plan wardrobe. Your simmy toddlers can go shirtless or shirt-on, but luckily their vag will keep covered.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 24, 19:04:48
Regarding Fat Genes...I've seen some people say it breeds.

If you create a fat Sim or one is born chunky, does working out not put the Sim back into shape/thin? Or once a Sim is fat, is he fat forever? If so that's really stupid.

I read something, somewhere by an EA bod that they will always natural tend to revert to their created 'default' size. So if you create them fat, they will always tend to slowly revert back to being fat.

Kind of like real life.  Or mine and Oprah's and Kirstie Alley's, anyway.

One of the lifetime reward thingies is a fast metabolism that'll help keep that from happening.

Re: assigning traits, I haven't had any problems with my 3 spawn.  Don't know if I'm just lucky, or doing something differently than some other folks.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 24, 19:05:05
What effect does the class have? Gain one skillpoint automatically? I imagine this is more useful when you are already high in the skill and skillpoints are harder to come by.

The classes can't be taken when you're already up there in the skill level.  I figured it'd be a faster way to learn it that way too, but nope.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 24, 19:11:38
Does anyone know if the favorites are supposed to do something? I had a sim eat his favorite food and listen to his favorite
station, but I didn't see any moodlets pop up or anything special.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 24, 19:15:18
Quote
- This "enforced legacy play" kerfluffle is getting blown waaaaayyy out of proportion, IMO.  Wishes aren't wants.  Promising isn't locking. TS3 isn't TS2.  Don't promise something you don't have time to finish.  Granted I don't see much point to not saving them but that's a far cry from "amg they're forcing me to play legacy style".
Try playing prosperity style and see what happens. Your sims will be having mystery children and/or moving out of the neighborhood without your consent, as others have had issues with. That's the real problem with not being able to play anything but ultra-traditional legacy style. Not the wishes. Not even the opportunity loss. Control loss.

Yup, I've since taken that comment back.  I made it while I was playing only one sim and not really noticing what the rest of the hood was doing.  I've been playing prosperity style in TS2 recently, but only because it's the only way to get my hood to evolve fairly realistically.  I like the idea that sims you're not playing will age.  I love the idea of my sim kids knowing their cousins or growing up and still being friends with someone they've known since childhood and so on.  But after a few generations in TS2 that gets reaaaallllllly cumbersome to do.

I am opposed to the mystery children though.  My first generation 2 adult sim is now trying to get married and one of her love interests has 2 children whose only relations are their father and each other.  No mother.  I just really hope it works as intended in the official release.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 19:16:14
What effect does the class have? Gain one skillpoint automatically? I imagine this is more useful when you are already high in the skill and skillpoints are harder to come by.

The classes can't be taken when you're already up there in the skill level.  I figured it'd be a faster way to learn it that way too, but nope.

This makes sense! I was wondering why I suddenly couldn't go to City Hall to up my charisma level to become President/Leader of the Free World! Sarah Palin kept getting antsy standing in front of the mirror all the time...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 24, 19:17:13
Does anyone know if the favorites are supposed to do something? I had a sim eat his favorite food and listen to his favorite
station, but I didn't see any moodlets pop up or anything special.

My Sims make little happy noises and clap their hands when they get their favorite food.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 24, 19:21:20
Does anyone know if the favorites are supposed to do something? I had a sim eat his favorite food and listen to his favorite
station, but I didn't see any moodlets pop up or anything special.

My Sims make little happy noises and clap their hands when they get their favorite food.

Ah Ok, I was paying more attention to the moodlet bar than I was watching the sim.  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 24, 19:22:24
Quote
So, I was in a wedding yesterday and while we were waiting in the limo bus for the bride to get her butt moving so we could, you know, make it to the church on time, her neighbors were sitting on their porch. The mom of the family was holding her toddler girl, who was waving happily...pantsless. Mom kept pulling her shirt down, as if her waist-length top was going to do anything. Nothing could hide that vag. Talk about DNW. With sim toddlers, you can actually click on a wardrobe with the toddler active to plan wardrobe. Your simmy toddlers can go shirtless or shirt-on, but luckily their vag will keep covered.

Poor kid is gonna start school and be known as that kid who runs around with no pants on.  People are incredible.  Mom clearly cares since she's pulling the shirt down but fails to do the easier thing and just put pants on the child.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 24, 19:22:47
Does anyone know if the favorites are supposed to do something? I had a sim eat his favorite food and listen to his favorite
station, but I didn't see any moodlets pop up or anything special.

My Sims make little happy noises and clap their hands when they get their favorite food.

My sim does that too. Also, she cooks it autonomously so often she practically lives on it.  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 24, 19:24:53
Does anyone know if the favorites are supposed to do something? I had a sim eat his favorite food and listen to his favorite
station, but I didn't see any moodlets pop up or anything special.

My Sims make little happy noises and clap their hands when they get their favorite food.

One of mine just had a wish to prepare her romantic interest's favorite meal when she invited him over.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 24, 19:50:45
Does anyone know what the omni plant behind the science center eats?  I have the option to feed it finally, but I am not sure what to put into her inventory to feed it so she can harvest it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 24, 20:01:27
How do we get ghosts playable again? I tried putting the tombstone in Agnes's inventory and clicking on the science center. No option to "resurrect" came up.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: linz on 2009 May 24, 20:02:51
Does anyone know what the omni plant behind the science center eats?  I have the option to feed it finally, but I am not sure what to put into her inventory to feed it so she can harvest it.

I think it will eat anything, thus being named the omni plant (omnivore)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tyleetwen on 2009 May 24, 20:03:13
I had something on the strange side happen earlier today:

I've been playing Jamie Jolina for a week or two of game time, and all the sudden she was credited ~75k simoleons. From what I can tell, no one she knows has died or moved away, and she's not a partner in anything, either. Anyone know if this was scripted, or just, uh, weird?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 24, 20:13:07
Does anyone know what the omni plant behind the science center eats?  I have the option to feed it finally, but I am not sure what to put into her inventory to feed it so she can harvest it.

Whaterever you feed it, this you will harvest.
I discovered books, fish and every fruit and vegetable obviously. Maybe something else. It's interesting to see books on branches  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 24, 20:15:04
Does anyone know what the omni plant behind the science center eats?  I have the option to feed it finally, but I am not sure what to put into her inventory to feed it so she can harvest it.

Whaterever you feed it, this you will harvest. I harvested books :)

Really? Crap.  I fed it a perfect apple (I went for quality rather than something special).  Well, I guess now I know I should go for something different next time.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 24, 20:19:19
New album, 45 images (http://s461.photobucket.com/albums/qq331/ZazazuPhotos/TS3%20Album%203/).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mikka on 2009 May 24, 20:20:31
For music, using a fairly nice stereo, my sims would get a +15 moodlet for the nice tunes.  If I switched it to their favorite station, neither the icon nor the description changed (I think), but the moodlet read +25.  So that does seem to work.  My sims tend to automatically change it to their favorite station, too, if they're left idle in the room for a few moments.

As for the favorite food, I haven't seen it do much.  Sims seem happy eating it, and I've seen 'prepare (someone's) favorite food' wants, but... that's all.  But... someone asked a question back in the thread a bit about being asked to deliver a group meal to someone.  I got that as an opportunity, and invited the Sim over and left him to read while the Sim cooked up (serve full meal or whatever option).  I made around five different dishes and started twitching... but then I made the favorite food of the requesting Sim, and he took that dish happily, but none of the others.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: soozelwoozel on 2009 May 24, 20:32:32
Cheers for those Zazazu. Interesting viewing for those of us still lacking in TS3.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tsarina on 2009 May 24, 20:43:31
Damn, ninja'd by snoozelwoozel.

EDIT: After seeing a picture of the TS3 maid, I really hope there'll be modding and default replacements. The TS2 maid was dressed in a not very practical manner, but this is just over the top. I imagine it would be quite uncomfortable bending down to pick up trash in that dress  :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 24, 20:51:16
A couple of nasties to report.

My sister was playing her neighborhood yesterday, only to find that three of the families had completely disappeared. The three families in question were actually created on Sims 3 on another computer (my laptop) and imported into the neighborhood. They played fine for awhile, but then were suddenly completely removed on a game load. This could be a custom content problem of some sort. Her other family, neighborhood CAS originals, were untouched. So there might be a problem when bringing in custom sims, although I have no idea what it could be. She put new copies of the custom sims in a new neighborhood. Now I wonder if they'll disappear again.

Secondly, I have this family I've been trying to set up a story for. A teenage brother takes care of his three younger triplet sisters after their parents die in a fire. Sounds like a Lifetime movie. Anyway, I'm still trying to set up the story correctly, but in one of my failures, I forgot to use motherlode before I moved them out, so they had no cash and had to merge with an existing family because you can't move onto empty residential lots for god knows why. And you know what that did? The four siblings lost all relationship to each other. They only knew each other as "best friends", although they all still share the same dead parents. Needless to say, that attempt was another bork so I have to go back once more to my chair-filled room with a fireplace and no door to try and burn the parents alive because our good old Tombstone of L & D is gone. Summary: Moving siblings into an existing household might break their bonds.

If only this really was a buggy pre-release...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 24, 20:53:51
but then I made the favorite food of the requesting Sim, and he took that dish happily, but none of the others.

The headmaster is gonna be hard to please then...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lum on 2009 May 24, 21:03:39
Fun bit: Child Mortimer once sat down to play chess with a ghost. He didn't even look scared.

Still, game is boring me already.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 24, 21:08:50
Eh? There's still a headmaster in this one?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 24, 21:35:55
Cheers for those Zazazu. Interesting viewing for those of us still lacking in TS3.

Here are mine (http://gs111.photobucket.com/groups/n136/I1EFIA2UGW/), if you'd like to look at more screenies.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jriggs on 2009 May 24, 22:03:49
I love the pics.  Thanks everyone.  With the reports of limited items and difficult to navigate catalogs it would be neat to see pics of the catalogs and stuff. Anyone?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heinel on 2009 May 24, 22:08:50
Regarding Fat Genes...I've seen some people say it breeds.

If you create a fat Sim or one is born chunky, does working out not put the Sim back into shape/thin? Or once a Sim is fat, is he fat forever? If so that's really stupid.

I read something, somewhere by an EA bod that they will always natural tend to revert to their created 'default' size. So if you create them fat, they will always tend to slowly revert back to being fat.

Kind of like real life.  Or mine and Oprah's and Kirstie Alley's, anyway.

One of the lifetime reward thingies is a fast metabolism that'll help keep that from happening.

Re: assigning traits, I haven't had any problems with my 3 spawn.  Don't know if I'm just lucky, or doing something differently than some other folks.

Actually I do not think that is how fast metabolism works.  I had an adopted fat kid that I trained to become lean and muscular, then I gave him the fast metabolism perk.  It actually quickened the reversal to fatness.  If you read the description for that perk it says that it quickens the process of weight change, and that goes both ways.

PS: I also had the assign-trait bug once.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 24, 22:11:08
Sorry for asking another question, but is there a way to have individual roof slopes? I checked the cheats, and tried using the angle
roof tool, but I can't find a way to make individual roof angles different from each other.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 24, 22:12:54
 I had an adopted fat kid that I trained to become lean and muscular, then I gave him the fast metabolism perk.  It actually quickened the reversal to fatness.  If you read the description for that perk it says that it quickens the process of weight change, and that goes both ways.

*That* needs fixing!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 24, 22:19:24

Actually I do not think that is how fast metabolism works.  I had an adopted fat kid that I trained to become lean and muscular, then I gave him the fast metabolism perk.  It actually quickened the reversal to fatness.  If you read the description for that perk it says that it quickens the process of weight change, and that goes both ways.


Hrmm. Well that bites.  I only used it once, on a gal who was average weight and very athletic.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 24, 22:22:32
One of the tips on the loading screens mentions being careful about hired help, because some of them don't do their jobs properly. Maids as the new nannies is apparently a feature.

On that note, I like that grumpy Sims have the option to troll forums, and the robofish is pretty cool. Note to self: Have Jocasta fish for a bit after she harvests the Omniplant.

Edit after looking at the rest of Zazazu's screens: I didn't even think of using the sprinkler on plants! I thought it was for kids to play in. Oops.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 22:26:26
One of the tips on the loading screens mentions being careful about hired help, because some of them don't do their jobs properly. Maids as the new nannies is apparently a feature.

On that note, I like that grumpy Sims have the option to troll forums, and the robofish is pretty cool. Note to self: Have Jocasta fish for a bit after she harvests the Omniplant.

I'm not understanding how the Maid-as-Nanny feature works. I've just been calling a babysitter every time my Sim heads off and leaves her kid. If I were to leave the baby and the Maid alone, would the Maid play the part of Nanny? Is that how this works?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 24, 22:27:26
I'm not understanding how the Maid-as-Nanny feature works. I've just been calling a babysitter every time my Sim heads off and leaves her kid. If I were to leave the baby and the Maid alone, would the Maid play the part of Nanny? Is that how this works?

I think he/she was refering to how Nannies sucked in TS2, in terms that they sometimes do the most ridiculous things, as well as them not doing their job.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 24, 22:29:49
Yep, that's what I meant. Fail Maids are fail.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 22:34:54
I see now! And I completely agree, nannies were just a big annoyance for me. The maid in this version left for the day while a dirty plate sat next to the door. The babysitter has yet to do something to piss me off, but is it wrong that I'm disappointed they're all teenagers and therefore off-limits for flirting with the dad while the mom's at work? Ahem.  ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 24, 23:00:26
Couple things:

--Seems like the 'stay the night' romantic option is as retarded as it was in TS2--I could never get the guest to actually *sleep* and the same thing happened when my Sim had her boyfriend stay over. He just wandered around and kept throwing up the bed thought bubble because he was so tired.

--If, like me, you have ADD and try to alt-tab as soon as the game starts loading, it seems like sometimes it will hang at the final progress bar and never finish (fullscreen mode).

--Why did they make babies into some kind of larvae? I don't even like kids and I miss the babies from TS2, which were way cuter and more interesting. Larval babies in swaddling clothes suck.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 23:02:13
Couple things:

--Seems like the 'stay the night' romantic option is as retarded as it was in TS2--I could never get the guest to actually *sleep* and the same thing happened when my Sim had her boyfriend stay over. He just wandered around and kept throwing up the bed thought bubble because he was so tired.

--If, like me, you have ADD and try to alt-tab as soon as the game starts loading, it seems like sometimes it will hang at the final progress bar and never finish (fullscreen mode).

--Why did they make babies into some kind of larvae? I don't even like kids and I miss the babies from TS2, which were way cuter and more interesting. Larval babies in swaddling clothes suck.

Wow, I read that first part as him throwing up on the bed and thought, "Wow, I kind of what to get in on that."


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 24, 23:04:24
Neat tip - apparently, you can age a sim at -any- time.  Just put down a cake and have them blow out the candles.  I'm playing at epic, but I don't normally even like toddlers and babies - got the toddler all his toy skills maxed, taught him his toddler skills, and then I tried to age him - worked great.  Now if only someone could explain the blond head on the kid [unfortunately, a game crash lost him and his progress.  Wish I knew why it crashes so damn much.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DrNerd on 2009 May 24, 23:05:00
Couple things:
--Seems like the 'stay the night' romantic option is as retarded as it was in TS2--I could never get the guest to actually *sleep* and the same thing happened when my Sim had her boyfriend stay over. He just wandered around and kept throwing up the bed thought bubble because he was so tired.

Do you use the Smarter Beds hack?  I noticed during an Asylum that if a Sim doesn't have "their" bed as assigned by the hack, they won't sleep in a bed at all.  I imagine that would apply to "guest" Sims as well.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 24, 23:05:35
--Seems like the 'stay the night' romantic option is as retarded as it was in TS2--I could never get the guest to actually *sleep* and the same thing happened when my Sim had her boyfriend stay over. He just wandered around and kept throwing up the bed thought bubble because he was so tired.

This was the first thing I noticed too. My sim had just finished woo-hooing her boyfriend, and had previously invited him to spend the night. Right afterwords she fell asleep, but he got up, ambled around the house for awhile, then laid down on the couch and slept for a few hours (?), eventually waking up and leaving for good. He's willing to woohoo her, but apparently, sleeping next to her was too much.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 23:06:54
Quote
Neat tip - apparently, you can age a sim at -any- time.  Just put down a cake and have them blow out the candles.  I'm playing at epic, but I don't normally even like toddlers and babies - got the toddler all his toy skills maxed, taught him his toddler skills, and then I tried to age him - worked great.  Now if only someone could explain the blond head on the kid [unfortunately, a game crash lost him and his progress.  Wish I knew why it crashes so damn much.

Can you? I though the same but immediately after aging up my baby to a toddler, I tried to do the same from toddler to kid, but when I chose the age up/have birthday option (whatever it's called) on the cake, the toddler wasn't included in the list.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 24, 23:10:09
It might be you need to wait a day or so first.  But the toddler still have 70 days or something to aging up, when I used the cake.  PErsonally, if I do have families, I'll do everything skill-wise before aging a toddler.  And make the baby happy before aging to toddler too.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: selzi on 2009 May 24, 23:11:11
--If, like me, you have ADD and try to alt-tab as soon as the game starts loading, it seems like sometimes it will hang at the final progress bar and never finish (fullscreen mode).
I noticed the very same thing. It worked fine for me in windowed mode, though. :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DJKID on 2009 May 24, 23:16:51
I'm positive that this has been asked but I can't seem to find it.
Is there any kind of in-game progress bar that shows weight and muscle? Similar to the fitness bar in TS2. It irritates me that I can't find the exact stats of my sim at any given time.

Also, my chick is in the Criminal career track, and whenever I send her off to work I tell her to workout. I hovered over the skill for awhile to try to monitor progress, but nothing happened. She was taken to jail, so I once more told her to work out. Same thing. Is it possible that once you reach a certain level you can no longer practice skills at work? I know it was working before.

TS3 sims have horrid levels of computer addiction as well. I cannot get my chick's girlfriend off of her damn laptop. One time, she came over and started using my sim's personal computer, broke it, and then wandered over to a table to pull her laptop out of her ass. She is not a computer whiz either.

--Seems like the 'stay the night' romantic option is as retarded as it was in TS2--I could never get the guest to actually *sleep* and the same thing happened when my Sim had her boyfriend stay over. He just wandered around and kept throwing up the bed thought bubble because he was so tired.

I tried to see if there was a "go to sleep" type option, but no such luck. Seems like it would have gone nicely with the new "stop doing that" option :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: snowluv on 2009 May 24, 23:17:38
New album, 45 images (http://s461.photobucket.com/albums/qq331/ZazazuPhotos/TS3%20Album%203/).

Awesome pics. Thanks so much for showing some of the positive aspects of the game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 24, 23:19:14
It might be you need to wait a day or so first.  But the toddler still have 70 days or something to aging up, when I used the cake.  PErsonally, if I do have families, I'll do everything skill-wise before aging a toddler.  And make the baby happy before aging to toddler too.

This is probably true, but it's kind of a moot point in my case, as 'testingcheatsenabled' allows me to just age up with shift+mailbox.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: snowluv on 2009 May 24, 23:26:47
Cheers for those Zazazu. Interesting viewing for those of us still lacking in TS3.

Here are mine (http://gs111.photobucket.com/groups/n136/I1EFIA2UGW/), if you'd like to look at more screenies.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing them. Are the Sims in your pics yours or pre-mades. If they are yours, you did a very good job. I am thinking I will get used to the new look. But we really, really, need new hairs and make up.  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 24, 23:27:14
Couple things:
--Seems like the 'stay the night' romantic option is as retarded as it was in TS2--I could never get the guest to actually *sleep* and the same thing happened when my Sim had her boyfriend stay over. He just wandered around and kept throwing up the bed thought bubble because he was so tired.

Do you use the Smarter Beds hack?  I noticed during an Asylum that if a Sim doesn't have "their" bed as assigned by the hack, they won't sleep in a bed at all.  I imagine that would apply to "guest" Sims as well.
Hon, we're talking about Sims3. No Smarter Beds for Sims3. TashaYarrr, I've had the opposite problem. Guests tend to beeline for the bed and don't interact any further.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heinel on 2009 May 24, 23:27:42
*That* needs fixing!

Hrmm. Well that bites.  I only used it once, on a gal who was average weight and very athletic.

Well, it still works to keep a sim fit, as with that perk you need only an hour or two on the 'mill to go back to super-lean (by the way I use quick burst).  Or alternatively just start your families with skinny sims.  I guess they're just trying to be neutral about weight issues, so no get-rid-of-the-fat buttons.


I do think that there are other features that seem problematic, like slobs can lick dish and it's pretty much like a full meal?  I guess that can can be justified since there are quick meals now.  Then if anyone had played the Goth family for any amount of time, one would probably notice the annoyance of ghosts taking up all the beds, and you can't shoo them away or sleep beside them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BigFatLady on 2009 May 24, 23:42:08
I love the pics.  Thanks everyone.  With the reports of limited items and difficult to navigate catalogs it would be neat to see pics of the catalogs and stuff. Anyone?

Buildmode:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/vrtqg9.jpg)

buy mode by category:
(http://i42.tinypic.com/11t4b5i.jpg)

buy mode by room:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/16itkba.jpg)

I prefer it by category for buy mode - a lot less cartoony and easier to work with!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jriggs on 2009 May 24, 23:45:02
Thanks.  Very interesting.  I am loving all the pics. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vikitty on 2009 May 24, 23:58:21
Oh my god that looks so fab!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BigFatLady on 2009 May 25, 00:01:22
the problem, vikitty, is that there's not a lot in there! 5 kitchen counters, 15 sofas/loveseats - bare minimum of stuff

I guess I'm just digustingly spoilt for choice with Sims 2 with all the fantastic custom meshes and whatnot out there, but I want MOAR choice


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 25, 00:02:47
I found out something pretty cool: you can change the individual board colors on some of the wood floors.
I got a nice wicker floor pattern in one of my houses.
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4103/screenshot23v.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vikitty on 2009 May 25, 00:03:37
That's pretty cool too, Jorganza!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Peggy_Leggy on 2009 May 25, 00:19:03
Here are mine (http://gs111.photobucket.com/groups/n136/I1EFIA2UGW/), if you'd like to look at more screenies.

Those countertops are seriously rocking my world.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 25, 00:36:39
How do you "Donate money to undermine a charity"?  My Evil sim rolled that wish, but I don't know how to even start fulfilling it.  Is it a random event, or something?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 25, 00:46:34
If it is anything like the "Good" trait's option to donate to charities, then you click your mailbox and it should have some donation options. Otherwise, I dunno!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 25, 00:47:59
Cheers for those Zazazu. Interesting viewing for those of us still lacking in TS3.

Here are mine (http://gs111.photobucket.com/groups/n136/I1EFIA2UGW/), if you'd like to look at more screenies.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing them. Are the Sims in your pics yours or pre-mades. If they are yours, you did a very good job. I am thinking I will get used to the new look. But we really, really, need new hairs and make up.  :D

Those are my Sims, except for the guy in the bed on the left (http://gi111.photobucket.com/groups/n136/I1EFIA2UGW/Screenshot-21.jpg), this one (http://gi111.photobucket.com/groups/n136/I1EFIA2UGW/Screenshot-2-1.jpg) and these two (http://gi111.photobucket.com/groups/n136/I1EFIA2UGW/Screenshot.jpg). Yeah, being able to make your own tends to result in nicer looking Sims than what we've seen.

Still don't enjoy them that much, but they're not as bad as I feared they would be.

Here are mine (http://gs111.photobucket.com/groups/n136/I1EFIA2UGW/), if you'd like to look at more screenies.

Those countertops are seriously rocking my world.

Thanks. CAST is rocking my world. I never thought I'd use it. But I do, all the time. I used to worry that EAxis would include fewer meshes because they thought "Well you can just recolour the same ones so they won't get tired". I was pretty annoyed they would do that, and I think they did include fewer meshes, but, ahem... they were sort of right...  :-[.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: msalwaysright on 2009 May 25, 00:50:36

My favorite, seemingly insignificant thing so far is the 'no auto handrail' option on stairs. Any handrail can go with any stair=pretty cool.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 25, 01:03:43
It'd be even cooler if we could texture those. It's an odd choice not to include that feature.

Has anyone checked the library after having a book written? I just had my bookworm hit the library for some new books to read, and found her son's first novel "The Secret Life of a Degenerate Path".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 25, 01:10:18
Hmm, no. Will have to have my writer sim make a vanity visit.

It's kind of awesome that the bathtubs have surfaces where you can place candles/bubble bath/rubber duckies. (Ducksworth of Bathington, heh. I approve.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 25, 01:13:26
I have noticed the writer sim's books showing up in the library, however they don't seem to show up in the bookstore.  Maybe it's because my sim already owns them and it wouldn't make sense to buy more copies?  Or because the game can't figure out how to price them?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 25, 01:16:08
My sim was level 3 in the science career and one day he got offered a job at the same level but in the medical field. I think that's a pretty cool feature.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 25, 01:18:11
I like that you can sit on the edge of the bathtub. I had created a John Connor Sim out of boredom (Terminator was on at the time) and I put him in a house and didn't supply any new furniture, to keep it as desolate as I could, and when he made himself a sad little PB&J sandwich he went and sat on the edge of his tub and I thought it really fit with a sad image of someone who can't even afford a table.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 25, 01:19:43
Neat tip - apparently, you can age a sim at -any- time.  Just put down a cake and have them blow out the candles. 

Thought I'd mention that this works for any Sim on the lot.  When my twin teens became YAs, one of their boyfriends was a YA already and one was still in high school.  I wasn't sure how long the one in high school would take to age naturally, so I put a cake down for him and had him blow out the candles too.  Just have any active Sim click on the cake, and a dropdown list with everyone on the lot except elders should show up.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 25, 01:20:17
Is it impossible to put items in a Sim's inventory? They put things in their own, but can you no longer put, say, a sofa in their inventory? If so HOW?!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 25, 01:23:24
How do you "Donate money to undermine a charity"?  My Evil sim rolled that wish, but I don't know how to even start fulfilling it.  Is it a random event, or something?

It's done through the mailbox. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 25, 01:35:27
hahahahahaha

One of the townies is named "Gobias Koffi"--and he's a nevernude that looks just like Tobias Funke. That's awesome.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 25, 01:37:21
hahahahahaha

One of the townies is named "Gobias Koffi"--and he's a nevernude that looks just like Tobias Funke. That's awesome.

Gobias some coffee.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 25, 01:40:35
Is it impossible to put items in a Sim's inventory? They put things in their own, but can you no longer put, say, a sofa in their inventory? If so HOW?!

Well, you can drag stuff into their inventory, but if it doesn't fit, you can put it into the family inventory.  That's done in buy mode, and right underneath the sort items by room and function, there's a box.  That's the family inventory.

In other news, it sucks that the Death Flower plant goes barren after two harvests, but I guess you can always replace it.  I actually do like that the other plants and trees go barren after a few harvests so you can replace them with better quality plants.

Also, where is the money tree seed found?  Anyone know?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: alli on 2009 May 25, 01:49:56
Can you recolor everything with the color wheel? Not just in CAS but in actual playing? (I'm sure thats stupid, but I'm wondering about the logistics of how it works) Any chance of a screen shot or something?

My computer won't be able to run the game at all, so I'm living through y'all right now! At least until I can justify the cost for a new rig. Which will be a while.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 25, 01:51:57
hahahahahaha

One of the townies is named "Gobias Koffi"--and he's a nevernude that looks just like Tobias Funke. That's awesome.

He's a playable, and he's gay (btw, is there any sexual preference at all?). There's also a Funke family in the bin.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 25, 01:56:13
He's a playable, and he's gay (btw, is there any sexual preference at all?). There's also a Funke family in the bin.
As far as I can tell, there is no attribute for this. In TS2, there was an attribute, but it did nothing out of the box. I have not found such an attribute in TS3.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 25, 01:59:26
Is it impossible to put items in a Sim's inventory? They put things in their own, but can you no longer put, say, a sofa in their inventory? If so HOW?!

Well, you can drag stuff into their inventory, but if it doesn't fit, you can put it into the family inventory.  That's done in buy mode, and right underneath the sort items by room and function, there's a box.  That's the family inventory.

In other news, it sucks that the Death Flower plant goes barren after two harvests, but I guess you can always replace it.  I actually do like that the other plants and trees go barren after a few harvests so you can replace them with better quality plants.

Also, where is the money tree seed found?  Anyone know?

I must be pretty dense, but how the hell do you drag anything into their inventory? The only way I can move a sofa around is if I'm in buy or build, and if I'm in either of these modes, the inventory is stuck in the live mode UI and thus inaccessible.

What am I missing ?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 25, 02:02:07
Can you recolor everything with the color wheel? Not just in CAS but in actual playing? (I'm sure thats stupid, but I'm wondering about the logistics of how it works) Any chance of a screen shot or something?

Everything but stairs and fences.  Check out YouTube -- it has some videos showing this off.  One you may enjoy is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_28g9uProQc

When checking out Sims 3 videos on YouTube or Google Video, be sure to sort by date -- older ones will usually have been removed for "copyright reasons".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaBuschckah on 2009 May 25, 02:04:27
hahahahahaha

One of the townies is named "Gobias Koffi"--and he's a nevernude that looks just like Tobias Funke. That's awesome.

YES. When I heard there was going to be a Nevernude trait, I had hoped to make me a Tobias...EA gains points in my book just for this. :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 25, 02:04:38
I must be pretty dense, but how the hell do you drag anything into their inventory? The only way I can move a sofa around is if I'm in buy or build, and if I'm in either of these modes, the inventory is stuck in the live mode UI and thus inaccessible.

What am I missing ?

Switch to the inventory tab in live mode, and then just hover over the item in live mode, left-click and hold down the button and drag it to the inventory window.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 25, 02:15:27
Can you recolor everything with the color wheel? Not just in CAS but in actual playing? (I'm sure thats stupid, but I'm wondering about the logistics of how it works) Any chance of a screen shot or something?

Everything but stairs and fences.  Check out YouTube -- it has some videos showing this off.  One you may enjoy is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_28g9uProQc

When checking out Sims 3 videos on YouTube or Google Video, be sure to sort by date -- older ones will usually have been removed for "copyright reasons".

I think the mood candle can't be recolored either.  At least I can't get it to.  I think there are a couple of other small things, too.

And I see that the game crashing after enabling the testing cheats is still a staple.  Trying to age my toddler (because the damn cake doesn't want to age him) resulted in a crash to desktop.  Sadly, my sim had just had the baby girl she wanted, so now I get to go through labor all over again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: alli on 2009 May 25, 02:18:47
Can you recolor everything with the color wheel? Not just in CAS but in actual playing? (I'm sure thats stupid, but I'm wondering about the logistics of how it works) Any chance of a screen shot or something?

Everything but stairs and fences.  Check out YouTube -- it has some videos showing this off.  One you may enjoy is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_28g9uProQc

When checking out Sims 3 videos on YouTube or Google Video, be sure to sort by date -- older ones will usually have been removed for "copyright reasons".

Thanks for the youtube link. Looks like a blast. Finally being able to have matching wood grains! About friggin' time.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 25, 02:37:42
I think the mood candle can't be recolored either.  At least I can't get it to.  I think there are a couple of other small things, too.

And I see that the game crashing after enabling the testing cheats is still a staple.  Trying to age my toddler (because the damn cake doesn't want to age him) resulted in a crash to desktop.  Sadly, my sim had just had the baby girl she wanted, so now I get to go through labor all over again.
I've yet to have a crash. Probably a system issue. Not saying that you should have a system issue. Hello, Nvidia bug.

You can't recolor painting frames, which makes me a sad panda. On the same note, during cell phone pics and still life painting, you cannot switch to camera mode and cannot move the frame up and down on the Y axis. A work-around is to pause, cue the action, tab into camera mode, get situated, then unpause. It's total fail for action shots.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: snowluv on 2009 May 25, 02:38:25
Is there a restriction on how many textures can be imported into the game? Does anyone see a future conflict with this once we are able to  import new meshes?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 25, 02:44:24
After the various previews, CCCC, hands ons, etc., there was some talk among the sheeples of more public woohoo options.  Did this actually come to fruition or were they getting their 12-year-old panties moist for nothing?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 25, 02:46:41
Is there a restriction on how many textures can be imported into the game? Does anyone see a future conflict with this once we are able to  import new meshes?

Dumb question, but...we can import textures?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 25, 02:49:14
*snerk* My evil sim just had a wish to steal candy from her own kid.  I had her do it and she immediately tossed up a wish to snuggle him. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: snowluv on 2009 May 25, 03:05:28
Is there a restriction on how many textures can be imported into the game? Does anyone see a future conflict with this once we are able to  import new meshes?

Dumb question, but...we can import textures?

I was just reading above my post about custom textures. I was wondering if, once we are able to, will there be a restriction on how many files we will be able to store?  I am not playing an arrred game because I phailed at being a pirate, the shame will haunt me for at least another two weeks.  :'(  Or until the brownies are out of the oven and I have appeased my inner child.  :P  Soo, I am assuming the OP was speaking of the custom textures that were created within the game, not ones that have been imported for use. The fact that once a few have been saved is causing a lag in loading times makes me wonder if we will be restricted on how many we can have at any given point.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 25, 03:21:07
Is there a restriction on how many textures can be imported into the game? Does anyone see a future conflict with this once we are able to  import new meshes?

Dumb question, but...we can import textures?

I was just reading above my post about custom textures. I was wondering if, once we are able to, will there be a restriction on how many files we will be able to store?  I am not playing an arrred game because I phailed at being a pirate, the shame will haunt me for at least another two weeks.  :'(  Or until the brownies are out of the oven and I have appeased my inner child.  :P  Soo, I am assuming the OP was speaking of the custom textures that were created within the game, not ones that have been imported for use. The fact that once a few have been saved is causing a lag in loading times makes me wonder if we will be restricted on how many we can have at any given point.

Are you talking about the post that discusses saving your own presets?  If I'm not mistaken, those are combinations of textures rather than textures themselves -- it may be difficult to correlate loading time increase from presets to loading time increase from new textures.  There is a place on the new Exchange (or the Store? or both?) for new textures, so this is something that should be available in TS3 (hopefully without EAxis's interference, thankyouverymuch). 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisylee on 2009 May 25, 04:11:23
New album, 45 images (http://s461.photobucket.com/albums/qq331/ZazazuPhotos/TS3%20Album%203/).

Great pics! Thanks! That one with the screaming baby in the crib is hilarious!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 25, 04:16:21
I don't know if this has been posted, but SimPrograms is reporting that the leak is 17 builds pre-final.

http://www.simprograms.com/leaked-sims-3-game-is-17-builds-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-30399

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Wonder why your leaked Sims 3 game that you've downloaded is low on content and has many bugs?  If you've guessed it's not the final version, you are correct!  According to the various comments in some of my previous posts, the leaked version is 1.0.615.00107.  Well, a crafty Sims fan found information of the first Sims 3 patch from EA (http://na.llnet.eadownloads.ea.com/u/f/sims/sims3/patches/sims3_sku7_update_manifest.xml) which reads that it'll take the game (1.0.631.00107) and update to version 1.0.632.00107.  A lot can change in 17 builds!

Hmmm ... I don't know enough about these things to know exactly how much can change in 17 builds, personally. It would depend on how much time elapsed during those builds, right?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 25, 04:22:04
After the various previews, CCCC, hands ons, etc., there was some talk among the sheeples of more public woohoo options.  Did this actually come to fruition or were they getting their 12-year-old panties moist for nothing?

Far as I can tell, there's fewer. No clothing store means no changing booths, so that one's gone. Basically the only things left that Sims were able to woohoo in in TS2 are beds and cars, and I haven't tried the cars yet.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 25, 04:40:31
New album, 45 images (http://s461.photobucket.com/albums/qq331/ZazazuPhotos/TS3%20Album%203/).

Great pics! Thanks! That one with the screaming baby in the hood is hilarious!
And I have no idea which baby it is, since at current count they have six boys. Six. Christopher has never gotten the girl he wants, poor guy. Since his wife is five days to elder and the eldest is 3 days to young adult, he never will. Gotta love 1.5% odds.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 25, 04:45:31
After the various previews, CCCC, hands ons, etc., there was some talk among the sheeples of more public woohoo options.  Did this actually come to fruition or were they getting their 12-year-old panties moist for nothing?

Far as I can tell, there's fewer. No clothing store means no changing booths, so that one's gone. Basically the only things left that Sims were able to woohoo in in TS2 are beds and cars, and I haven't tried the cars yet.

That's what I was assuming, but I thought I'd ask and see.

New album, 45 images (http://s461.photobucket.com/albums/qq331/ZazazuPhotos/TS3%20Album%203/).

Great pics! Thanks! That one with the screaming baby in the hood is hilarious!
And I have no idea which baby it is, since at current count they have six boys. Six. Christopher has never gotten the girl he wants, poor guy. Since his wife is five days to elder and the eldest is 3 days to young adult, he never will. Gotta love 1.5% odds.

Well, there's always a chance with much-younger-golddigging-wifey-numero-dos


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GayJohnScarritt on 2009 May 25, 05:12:49
Also, where is the money tree seed found?  Anyone know?

I found the Money Tree Seed on the up-slope besides the Cemetery (it might also be found by that Dome of the Science Center).  It will be one of the Unknown Special seeds.  So it's pot-luck planting them and seeing what grows, tho once it sprouts, you can tell it's a Money Tree, then get rid of the rest.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 25, 05:22:09
Also, where is the money tree seed found?  Anyone know?

I found the Money Tree Seed on the up-slope besides the Cemetery (it might also be found by that Dome of the Science Center).  It will be one of the Unknown Special seeds.  So it's pot-luck planting them and seeing what grows, tho once it sprouts, you can tell it's a Money Tree, then get rid of the rest.
Save yourself up 40,000 Life Points and buy the Collection Finder thing, or what ever it is.. you can then see all the seeds on the map, and you can spend a sims week getting your sim to run around all over the map picking them up, but I have noticed that one day the "unknown" seed will be in once place, then the next day/week I go back to get more seeds, and find that there is a tomato one there, so yeah its hit-and-miss.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: X-Phile on 2009 May 25, 05:27:17
I just found real evidence that we trully have the full game.
Sorry, build versions are different from arr version and retail version.  :-[
Build 1.0.631.00107 is the release that is coming next week. The pirate version is 1.0.615.00107.
EA has the first patch ready for the release game (x.x.631.x to x.x.632.x).

Quote:
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"It's not the full game. Half of the world — an entire second city — is missing,"
said spokeswoman Holly Rockwood in a statement.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2Ts-zyPtq_1NOZV49oeN7ZvY4RgD98BBEMG0

EA said we get a second city up for download when we register the game. ;)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 25, 05:31:23
I just found real evidence that we trully have the full game.
Quote:
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"It's not the full game. Half of the world — an entire second city — is missing,"
said spokeswoman Holly Rockwood in a statement.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2Ts-zyPtq_1NOZV49oeN7ZvY4RgD98BBEMG0

EA said we get a second city up for download when we register the game. ;)

From that article, "EA said the pirated version "is a buggy, pre-final" version of the game."
Edit: Either this is a full version and like said many times before, they are covering their asses, because the game is crap... or it is infact, a pre-release of the final game, which would hopefully make sence as to why there are alot of issues with it.. and barely any content. the fact that we dont get another city is because we cant register a pirated game, but because its missing. I guess we wont know until the official copy is in our hands and every one elses.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 25, 05:38:18
I must be pretty dense, but how the hell do you drag anything into their inventory? The only way I can move a sofa around is if I'm in buy or build, and if I'm in either of these modes, the inventory is stuck in the live mode UI and thus inaccessible.

What am I missing ?

Switch to the inventory tab in live mode, and then just hover over the item in live mode, left-click and hold down the button and drag it to the inventory window.

OK, I managed to put the teddy bear into one of my Sim's inventories. Nothing else I've tried to drag in budges.

I guess that the days of moving whatever you want into a Sim's inventory are over. This will make moving out individual Sims pretty horrible.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 25, 05:45:27
I guess that the days of moving whatever you want into a Sim's inventory are over. This will make moving out individual Sims pretty horrible.

Actually, when you move them out, you can make the choice to pack their belongings or leave them behind.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: wes_h on 2009 May 25, 05:49:19

Edit: Either this is a full version and like said many times before, they are covering their asses, because the game is crap... or it is infact, a pre-release of the final game, which would hopefully make sence as to why there are alot of issues with it.. and barely any content.


Build 1.0.631.00107 is the release that is coming next week. The pirate version is 1.0.615.00107.
EA has the first patch ready for the release game (x.x.631.x to x.x.632.x).




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 25, 05:54:34

Edit: Either this is a full version and like said many times before, they are covering their asses, because the game is crap... or it is infact, a pre-release of the final game, which would hopefully make sence as to why there are alot of issues with it.. and barely any content.

Build 1.0.631.00107 is the release that is coming next week. The pirate version is 1.0.615.00107.
EA has the first patch ready for the release game (x.x.631.x to x.x.632.x).
Sweet, this is good to know, and i have no doubts that patch will be obsolate about 2 hours after being availble! Haha. Good old EAxis never fails! The Fails.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 25, 06:40:07
So the game is confirmed to be obsolete? It appears we won't know until June...

I hope it's less of a complete fail.

Also, did anyone think they just took Sims 2 and merged it with Splotch? Especially the CAST is creepily exact to the Creature Creator.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 25, 07:09:54
I must be pretty dense, but how the hell do you drag anything into their inventory? The only way I can move a sofa around is if I'm in buy or build, and if I'm in either of these modes, the inventory is stuck in the live mode UI and thus inaccessible.

What am I missing ?

Switch to the inventory tab in live mode, and then just hover over the item in live mode, left-click and hold down the button and drag it to the inventory window.

OK, I managed to put the teddy bear into one of my Sim's inventories. Nothing else I've tried to drag in budges.

I guess that the days of moving whatever you want into a Sim's inventory are over. This will make moving out individual Sims pretty horrible.


IDK if you know about the family inventory in build/buy mode. Thats where you put most stuff now and then you can move it around, sell it or store. THe UI inventory AFAIK is for stuff that the sims will readily use like the cell phone, books etc.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Aphrodite on 2009 May 25, 07:15:27
Nice pics Zazazu, my sim married that Christopher guy too. Do you know if you can use any bait to catch different fish or does it have to be another fish? I'm up to around 9 of his 13. I like that because he's a natural cook he can 'jazz up' any dish, or whatver terminology they use in game.  Are you finding the sprinklers effective? My sims just seem to want to play in them all the time, incessantly.

Does anyone know how to use the Death Flower?  I have several in my sims inventory but can't figure it out- I assume it's to bring a ghost back to 'life', but I can't find an option.  Talking of ghosts, everytime my sim visits the graveyard a ghost runs out and jumps into a car and drives off...  

(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/Twoyys4me/ts3ghost.jpg)  infact here they are queuing up, the ghost standing jumped into another car after the first one left- what have they got 'rent-a-ghost' jobs or something?  I've seen a ghost child too which is creepy, she doesn't drive yet.





Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heinel on 2009 May 25, 07:31:30
Does anyone know how to use the Death Flower?  I have several in my sims inventory but can't figure it out- I assume it's to bring a ghost back to 'life', but I can't find an option.  

Didn't they say the death flower let you beg for your life when you die?  You just keep it in the inventory until it happens.

To make playable ghosts I think it is that Oh My Ghost! opportunity from the science center.


I did not try to verify either though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 25, 07:54:55

Edit: Either this is a full version and like said many times before, they are covering their asses, because the game is crap... or it is infact, a pre-release of the final game, which would hopefully make sence as to why there are alot of issues with it.. and barely any content.


Build 1.0.631.00107 is the release that is coming next week. The pirate version is 1.0.615.00107.
EA has the first patch ready for the release game (x.x.631.x to x.x.632.x).



Now doesn't that say something,They already have a patch for the new superior release,
So to fix the crap June release (exact what we have now?) to cover their lie,they patch the new one with some bug fixes a bit more content and "maybe an extra town"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 25, 08:01:33
Finally being able to have matching wood grains! About friggin' time.

...apart from on the bloody staircases!!  >:(   Looks like I will be making mainly bungalows till that is fixed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kaneriz on 2009 May 25, 08:16:04
Does anyone know how to use the Death Flower?  I have several in my sims inventory but can't figure it out- I assume it's to bring a ghost back to 'life', but I can't find an option.  

Didn't they say the death flower let you beg for your life when you die?  You just keep it in the inventory until it happens.
To make playable ghosts I think it is that Oh My Ghost! opportunity from the science center.
I did not try to verify either though.

I have a playable ghost, and yes I made it through the science center. But now, the ghost won´t die. testingcheatsenabled won´t kill the sim or age him. The ghost is really old and I'm tired of it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 25, 08:31:42
Whether you enjoy the game or not relies mostly on whether you were hoping for a better open-ended toy than TS2, with the best features of TS2 ported intact, or destined to be ported in future EPs.

TS3 is a goal-oriented game that forces you to play The One Fambly. If I understand correctly, you can "save as" your One Fambly Household, go mess with another family, and then unfreeze The One Fambly without penalty. Each different One Fambly you choose to create and pilot around makes its own bubbleverse. You can't play, like in TS2, one family and then go directly to family B and expect them to have not done something stupid or fatal or irritating, like get fat/thin, lose jobs, buy stupid crap, move / die, marry, or have a litter of pinto-bean sproglets.

You can take pains to fight the fat puddingy defaults in CAS3, make a passel of Sims, seed them into the low-rent properties available for the dirt poor noob Sims, and interact with them, but you can only control one family. So if you wanted a MATY hood, you'd be out of luck. Even if all MATY Sims could magically fit on one lot, which they can't, then you'd be out of separate homebases. Say you want to make The Butthaus and The Peebase. Butthaus denizens will only do as you command when they are The One Fambly. Peebase will have Sims being independently stupid, no matter how you set your free will toggler. Pees will be dying, losing jobs, divorcing and marrying, get stuff repossesed, burning down their kitchens, staring into space, and generally being dumb Sims. If you get the Butts toeing the line and on track and save your game, and swop to the Peebase, nothing you did in Butthaus registers at Peebase, and now the Butts are off being stupid Sims. The two bubbleverses do not dovetail or overlap.

The objects, hairs, outfits, etc. are severely limited. It is probably because EA hoped to sell us stuff for $20 a set.

Once you meet the goals a few times in the game, it gets boring. While the collecting is entertaining, briefly, now, it isn't going to stay that way.

The ability to customize almost all objects / outfits / hairs is very good. No more mismatched Maxis fug. The selection of objects that can't be customized, however, is puzzling. Other items defy matching, such as kitchen appliances. Most of the default patterns aren't bad.

There are some shortcuts, if you poke about. Say Sim A wants watermelon. Sim B, same household, can haz. But Sim A is at the spa, and Sim B is at work. You can, as Simdeity, go to the household, click to open the fridge, drag the melon in there from Sim B's inventory, then select Sim A, open fridge, drag the melon to A's inventory. Thus A and B can exchange food while being in two different places. I assume this sort of thing is limited to stuff that fits in personal inventories. I assume A can find a rock, you as Simdeity can go to their homebase, drag it onto a surface or floor, then have B pick it up or drag it into B's inventory.

Birthday cake can't go in  the fridge. If you were hoping to haz some caek, forget it; unless you use it right away and deal with the aging up side effect, you wind up with a Sim bitching about soiled food in their Hammerspace / inventory. I don't know if it works only as caek if aging is set to off. Somehow I doubt it.

Being able to wander hood-wide is great. Being able to invite yourself inside other Sims' homes is great. The limitations (no showering, getting booted out at 3am, etc) can probably be hacked eventually.

You can buy books your Sim isn't leveled up enough to use, notably, recipes. AFAIK, they vanish. You waste your money.

If your Sim gets a craving, I haven't figured out how you can buy that food item at a rabbithole restaurant. I suspect you have to read / take classes / figure out ingredient lists for these items and make them at home.

I suspect that making a building you made into a community lot turns it into a shell / rabbithole, but haven't tried it yet. I'm not sure why you'd bother, unless there is a way to make an alternate set of businesses. Since they are rabbitholes, I'm not sure what the point of that would be. If it just makes it non-residential and little else, IDGI. Perhaps someone else can speak to that.

I miss being able to hire a gardener! It is not exciting, after the first time or two, to see your Sim gardening. It is even less interesting to watch them read.

The maid continues to be mostly useless. Stupid newspapers!

Room dividers are useless for anything but colour-filling floor tiles, AFAICT.

Some of the EAxian houses / lots that you can put into the 'hood are really nicely designed. Kudos to whichever poor overworked EA drone made them. Lighting / water effects are decent. I've seen a LOT worse.

Genetics takes a giant step backwards from TS2. You are almost guaranteed a fugly babby and thus fugly future generations. Skin tones are not blended; all genetics is a coin toss affair. Babbys will get unmodified traits from both parents, at random. "Dyed" hair gets passsed down. If you want to try to outguess the gene blender, make your mating Sims look almost alike. If A has red / auburn / gold / orange hair selected, make sure B has the exact same thing. If A has black / dark brown / light brown / pink and B has brown / dark blonde / blue / light blonde, you will possibly get a kid with Spin-Art-coloured hair. I believe Zaza already posted pix of her Rainbow Brite-headed boy Sim.

Even thin-faced Sims get a weird double chin effect.

Some traits are great, especially skills-based traits. Some traits handicap your Sims instead of help them, though, which means that, for efficiency's sake, you will probably eventually choose traits that make skillinating (or meeting new people, or whatever) less of a pain in the ass.

Wishes and moodlets are both clever.

Job opportunities are a step up from chance cards, though I did get an occasional chance card-like decision pop-up.

It is visually attractive and loads quickly. Build / Buy will frustrate and please in equal measure. In build, the controls are overly burdened with useless sparkly crap. In buy, some items show up only in category menus but not in room-related menus and v. versa. If you know some item "belongs" outside, but is also a decor item, you might find it in one or the other location but only sometimes in both.

There are more "slots" on surfaces, and the 45-degree angle rotation and usable diagonal walls are GREAT.

Cars are a step WAY down from TS2. I don't know why they bothered. Often, my Sims will not even bother to use their cars when they are setting off from home. I got two Sims two cars, and they walked or hailed taxis anyway.

There are few "macro"-like commands, as expected. For example, there is no "recycle all" option for old newspapers, so your Sim will trek back and forth and you must direct it to clean each paper separately. On the other hand, "harvest" and "tend garden" seem to push Sims to harvest or tend all plants nearby.

EA basically ignored what made TS1 and TS2 wildly successful and personal to each player. TS2 was more of a toolbox for independent play ideas. TS3 forces goal-oriented / single household play, has designed the code to be difficult to mod (unless you are a programmer type), has forced mini-games on the player (the mandatory book-reading / collecting stuff/ boring skillinating), and forces fugly Townies on you that you cannot easily burninate, drowninate, or mutilate (many of which will call your Sims with whiny "WRY U NO CALL MEH? U BAD FWEND!" messages if you don't waste time dealing with thier F-liness all the time).

With TS3, you are forced to play how EA thinks you should play, and meet their goals, and so on. As a supplement to TS2 (like the Castaway Stories, or the console version, or Sims Wii), it is fine, and the designers of the visuals are to be praised. TS2 remains superior in terms of making the game yours, personally, and telling stories with multiple households, and designing Sim characters. EA adding more 'hoods won't fix the basic problem, here. It's more like Sims 2.25 or something than Sims 3.

In many ways, TS3 feels like a precursor to TS2 (something the designers may have picked up on, as the 'hood is supposedly a "prequel" 'hood to TS2's Pleasantville), even if you are comparing base game to base game. TS2's handling of genetics is far superior. TS3's handling of object custom design tools and colour wheels is superior to TS2's (think of all the permutations of Maxis Match items and multiple items / recolours for objects, or just how many different eye colour / design files there were) EXCEPT when designing Sims. You can make "monsters" in TS2, or simply design realistically-proportioned faces, for the most part. In TS3, even the thinnest face is still puddling-y and pudgy, and there are serious clipping problems with the fugly hair and with fat Sims holding things.

The fact that there ARE fat Sims is a bonus.

I like that there aren't any supernatural creatures wandering about (except ghosts). If your style is more realistic, the basic set-up of TS3 works with that. The ghosts are more like translucent Sims than ghosts, since they can apparently breed and wander about being just as boring as non-ghost Sims. I haven't had any Sim deaths (other than random people I don't recall my Sims meeting!), but other people have apparently been perplexed about what to do with tombstones, etc.

I like some of the subtle humour, which was always a highlight of EAxean SIms games. Nec and I both have wandering gnome statues. Hers is still on her lot, doing creepy and funny things. Mine apparently wandered off-lot and vanished. (Boo!)  I also like it that the peeing obsession has simmered down. I had a pregnant Sim yarf (and it was green, not blue, hooray), but not one has peed anywhere but in a terlet (that I know of).

I understand why we aren't allowed to follow Sims into their jobs, but am rather sad, too. Since there are various scenarios your Sim can choose, they COULD have scripted each scenario with random Sims playing co-workers / boss, and designed interiors. it would require vastly more power and time, though, and I suspect that after the first few dozen views, it would get boring anyway. I didn't like the cut scenes in TS2 much.

Tutorials answer a lot of questions I don't need help with, but do not answer a lot of things that would benefit from a step-by-step pro and con breakdown in a tute (such as how to switch from Fambly A and Fambly B, how to move with and without your stuff, pros and cons of various settings in Options).

As already noted, stopping Story Progression does not stop non-One Fambly families from going about their business of being stupid and Simly and moving away / dying / breeding / having babies suddenly appear out of nowhere with no explanation. The memory system was buggy in TS2, but at least you could peek in and get an idea of what happened to that Sim, and with whom, where. In TS3, you have to keep all those events in your user-edited bio or just remember them.

I'm not sure what function the "fave clour" serves, though apparently "fave food" gets a happy reaction from the Sim, and I assume that "fave music" is the same, though I did not note any increased enthusiasm from my Sim.

Stuff still breaks for no apparent reason in your house, not from misuse or overuse. It breaks ONLY so your Sim has to fix or replace it, and thus make the tinkering / handyperson skillination useful. PROTIP: it is less of a pain in the ass to just go into build/buy and replace it. SRSly. Unless you like the idea of a Sim you may actually like getting electrocuted while fixing a cheap appliance, which, of course, you might. You may also get an opportunity to go WAY outside your Sim's chosen job description or skillset, like my journalist / non-tinkering / non-cooking-skilled Sim did: she was asked to fix a restaurant's plumbing. WOT?

The lack of loading screens between destinations is great; props for that. Occasionally I'll move too quickly for my laptop to keep up with, and I'll see blank grey meshes take on their specific colours, or have things like watering cans pop into Sims' hands belatedly, but those are minor quibbles, and well worth not having to get up and get a drink while a non-homebase destination loads up. How will EA handle getting from 'hood A (the default) and other rumoured 'hoods we can add? Will The One Fambly be able to use a "travel" rabbithole to get from A to B, or will THAT mean loading screens? Will stuff done in 'hood B carry back over into hood 'A? If The One Fambly members meet mates or accept jobs in 'hood B, will they still have them when back in 'hood A? It will be interesting to see what happens.

Bottom line: It isn't open-ended like TS2. If you don't mind being forced to play legacy-style, and re more into designing and building, or if you are a casual player who won't be likely to tire of the mini-games, it is not a bad game, though NOT worth $50. If EA had chosen to promote this as a Simverse goal-like game, rather than as a successor to TS2, I suspect we'd be less RAEG-filled.  Play it as a supplement, not as a game that takes what we actually LIKED and WANTED in TS2 and ignores that in favour of selling content online in the EA Store, "shinies" we honestly don't need, mini-games and rabbit-hole community lots, etc. TS3 makes it difficult to form an attachment to a single family, if you want to explore all the different traits / careers / etc. TS2 allowed players to make as many different "worlds" and "families" as they could think up (and their machines could run)...you could have a Sci Fi 'hood, a Victorian 'hood, a 'hood that included the mystical creatures, a 'hood that was free of werewolves and plant people and so on (beyond the defaults, which could be kept away with hacks and mods if you wanted), a 'hood that had both Sims and buildings YOU designed and liked, and so on.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 25, 08:45:13
You can buy books your Sim isn't leveled up enough to use, notably, recipes. AFAIK, they vanish. You waste your money.

Nah, they just won't show up in the reading list until they're at the proper level to learn the recipe.  Then they're back in the menu for reading material.

If your Sim gets a craving, I haven't figured out how you can buy that food item at a rabbithole restaurant. I suspect you have to read / take classes / figure out ingredient lists for these items and make them at home.

You can click for them to go shopping at the grocery store, and then shop by recipe for whatever they want to eat.

There are few "macro"-like commands, as expected. For example, there is no "recycle all" option for old newspapers, so your Sim will trek back and forth and you must direct it to cleam each paper separately. On the other hand, "harvest" and "tend garden" seem to push Sims to harvest or tend all plants nearby.

For recycling and garbage I tend to just grab them and drag them to the trash can in live mode.  I don't bother directing my Sims to throw them out anymore.  Harvest, tend garden, weed and water garden are all macro-type commands and they'll keep going until every plant on the lot is done.  If they need to go to the bathroom or eat badly while this is happening, that action will insert itself into the queue, then they'll go back to it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LurkieMoar on 2009 May 25, 08:47:01
Thank you for the analysis.  As one who has not yet downloaded the game, I find the discussions here intensely interesting, and this snippet in particular :

With TS3, you are forced to play how EA thinks you should play, and meet their goals, and so on. As a supplement to TS2, it is fine, and the designers of the visuals are to be praised. TS2 remains superior in terms of making the game yours, personally, and telling stories with multiple households, and designing Sim characters. EA adding more 'hoods won't fix the basic problem, here.

<snip>

Bottom line: It isn't open-ended like TS2. If you don't mind being forced to play legacy-style, and re more into designing and building, or if you are a casual player who won't be likely to tire of the mini-games, it is not a bad game, though NOT worth $50.

<snip>


is going to help me to decide whether to bother with the new shiny game or not.  I don't like to be forced into playing an open-ended game such as The Sims in one particular way so, unless the final release fixes the above gameplay issue, EAXis is going to have to do without the cash from people such as I.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 25, 09:07:16
You can buy books your Sim isn't leveled up enough to use, notably, recipes. AFAIK, they vanish. You waste your money.

Nah, they just won't show up in the reading list until they're at the proper level to learn the recipe.  Then they're back in the menu for reading material.

If your Sim gets a craving, I haven't figured out how you can buy that food item at a rabbithole restaurant. I suspect you have to read / take classes / figure out ingredient lists for these items and make them at home.

You can click for them to go shopping at the grocery store, and then shop by recipe for whatever they want to eat.

There are few "macro"-like commands, as expected. For example, there is no "recycle all" option for old newspapers, so your Sim will trek back and forth and you must direct it to cleam each paper separately. On the other hand, "harvest" and "tend garden" seem to push Sims to harvest or tend all plants nearby.

For recycling and garbage I tend to just grab them and drag them to the trash can in live mode.  I don't bother directing my Sims to throw them out anymore.  Harvest, tend garden, weed and water garden are all macro-type commands and they'll keep going until every plant on the lot is done.  If they need to go to the bathroom or eat badly while this is happening, that action will insert itself into the queue, then they'll go back to it.

Thanks for the corrections. It's less frustrating to know that I didn't waste my cash buying them originally, though I did "motherlode" and buy them again to see if they'd go away again. I will probably end up with two copies. Can Sims use the same books, or does each Sim need his/her own books?

I did see recipes in the grocery store, but, of course, my Sim was not cooking-skilled enough to see the recipes for or make the food she craved yet. That does make a weird kind of sense, now.

I suppose I need "moveobjects on" to drag and drop in live mode.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 25, 09:09:45
You'll end up with two copies, but each Sim needs their own copy since immediately after learning the recipe the book vanishes.

I don't think you need moveobjects on, but I'm not positive on that since I usually have it on.  I think it's a default state though.

ETA: I actually forgot that in the skills journal under cooking, each recipe they've learned will show the ingredients necessary as well.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 25, 09:14:27
You'll end up with two copies, but each Sim needs their own copy since immediately after learning the recipe the book vanishes.

That seems silly and unrealistic.  They should be able to put it on the shelves or give to another sim.   Only if they borrowed it from the lending library should it vanish after use.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 25, 09:20:26
That seems silly and unrealistic.  They should be able to put it on the shelves or give to another sim.   Only if they borrowed it from the lending library should it vanish after use.

Then I guess we can hope for a hack from you to correct this?  ;D  Library books indeed never make it into their inventory.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GayJohnScarritt on 2009 May 25, 09:25:23
Save yourself up 40,000 Life Points and buy the Collection Finder thing, or what ever it is.. you can then see all the seeds on the map... so yeah its hit-and-miss.

Yep, my starting sim grabbed that after her LTW was fullfilled, and thank goodness it's transferable to other sims.

I suppose I need "moveobjects on" to drag and drop in live mode.

Nope, you can just grab/drop papers/plates over to the road-side trash can, no cheats needed.  The can will light up when the object is in the right place (like the fridge lights up when putting food/harvestables in).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 25, 09:26:23
Recipe Books as magic scrolls is something that is targeted for termination. I doubt Inge would want to do that, being that Inge doesn't want to touch MSIL, plus the rules on Monolith Blobs and all, you know.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 25, 09:37:22

After playing a bit today, my top annoyance is sims who insist on going to bed at night, whether they are tired or not. My guy wanted to go fishing before 6am, so I cheated his energy and kept him up, and then at 4am, he went to bed instead of going fishing. WTF, dude. He was about 90% of full energy at the time.

How in the world did you extend his energy?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 25, 09:38:24
I didn't say I didn't want to touch that scripting per se, but I do have a strong feeling that I don't want to reengage in the hassle I had in sims 2 where virtually everything either of us made clashed with something the other made and I constantly had to field support questions about compatibility.  I can see myself sticking to standalone hacked objects, if I do anything at all.  Maybe it is possible to make a permanent recipe book as an alternative to the disappearing ones.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 25, 09:55:25
I have insomnia tonight, so I played around a bit with social interactions.

Platonic social interactions are Win.  I like the ability to talk about things that actually have contextual relevance - my sim was gardening, and had options to talk/boast about gardening; she determined that the other person was a Natural Cook, and gained options to talk about cooking; she discovered that the other person was a snob and had the option to mock them for it; a toddler started crying, and she gained the option to complain about it.  Furthermore, since the conversation is now governed by the state of the other person, it's no longer a matter of repeating Social Interaction X Y times to achieve efficient gain in friendship points - that was what made autosoc in TS2 necessary, because social interaction had become another mindless skilling game.  Now you actually have to keep track of where the conversation is and react logically, and ease it into certain directions; you have to keep track of what you know about the other person, too.  I stopped directing the conversation for a bit, and the message turned into "Sim X sees that Sim Y is bored," followed by some interactions initiated by Sim X.  Plus, there are all these fun moodlets that pop up over the course of the conversation that make it that much more realistic.  Having my sim make friends was actually my favorite experience with TS3, so far.

Romantic interactions are Fail.  Maybe it's just that TS3 lacks chemistry, or something, but basically you can just walk up to anyone, doesn't even matter if you've only just met, and be married by the end of the night.  I did kind of like the idea that you have to build up to more advanced options gradually, for the same reason that I like the fact that you have to direct conversations to particular places, but since there's no "long-term" relationship status to stop the higher interactions from working, it doesn't wind up mattering very much.  Actually, I think this would be a good thing if it were an open-ended game - you can then choose whatever mates you want for all of your sims - but since you can't control everyone it just works out to all of your sims ultimately falling in love and having spawn by whoever the first person they meet is.  And to be honest, wooing these fugly playdough sims is just not very interesting, especially when they just seem to be cloning themselves anyway.  I really wouldn't mind if sims fell in love and woohooed and had babies on their own as long as it actually made some fucking sense.

My enjoyment of these games is dependent on my being able to write some kind of story about them in my head, and when stuff happens for no logical reason it doesn't work, and I can't bring myself to think of the game-generated sims as real people anyway.  I didn't think the mere fugliness would be enough to turn me off of TS3, but I'm beginning to rethink that now.

Also, is there a way to make sims selectable via testingcheats and then make them unselectable again?  I see that with shift+click you can add them to The One Family, but there doesn't seem to be a way to un-add them afterwards (except, presumably, by switching families and then adding them to The One Family again).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Madame Mim on 2009 May 25, 09:55:53
I just got an offer to pre-order the game - http://static.jp.eaplay.com/email/sims3/au/?email_view=637 - the great bonus being a liquid filled Sims mouse mat - yehaw!!!!  :D

What really got me is that although the prices listed stay the same as I've previously been quoted (just under AU$100 for the standard game, just over for the collectors edition) there's a little add on the main page that says I could have it for AU$19.95 if I trade in any two games from their acceptable games list - none of which are PC versions, or, really, games I'd expect most Sims players to play (although I did only give the list a quick glance when I realised there were no PC games).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 25, 10:03:04
Romantic interactions are Fail.  Maybe it's just that TS3 lacks chemistry, or something, but basically you can just walk up to anyone, doesn't even matter if you've only just met, and be married by the end of the night.  I did kind of like the idea that you have to build up to more advanced options gradually, for the same reason that I like the fact that you have to direct conversations to particular places, but since there's no "long-term" relationship status to stop the higher interactions from working, it doesn't wind up mattering very much.  

But could this be another thing that is trait-based?  Maybe some sims are happy to marry someone they just met while other sims would expect to know them for a while first?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 25, 10:03:55

After playing a bit today, my top annoyance is sims who insist on going to bed at night, whether they are tired or not. My guy wanted to go fishing before 6am, so I cheated his energy and kept him up, and then at 4am, he went to bed instead of going fishing. WTF, dude. He was about 90% of full energy at the time.

How in the world did you extend his energy?

Shift-cntl-C (IIRC), 'testingcheatsenabled true', drag energy bar manually with mouse...at least, that's my guess.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 25, 10:07:40
But could this be another thing that is trait-based?  Maybe some sims are happy to marry someone they just met while other sims would expect to know them for a while first?

I don't think so - there were no trait-specific interactions in the Romantic menu, and the sim I did this with was Evil/Ambitious/Lucky/Excitable/Athletic.  No romantic traits at all.  She wasn't after him for his money either, because he wasn't rich. :P  Basically, all you have to do is keep doing a variety of different romantic socials until you get to the "very alluring" stage and then you start getting the "go steady" and then "get married" options.  Once you've figured out how the directed platonic socials work you don't even have to think about it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 25, 11:15:47
Appreciate: That you can customize a face and then choose feature archetypes without totally fuglifying the Sim.  In TS2, once you'd made adjustments, picking a nose archetype would put the nose in all kinds of hideous positions, seemingly relative to whatever face archetype you originally chose.  

Hate: Crappy textures.  All clothing looks like it's made of leather, and against-the-skin clothing like wifebeaters look absolutely hideous.  The latter might be due to my less than awesome card (7600) but blah, the textures are not very winful.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 25, 11:18:37
It ultimately does not matter though, since there is no guarantee that the sims you spend so much time making in CAS are not just going to skip town and be replaced by random pudding-face townies.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mr. Snooley on 2009 May 25, 11:23:12
I agree with rufio 100%, and ultimately that "feature" makes this game unplayable.

Ah well, only 1 more week until I can smack trashcans off the road from my own made Sims, instead of some ugly crackheads wich have adopted 6 Alien Toddler Larva's.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kazebird on 2009 May 25, 11:54:38
Whoever thought the moving 'feature' was a good idea was an absolute moron! Worst of all, even though minor code changes are possible, it looks like we may be stuck with this 'feature'.

Oh well...

If anyone needs me, I'll be playing TS2, making a new family. I'm thinking of him living in the forest with nothing but a fridge, two walls, a roof, and a garden plot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Ryslin on 2009 May 25, 12:04:13
I am curious to see if the male voice 1 grumble stays in the game on launch.

It is distinctly cussing right now. Won't that get some knickers in a twist.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 25, 12:07:43
I've now married off the three children of my founding couple, and said founding couple has bitten the dust.  The guy died at 90, but the woman hung on until 98.  I'm not sure if it was because she lived a good life, or if they were just giving her a little more time to meet her lifetime goal, which she finally did a couple of days before passing on.

I've been watching the homes of the three children -- Grant, Moira, and Angelica -- with interest.

Grant and wife Felicia stayed in the founding home.  Felicia has no mother in her family tree, just a father and a brother.  Since her marriage, her father has "acquired" another son, which was announced in the paper and verified in the family tree.  However, in the paper it said "mother and child are sleeping well," as it always does.

When I moved Moira and Angelica into their husband's homes, I noticed a number of other people living there and was curious about who they might be.  I used the "save as" option to save the neighborhood under a different name, and went into the saved copy to investigate -- did not want to lose progress with my primary family.  Moira's husband had an unrelated young adult male living there, who apparently was only an acquaintance of her husband's.  Angelica's husband had his father living there, plus another man with his teen son who were also mere acquaintances.  This says to me that the game sticks random people into households rather than finding them their own places to live.  Not sure why they'd do that -- maybe it's to help these other Sims make friends etc.  

Anyway, after determining who these people were, I went back to my original neighborhood (and threw out the saved one) and used edit town to evict these barely-known people.  When you do that, you get the option to merge them with another family, move them into their own place, or trash them.  I've been watching Angelica's and Moira's houses since then.  No spawn yet, and no strangers have moved in.  Grant still has good relationships with his sisters, and Felicia gets the want to hang with her father sometimes.  She has a relationship with her eldest brother, but not with the newborn over there.

Oh, also, I've been keeping an eye on Mortimer and Bella.  They are both elders now and never married.  Mortimer lives alone.  Bella still lives with her brother, Michael.  I would see Mortimer and Bella interacting playfully in town sometimes, but I guess if a player wants them married, they have to play that family or keep their fingers crossed.  Just an interesting observation.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 25, 12:10:52
From Wikipedia:

Quote
EA later commented the leak was a "buggy, pre-final" version. EA claims that more than half of the game is missing and is susceptible to crashes or worse.

Of course it is, EA made it.
Reading this thread, it sounds like the cracked out Sim City player's answer to "How many buttons can you have in one game?"

you get the option to merge them with another family, move them into their own place, or trash them.

Is it okay to trash people in Sims 3, or would no one know yet?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 25, 12:35:07
wooow crashes or worse...Whats the worst that can happen? The sims uninstall them selves and take over the computer? Really. Haha they make it sound like doomsday. You'll crash...or worse. *Dun, dun, dunnn*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 25, 12:45:17

Edit: Either this is a full version and like said many times before, they are covering their asses, because the game is crap... or it is infact, a pre-release of the final game, which would hopefully make sence as to why there are alot of issues with it.. and barely any content.


Build 1.0.631.00107 is the release that is coming next week. The pirate version is 1.0.615.00107.
EA has the first patch ready for the release game (x.x.631.x to x.x.632.x).




Ok I have no idea what a build is, so here are some stupid questions:

1. Does this mean we won't be able to patch the leaked game once the patch comes out?

2. What will happen to our saved games and exports? Could they be just copied over to final game's directories? Or will they be incompatible? I'm mostly interested in this, don't want to get involved if I won't be able to access my saves with final build.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Chain_Reaction on 2009 May 25, 12:53:55

Ok I have no idea what a build is, so here are some stupid questions:

1. Does this mean we won't be able to patch the leaked game once the patch comes out?

2. What will happen to our saved games and exports? Could they be just copied over to final game's directories? Or will they be incompatible? I'm mostly interested in this, don't want to get involved if I won't be able to access my saves with final build.

Most likely you'll have to uninstall the leak, install the retail, then patch it. Of course we're going to have to wait for a cracked patched exe which may take awhile.

And I hope they work, I've built several houses and made a couple sims that I spent hours on and have played to great detail. I will strangle someone if they don't work. I believe they will because I doubt much is going to change in those newer builds.

In other news, man those ghosts sure do get around...

(http://i44.tinypic.com/14j42gl.jpg)

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2metyc9.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rockermonkey on 2009 May 25, 13:02:14
I would think they would work, since builds are pretty much just patches if I'm correct. Oh, and by the way. By installing this is it still possible to install the purchased retail version and not worry about cracking it or anything. I know dumb question as it's most likely a yes, but just making sure. You can never be too safe ;]. I plan to buy it on June 2nd. So EA put a block on klepto's and they can only steal 3 times a day, that kinda sucks. I hope that's taken out in the final build because I like being able to do exactly what I want when I want, including stealing things for my little sim-klepto's. :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 25, 13:31:13
TS3 is a goal-oriented game that forces you to play The One Fambly. ...Once you meet the goals a few times in the game, it gets boring. While the collecting is entertaining, briefly, now, it isn't going to stay that way.

I would generally agree with this statement.  I am trying to resist the "scavenger hunt" playstyle, as well as the purely goal-oriented play.  I will succumb only under duress.  Do bad things happen if you don't run around finding seeds, gems, etc.?  My new sim (Mr. Jesus H. Christ - story may be coming soon) has had severaly wishes fulfilled (skillinating, meeting new person), but I have been playing him more or less as a TS2 style sim.  I see no particular reason to enslave myself to fulfilling his goals, especially if he's the only sim/family I get to play.  So far, I am not noticing that I HAVE to play significantly differently.  I am willing to entertain the notion that I will become annoyed with this yet.  Am I missing something?


The ability to customize almost all objects / outfits / hairs is very good. No more mismatched Maxis fug.

I quite enjoy this feature as well.  You should see Mr. Christ's lovely formalwear.  The company that made the drapes for the Sound of Music kids could not have done better.

Is there any "attraction marker" thing going?  So far, Jesus has met a couple of other sims, and "thinks X is okay".  Doesn't sound like a rousing romantic endorsement to me, but they were rather fugly.  He has also lost a fight to a neighbour - making enemies for fight can be done a lot quicker in TS3 than in TS2.  Far fewer negative interactions are required to build that red enemy bar.  This has to be seen as a positive development.  Fights also seem to be resolved more quickly (Jesus' first ever fight lasted less than a 1/2 sim hour) - perhaps more testing is needed.

The Grim Reaper was more nicely cobwebby in TS2.  The TS3 one is slim, black, sleek, and more cartoony.  I like the ability to write an epitaph for the gravestone or urn/box.  Also, when I killed off Pablo Martinez (or whatever his name was) by starving him suddenly in his bathroom, he waved frantically and yelled "Banoobie" as he expired.  I find this disquieting.




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 25, 13:35:19
I am trying to resist the "scavenger hunt" playstyle, as well as the purely goal-oriented play.  I will succumb only under duress.  Do bad things happen if you don't run around finding seeds, gems, etc.?  My new sim (Mr. Jesus H. Christ - story may be coming soon) has earned charisma points by skillinating (fulfilled wish), but I have been playing him more or less as a TS2 style sim.  So far, I am not noticing that I HAVE to play significantly differently.  I am willing to entertain the notion that I will become annoyed with this yet.  Am I missing something?

Well, your sim may go stir crazy if you don't send them out in the neighbourhood sometimes.  And nothing bad at all happens if you don't collect stuff.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Annan on 2009 May 25, 13:37:30
I would think they would work, since builds are pretty much just patches if I'm correct. Oh, and by the way. By installing this is it still possible to install the purchased retail version and not worry about cracking it or anything. I know dumb question as it's most likely a yes, but just making sure. You can never be too safe ;]. I plan to buy it on June 2nd. So EA put a block on klepto's and they can only steal 3 times a day, that kinda sucks. I hope that's taken out in the final build because I like being able to do exactly what I want when I want, including stealing things for my little sim-klepto's. :)

If you want to avoid SecuRom, you'll still need a cracked .exe even if you buy the game. And you DO want to avoid SecuRom.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 25, 13:46:09
So far, I am not noticing that I HAVE to play significantly differently.  I am willing to entertain the notion that I will become annoyed with this yet.  Am I missing something?

Well, your sim may go stir crazy if you don't send them out in the neighbourhood sometimes.  And nothing bad at all happens if you don't collect stuff.

Fine.  But in TS2, sims went crazy if they had fires, lacked social, or you didn't get them endless aspiration points.  I see the new "wish" system as a replacement (not necessarily an improvement) for the asp.point system.  In TS2, it was very easy to get stuck in a "must fulfill wants" style.  This could be resisted.  Also, I find that if you take your sim out to do something new (which is not on their wish list) they "discover" the option to do the activity and may get wishes for it.  Jesus had no desire to develop body skills, but had just lost a fight.  I took him off to the gym, and showed him the exercise machines.  Next thing I know, he wants to build body skills.  It may be coincidence, but one may also have some influence over which wishes come up.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 25, 13:46:53

Is there any "attraction marker" thing going?  So far, Jesus has met a couple of other sims, and "thinks X is okay".  Doesn't sound like a rousing romantic endorsement to me, but they were rather fugly.  

All relationships pretty much start out that way, unless you're very charismatic.  It advances from "being okay" to "being sociable," "being amusing," etc.  These are the non-romantic interactions.  If you want to kick it up a notch, you have to delve into the romantic relationships, when it starts getting "is being flirtatios," "is being alluring," and finally (and most importantly), "is being irresistable."  Once you're irresistable, you can propose marriage, woo-hoo, whatever, and willl likely be accepted unless the other Sim is low on basic needs.  

It's been a little disquieting that I've been able to develop romantic relationships with whatever Sims I've chosen thusfar.  Maybe I was just lucky and they were compatible.  Or maybe there are no incompatiblities that would stand in the way of romance; I just don't know.  I know one couple of mine had a basic incompatibility in that he was a computer whiz and she was a technophobe, but they fell in love and got married anyway.  I'm not playing that couple, so I don't know if it causes conflict in their daily lives or not.


The Grim Reaper was more nicely cobwebby in TS2.  The TS3 one is slim, black, sleek, and more cartoony.  I like the ability to write an epitaph for the gravestone or urn/box.  Also, when I killed off Pablo Martinez (or whatever his name was) by starving him suddenly in his bathroom, he waved frantically and yelled "Banoobie" as he expired.  I find this disquieting.

One of my Sims has Grimmie showing up in his relationship panel.  I have no clue why.  He did see his mother die, but he couldn't/didn't interact with the Reaper.

In other news, my main family now has a nephew.  Grant's sister, Moira -- who married and moved in with her husband -- showed up at a party very pregnant, and it was in the paper next day that she delivered a baby boy named Lane.  Confirmed on the family tree.

Something I miss: being able to adjust names with SimPE.  I like my women taking on the husband's name if they have brothers.  Before I know it, the entire town will be named Wozny.  I know you can change names at City Hall, but as far as I can determine, that's only with the active family.  At least I can give the households the man's name, else I'd never be able to remember who was living where.

ETA:  jolrei, if you don't like a Sim's wish, just right-click it and it goes away.  It (probably) won't come back unless it's associated with a trait or lifetime wish of the Sim.  Also, one of my Sims had been staying home a lot after retirement, and he got a wish to get out of the house because he was feeling stir-crazy ;-)  I sent him to the library.  He was a bookworm and loved hanging out there.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 25, 13:52:49
Also, I find that if you take your sim out to do something new (which is not on their wish list) they "discover" the option to do the activity and may get wishes for it.  Jesus had no desire to develop body skills, but had just lost a fight.  I took him off to the gym, and showed him the exercise machines.  Next thing I know, he wants to build body skills.  It may be coincidence, but one may also have some influence over which wishes come up.

No, you're right, you can influence their wishes this way.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 25, 14:03:42
Also, I find that if you take your sim out to do something new (which is not on their wish list) they "discover" the option to do the activity and may get wishes for it.  Jesus had no desire to develop body skills, but had just lost a fight.  I took him off to the gym, and showed him the exercise machines.  Next thing I know, he wants to build body skills.  It may be coincidence, but one may also have some influence over which wishes come up.

No, you're right, you can influence their wishes this way.

Fair enough then.  I think, in that case, that one might adjust one's thinking about what constitutes "open ended" play.  I always had goals for my sims in TS2, either short term specific, or long term general.  I now want Jesus to build body skills and win fights, in his role as "saviour and defeater of evil".  If I set this goal, and influence wishes to make him happy doing this, then yes, it is goal oriented, but it is me choosing the broad goals.  This is, to a large extent, open ended.  I also have no intention of enslaving myself to seed hunting at this time.  I can get to that later.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaBuschckah on 2009 May 25, 14:13:15
A tech question for all you savvy folks!  I know EA said that The Sims 3 is now Multi-Core CPU aware (yay) but does it take advantage of Crossfire configurations.

I am planning to upgrade soon and am planning on getting an ATi 4890 900/4000, but would I seee much of a speed boost if I got 2?

I have a quad Core processor, and I've found that the Sims 3 will only work if I tell it to only run on one.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 25, 14:15:26
"More than half the game logically cannot be missing. The game is 5 GBs. If more than half the game were missing, the entire game would be over 10 GBs and could not fit on a single disk. Therefore, this statement is false.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 25, 14:17:15
I just remembered something I wanted to say before, but forgot.  Since there have been posts since, I don't suppose this counts as double-posting ;-)

Anyway, regarding game compatibility with later builds:  Back in the day, I did some alpha and beta testing for various TS1 and TS2 expansions.  They'd take our feedback (and theorectically do something with it -- I suspect they just dragged it into the trash bin) and then send us a new build (with the same problems we reported before).  No builds required uninstalling the old one and reinstalling the new one -- it was basically just a series of patches.  However, when it was all over and the final release came out, we could not just update the last build we had.  We had to uninstall/reinstall, and start all over.  I tried bringing my test families into the final version, but it never worked.

My point is, if the version we're playing now is indeed a "pre-final" version, it's likely that we won't be able to bring anything over from this version to the official release.  This doesn't upset me, particularly, but I know others will not be happy with it.  I just wanted to prepare those folks for the possibility.

Tangent:  People often ask me why I quit beta testing.  I did so because it was extremely frustrating.  I'd report the same bugs over and over, and they'd still make it into the official release and have to be patched later.  Bleh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: anaximander on 2009 May 25, 14:25:19
Should anyone still be having issues with the Traits when a sim ages up, restart the game, testingcheatsenabled on, shift click modify traits. If you just modify traits without restarting, it'll continue to dump the "extra" ones you've earned.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 25, 14:29:36
That's what I was afraid of. So, no point in playing and making stuff if it won't work in the "final" release. I guess I'll wait a bit with the obligatory legacy founding :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BeautyWitch on 2009 May 25, 15:29:36
After 2+ hours (I love CAST!)I've finally finishes my first Sim that's not as ugly as EAXIS', but for the life of me, I can't get rid of that disgusting double chin. It looks OK for fat Sims but weird on the skinny ones. I'm so not attached to this sims as I am to my Sims 2 ones. :-\

(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/htsmama/Screenshot.jpg)


I got bore pretty quick because I'm not into all those mini games and collecting. I did however stay up all night decorating houses. So far that's the only part of the game that make me want to even turn it on.

Also, I played for about 3 Sim weeks but didn't get any of these messages in the news paper that you guys are getting. All I got were notices about eating contests, Sales and so on. No deaths, births, marriages or move-ins/outs. I even tried playing a whole week with Story progressing unticked; still nada. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

The most that has happen was the Goths aging up. I'm guessing others families aged too but those were the only ones I saw.

EDITED: To resize IMG and also to add that I was disappointed she looked nothing like that in game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: msalwaysright on 2009 May 25, 16:15:47
I'm finding build mode really annoying. Although the color wheel is pretty genius, it's taking me three times as long to finish a house now. And why make the designable
items in more than one color in the catalog? Seems redundant.

@timely, 5or so gigs is the space it requires on your harddrive, 1gig is the amount of ram to run it properly(I'm not sure about the properly-I have 2gigs and it runs
as well, if not better than 2).
 If you give permission to poke you, it's no fun.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 25, 16:16:43
[Deleted redundant answer]

And why make the designable
items in more than one color in the catalog? Seems redundant.




My best guess is that it makes it appear that there are more items than they actually are.  Or to give lazy people who couldn't care less about CASt a few options to choose from.  I tend to believe the former.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Seolaeria on 2009 May 25, 16:23:55
And why make the designable items in more than one color in the catalog? Seems redundant.

Agreed. I have the same issue with walls and floors. With CAST, it's not about looking for recolors anymore, but rather how the floor/wall is divided into separate recolorable areas.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 25, 16:43:03
I'm finding build mode really annoying. Although the color wheel is pretty genius, it's taking me three times as long to finish a house now. And why make the designable
items in more than one color in the catalog? Seems redundant.

@timely, 5or so gigs is the space it requires on your harddrive, 1gig is the amount of ram to run it properly(I'm not sure about the properly-I have 2gigs and it runs
as well, if not better than 2).
 If you give permission to poke you, it's no fun.


Ah, I see. That makes more sense than whatever I was thinking. Merci bien.

By the way, the TSR Sims 3 forum is hilarious. It's like watching a dinner party with a giant pink elephant sitting in the room while everyone sits there and uncomfortably talks about pre-ordering.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Papercut on 2009 May 25, 16:51:13

After 2+ hours (I love CAST!)I've finally finishes my first Sim that's not as ugly as EAXIS

(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/htsmama/Screenshot.jpg)


The real question is, which one were you aiming for - a pussycat doll or a bratz doll?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kaneriz on 2009 May 25, 17:02:54

ETA:  jolrei, if you don't like a Sim's wish, just right-click it and it goes away.  It (probably) won't come back unless it's associated with a trait or lifetime wish of the Sim.  Also, one of my Sims had been staying home a lot after retirement, and he got a wish to get out of the house because he was feeling stir-crazy ;-)  I sent him to the library.  He was a bookworm and loved hanging out there.

If I don't like a Sim's wish I Ctrl+ left click it.. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 25, 17:25:56
Anyone know why my Sim child can't read any books except some low level skill books (logic)? I bought the Harry Potter analogues (Jimmy Sprocket or whatever), I assume these are intended for kids since I don't find any option for the parents to read to the child (either as toddler or child). The little bastard is a genius bookworm, I'd think he'd be into something other than logic vol. 1. The other books do not show up under "Read" in the bookcase, and if you open the bookcase or click on them from his inventory, the read option is there but greyed out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 25, 17:52:16
I don't know if anyone else has seen the IGN article (http://media.pc.ign.com/media/802/802129/imgs_1.html) but they have several screenshots of the TS3 store and I had to come and make sure I have my equation correct.

OK for anyone who knows: the $10 worth of points given to those that pre-order or some other shit is how many points? Some places are saying 100 points and some saying 1000.

Some of the sets are ridiculous and could have just been put in the base game. I mean c'mon we're going to arrrrr the shit out of the stuff any way but make it where some people would feel bad enough and pay for it.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 25, 17:55:58

ETA:  jolrei, if you don't like a Sim's wish, just right-click it and it goes away.  It (probably) won't come back unless it's associated with a trait or lifetime wish of the Sim.  Also, one of my Sims had been staying home a lot after retirement, and he got a wish to get out of the house because he was feeling stir-crazy ;-)  I sent him to the library.  He was a bookworm and loved hanging out there.

If I don't like a Sim's wish I Ctrl+ left click it.. :P

Why use a key + a click, when you can just use a click, noob?  Fail.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 25, 17:56:08
I don't know if anyone else has seen the IGN article (http://media.pc.ign.com/media/802/802129/imgs_1.html) but they have several screenshots of the TS3 store and I had to come and make sure I have my equation correct.

OK for anyone who knows: the $10 worth of points given to those that pre-order or some other shit is how many points? Some places are saying 100 points and some saying 1000.

Some of the sets are ridiculous and could have just been put in the base game. I mean c'mon we're going to arrrrr the shit out of the stuff any way but make it where some people would feel bad enough and pay for it.

It has been confirmed by EAxis that 100 points is worth $1.  The $10 worth of points we're getting is then 1000 points.  Also, prices have been confirmed by third parties to run between 25 points ($0.25) and 2000 points ($20).  Even those these 2000-point purchases are generally packages of items, they still have considerably fewer than one would find in a TS2 SP of the same price (50ish compared to hundreds, usually).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 25, 18:01:50
I don't know if anyone else has seen the IGN article (http://media.pc.ign.com/media/802/802129/imgs_1.html) but they have several screenshots of the TS3 store and I had to come and make sure I have my equation correct.

OK for anyone who knows: the $10 worth of points given to those that pre-order or some other shit is how many points? Some places are saying 100 points and some saying 1000.

Some of the sets are ridiculous and could have just been put in the base game. I mean c'mon we're going to arrrrr the shit out of the stuff any way but make it where some people would feel bad enough and pay for it.

It has been confirmed by EAxis that 100 points is worth $1.  The $10 worth of points we're getting is then 1000 points.  Also, prices have been confirmed by third parties to run between 25 points ($0.25) and 2000 points ($20).  Even those these 2000-point purchases are generally packages of items, they still have considerably fewer than one would find in a TS2 SP of the same price (50ish compared to hundreds, usually).

Thanks for clearing that up. still greedy and made to phail to but a little more digestible. I also found more screenshots, this time of the hairstyles, 'cause I simply hate the lack of decent hair styles across the board. These (http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/sims-3/623060-sims-3-store.html) are a little better.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 25, 18:19:03
I believe Zaza already posted pix of her Rainbow Brite-headed boy Sim.
Nathan inherited his mom's hair color completely, so it's not exactly the same case. It seems they inherit one parent's haircolor...complete haircolor. There is no blending.

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Wishes and moodlets are both clever.
They are, but pointless moodlets are pointless. Had a Good Night's Sleep is valid for hours, yet has no effect.

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Cars are a step WAY down from TS2. I don't know why they bothered. Often, my Sims will not even bother to use their cars when they are setting off from home. I got two Sims two cars, and they walked or hailed taxis anyway.
You can pause game and change the transportation method. However, this still fails. I should be able to set default transportation method. I should not have a carpool honking for an hour outside a house when the worker was already downtown and is already at work.

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Townies on you that you cannot easily burninate, drowninate, or mutilate (many of which will call your Sims with whiny "WRY U NO CALL MEH? U BAD FWEND!" messages if you don't waste time dealing with thier F-liness all the time).
Friends barely ever call at all, and have become basically useless. My sims only befriend future mates, or those they are required to for opportunities. As soon as the opportunity is turned in, there is no reason not to let the relationship decay.

That's what I was afraid of. So, no point in playing and making stuff if it won't work in the "final" release. I guess I'll wait a bit with the obligatory legacy founding :)
Eh, you can save sims, which should transfer, since they carry no real baggage. Lots...perhaps. It's worth a try. But I wouldn't try transferring an entire game save.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BeautyWitch on 2009 May 25, 18:27:23


The real question is, which one were you aiming for - a pussycat doll or a bratz doll?


Neither  :-\ I used one of my pics. That's the best I could do without looking like a bobble head.

What the heck is  Batz doll anyways? I know who the pussycat dolls are...

ETA: never mind, I googled it. Lol they look an awful lot like the new sims.  Um, maybe that's where EAXIS got the idea from.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 25, 18:28:53
Friends barely ever call at all, and have become basically useless. My sims only befriend future mates, or those they are required to for opportunities. As soon as the opportunity is turned in, there is no reason not to let the relationship decay.


In fact, it is much easier in TS3, it seems, to make enemies.  No more of the hours of macro-socialize-unfriendly.  A few well selected negative interactions and you have your target nicely in the red and ready for FIGHT!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 25, 18:30:34
Last question before going back to game. Is it possible for them to do yoga? I have tried everything I can think of but no Yoga even with athletic traits and no go. I do remember seeing it in the videos and stuff but we know that's not always a true indicator.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 25, 18:33:30
Thanks for clearing that up. still greedy and made to phail to but a little more digestible. I also found more screenshots, this time of the hairstyles, 'cause I simply hate the lack of decent hair styles across the board. These (http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/sims-3/623060-sims-3-store.html) are a little better.

Try having a white girl afro.  Oh curly hair, where art thou?  This is the one thing the sheeples and I agree on -- not only can my selfsim not find appropriate hair ingame, she can't even buy it at Rip Offs R Us.  Grr.

Why use a key + a click, when you can just use a click, noob?  Fail.

Unless you're playing on a MacBook(Pro) without a mouse.  In which case, buy a mouse.  Your wrist will thank you.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimplyComplex on 2009 May 25, 18:39:37
Considering the pudding-y faces are so hard to extinctify i was quite happy with how my sim turned out  :)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c75/j3nniw3nni/MySim6.jpg) (http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c75/j3nniw3nni/MySim8.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: malianx on 2009 May 25, 18:40:59
I play on my macbook when I'm out & about, I don't mind the command + drag to rotate. I am glad they added better camera control to the ui buttons though.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 25, 18:42:04


LOL at that. The hairs for "meant" for the us Black people are hilarious especially the braids for men, they made my whole family P&L and the short hair cuts ugghhh can we say hair club for men circa the mid 80's.

I am also pissed because that purple dress the girl wears with boots that I really wanted is actually a top which means you have to wear pant or shorts with it which mess up the look. I wonder if we could make just panties an option for the everyday section. I did find some screenies of some really cute clothes in with the ign stuff.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 25, 18:42:49
Considering the pudding-y faces are so hard to extinctify i was quite happy with how my sim turned out  :)

<image snipped>


Yeah, I'd be happy with that.  I created a decent looking male sim, but forgot to check what the female analogue looked like.  Probably will end up with horrble spawn, especially considering the lack of any attractive potential mates for him in my game.  It HURTS!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 25, 18:44:28
Is there any way in Sims 3 to get the sims to cover their damn bellies other than resorting to maternity wear?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: malianx on 2009 May 25, 18:46:44

Quote
Yeah, I'd be happy with that.  I created a decent looking male sim, but forgot to check what the female analogue looked like.  Probably will end up with horrble spawn, especially considering the lack of any attractive potential mates for him in my game.  It HURTS!

Do what I did, go to the 'edit town' mode, and make him a suitable mate. In my case, bright blue.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 25, 18:46:59
There are some several tucked in shirts and jackets and the lack, but yeah we may need HP's modesty set.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BeautyWitch on 2009 May 25, 18:50:12
She's very pretty SimplyComplex. How did you manage not to get the horrible double chin?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 25, 18:52:38
http://www.rlslog.net/the-sims-3-razor1911/

No idea whether it's for real, but there it is for those who care.

Thanks for the heads up. I've got the razor1911 download started, will report back. My game is crashing a little more frequently than I'd like still.

And if I can actually get this posted this time:

I have some books that cannot be read by either adult or children (not toddlers). Questions:

1) Can toddlers read some books?

2) Is there any way adults can read to toddlers or children?

3) Can anyone try to have their child (not toddler) try to read either the Seussian titles or the Harry Potteresque series and let me know if it works?

Basically I can't get my sim kid to read anything but the logic books.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimplyComplex on 2009 May 25, 18:53:00
Thanks! I don't actually know how she didnt end up with a double chin actually, i made her before i even came on this site and so was a bit like 'eh?' when people were saying about double chin problems. I can only put it down to luck!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: snowluv on 2009 May 25, 18:57:14
The more I read about the new game-play in this game, the less I like it.  The fact that your Sim can easily fall in love with another Sim makes little to no sense.  The new social interactions sound cool, as well as the open neighborhood. The traits are different and needed. But this whole neighborhood continuing without any direction or input from the player leaves me cold, cold cold.  And the fact that the player can make only one family and play just that one family is just plain retarded. Oh, I know we can make all the new Sims we like, but if they are left to their own devices they can do any damn thing they want. How does that help the people who like to do stories?  I thought Sims 3 was supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced cheese for the story tellers? Doesn't sound that way to me.

And the whole thing about Sim famblies just moving away and random Sims merging into existing famblies is dumb. I am wondering if this will be different in the new neighborhood that will be available after the release? Is Sunset Valley a learning tool?  Is that why Story Progression can't be turned off?  Will the new hood be empty of EA Sims so that we can make our own and play them as we see fit?  Soo many questions, and too few answers. Universal aging off was supposed to be available, not set to just one lot.  At least that's what I understood, and I could be wrong in the way I interpreted Mr. Bell's statement about that.

I guess the old 'wait and see' attitude is still with me on The Sims 3.  If I want to play a goal-orientated game, I'll play Tomb Raider or WOW. I want an open-ended game that I can take in any direction I want. I want the freedom of being able to keep playing all the members of a fambly even after they have left home and are on their own.  I probably missed this somehwere... but can aging be turned off on each lot?  If this is the case, then the only way to stop Story Progression completely for the entire neighborhood is to turn the aging off in every lot?

It seems to me as if EA has erased the very things that made The Sims  so popular in the first place.  Player control.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 25, 18:59:19
LOL at that. The hairs for "meant" for the us Black people are hilarious especially the braids for men, they made my whole family P&L and the short hair cuts ugghhh can we say hair club for men circa the mid 80's.

No kidding -- I showed my best friend some of the options and was instructed to give her the slightly-less-horrifying "white" hair.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 25, 19:01:38
Is it just me, or do TS3 default eyes look like Sarhra's Maxis match eyes, sans sclera? And fuglier?

ETA: (http://i39.tinypic.com/2n9kpd5.jpg)

I see a definite resemblance, TS3's are just less shiny/defined/more subtle. (thanks for the comparison example, SimplyComplex.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: inthecorner on 2009 May 25, 19:15:19
hey does anyone know when the gender is determined for a baby?..is it at birth?..or when the mother starts showing?

cause i had twins girls, but the game crashed before i can save, so had to play it again, and saved it before she had the babies, but now i keep getting twin boys instead. =(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 25, 19:35:23
hey does anyone know when the gender is determined for a baby?..is it at birth?..or when the mother starts showing?

cause i had twins girls, but the game crashed before i can save, so had to play it again, and saved it before she had the babies, but now i keep getting twin boys instead. =(

Did you have to get her pregnant again, or had you saved afterward? I know that in TS2, gender was determined at birth.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: inthecorner on 2009 May 25, 19:42:16
hey does anyone know when the gender is determined for a baby?..is it at birth?..or when the mother starts showing?

cause i had twins girls, but the game crashed before i can save, so had to play it again, and saved it before she had the babies, but now i keep getting twin boys instead. =(

Did you have to get her pregnant again, or had you saved afterward? I know that in TS2, gender was determined at birth.

no it was the same pregnancy,  it's saved in the morning, and that same night she goes in to labor. i've loaded it 3 times and all times they have been boys, so idk if am getting really bad odds or the gender has  already been determined.  ???


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 25, 19:43:49
hey does anyone know when the gender is determined for a baby?..is it at birth?..or when the mother starts showing?

cause i had twins girls, but the game crashed before i can save, so had to play it again, and saved it before she had the babies, but now i keep getting twin boys instead. =(

Did you have to get her pregnant again, or had you saved afterward? I know that in TS2, gender was determined at birth.

no it was the same pregnancy,  it's saved in the morning, and that same night she goes in to labor. i've loaded it 3 times and all times they have been boys, so idk if am getting really bad odds or the gender has  already been determined.  ???

Bad odds, methinks, if it's the same pregnancy and you've gotten two different genders.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: inthecorner on 2009 May 25, 19:48:18
hey does anyone know when the gender is determined for a baby?..is it at birth?..or when the mother starts showing?

cause i had twins girls, but the game crashed before i can save, so had to play it again, and saved it before she had the babies, but now i keep getting twin boys instead. =(

Did you have to get her pregnant again, or had you saved afterward? I know that in TS2, gender was determined at birth.

no it was the same pregnancy,  it's saved in the morning, and that same night she goes in to labor. i've loaded it 3 times and all times they have been boys, so idk if am getting really bad odds or the gender has  already been determined.  ???

Bad odds, methinks, if it's the same pregnancy and you've gotten two different genders.


thanks for your reply, i hope you're right and it's just odds.

but idk, i have a sneaky suspicion that gender is determined when the mother first starts showing and it plays that music lol. i hope i'm wrong.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 25, 19:50:19
Sims can read the harry potterish books with the toddlers, It helps them get skills as a kid, along with the rest of the toddler books.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 25, 19:50:52
And if I can actually get this posted this time:

I have some books that cannot be read by either adult or children (not toddlers). Questions:

1) Can toddlers read some books?

2) Is there any way adults can read to toddlers or children?

3) Can anyone try to have their child (not toddler) try to read either the Seussian titles or the Harry Potteresque series and let me know if it works?

Basically I can't get my sim kid to read anything but the logic books.

All of the books under "Children" are for toddlers to read, which if they read enough of them, gives them a nice bonus to skills when they age! My twin girls read every book as  toddlers, and they started out with level 3 in skills, and a pop up said "Because simmy child read so much as a toddler they now have a bonus and head start on life" or something to that affect. Also maxing out peg, music and block skills gave them bouns's to other traits when aged! It was nice.

You can click the bookshelf with the books in them and have a parent read to the toddler, which btw is super cute, cause they get all snuggly and the toddler will turn pages. Or you can simply click the books from the parents inventory and say "Read to:" which is what I did so I could keep track of what they had and had not read.

Then halfway through the twins toddler years, mom left a book on the floor and the toddler had a que to "Read" so I followed her and she went up and actually read the book herself! So I dragged out all the childrens books from mom's inventory and the bookshelf and had the twins read every book on their own then mom didn't have to waste so much of her own time doing it lol. It did look like a library threw up on my floor but it was worth it to get those bonus's to skills!

As far as what actual child sims can read, I'm not sure. They should have options to read all the skill books, given they have high enough skills for them. Maybe some of those books they have are like PG-13 and children can't read them, lol I dunno!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 25, 19:52:13
thanks for your reply, i hope you're right and it's just odds.

but idk, i have a sneaky suspicion that gender is determined when the mother first starts showing and it plays that music lol. i hope i'm wrong.

Hmm. I wouldn't know. Personally, I think EA's too lazy to change that. Perhaps someone could test it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 25, 20:06:30
All three births I've heard in three different games were boys. But I do like that if you adopt you can pick age and gender. I don't remember if you got that with TS2 but I like it.

Also IDK if this was planned but I like that the adopted baby was dark skinned so she fit in with my family.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: griz on 2009 May 25, 20:10:30
hey does anyone know when the gender is determined for a baby?..is it at birth?..or when the mother starts showing?

cause i had twins girls, but the game crashed before i can save, so had to play it again, and saved it before she had the babies, but now i keep getting twin boys instead. =(

Did you have to get her pregnant again, or had you saved afterward? I know that in TS2, gender was determined at birth.

no it was the same pregnancy,  it's saved in the morning, and that same night she goes in to labor. i've loaded it 3 times and all times they have been boys, so idk if am getting really bad odds or the gender has  already been determined.  ???

Bad odds, methinks, if it's the same pregnancy and you've gotten two different genders.


thanks for your reply, i hope you're right and it's just odds.

but idk, i have a sneaky suspicion that gender is determined when the mother first starts showing and it plays that music lol. i hope i'm wrong.

I saved on the morning the baby was due, reloaded 5 or 6 times, and got a boy every time so it's either determined at conception or the odds are really terrible


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 25, 20:12:03
I find TS3 quite enjoyable. Aside from the obvious lack of content (comes with time) mods (again, they come with time.. assuming people are willing) and a few bugs, the game itself is quite interesting.. though most of what I've noticed has been said...

A big want/dislike, as it was mentioned before (once I thinl, but I did skip a few pages) that I would like to reiterate is the set-in-stone style neighborhood. While you can change lots from residential to commercial, and move lots around (assuming the new lot is the same size.. which assumes a lot) you are unable to create new lots. I hope that someone who is far more skilled than I with hacky-type-stuff is thinking of ways to make a new neighborhood with that option turned on. The freedom to move around the zone is awesome, and to be able to make the zone itself would be amazing- even if it was a painstaking process. (IE: AI to use sidewalks/crosswalks etc.)

I have also noticed a bug when interacting with items like a bed or a swing set: if you are using it and cancel the 'main' action, while still having a 'do on/with object' queued up, you can get stuck being unable to complete or cancel the task at hand. You'll just stand there till you safe reset your sim. Watch out. :)

Edit: Awesome! As I was typing this a thread popped up regarding new, custom neighborhoods. You guys rock. <3



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 25, 20:19:34
The way I am looking at it, the "open neighbourhood" is more like real life - you have no control over what the "townies" do.  You have control only in your family.  This increases the amount of random stuff your sims will have to deal with (neighbours having spawn, dying, marrying your sim's boyfriend, etc.).  This either adds challenge or total annoyance.  For now, I am choosing to see TS3 as a different game, not a progression from TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 25, 20:35:08
I honestly don't care what the townies do. I care what my made sims do. Without the ability to either toggle it off for the whole 'hood, or toggle it off for certain families (which, at one point, is what it was rumored we would have), this feature completely restricts us from playing more than one household effectively.

The group razor released a more current version of Sims 3. This one I believe is the final version that was sent to stores and was the same version that went gold. Maybe.
If anyone has the Razor one, please give game version. The final apparently is 1.0.631.00107. It appears to be gone from NewTorrent.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: snowluv on 2009 May 25, 21:05:42
I honestly don't care what the townies do. I care what my made sims do. Without the ability to either toggle it off for the whole 'hood, or toggle it off for certain families (which, at one point, is what it was rumored we would have), this feature completely restricts us from playing more than one household effectively.

The group razor released a more current version of Sims 3. This one I believe is the final version that was sent to stores and was the same version that went gold. Maybe.
If anyone has the Razor one, please give game version. The final apparently is 1.0.631.00107. It appears to be gone from NewTorrent.



I'm glad I am not the only one who thought we were going to be able to turn aging off for the entire neighborhood.  Or at least for the families we want to spend more time with. Perhaps the reason why it can't be done is that this is a beta release you are playing? IDK  If the leaked version is really 17 builds away from the finished version, could some of what we are missing be in the final version? Oh, well, it's a moot point until we see the released game, anyway.  Hate to say it, but that is the one thing that has me thinking IDNW this game.  What's the point in using all the cool new stuff on Sims we have spent days and days playing, go to another lot to visit another family we've created and have family no. 1 suddenly move?  Or go back to family no.1 and find them knee deep in toddlers and babies and we have no idea where, or whom, they came from?  EA silliness runs rampant, I guess.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 25, 21:39:39
For those who were asking about the Ambrosia food recipe, it actually resets the sim's age of whoever eats it back to the beginning. One of my elder sims who's age bar was almost full had her age reset back to the beginning of the Elder stage after eating this.

And it can't be stored in the Food Replicator, which does make sense. So much for THAT plan!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 25, 22:31:27
I honestly don't care what the townies do. I care what my made sims do. Without the ability to either toggle it off for the whole 'hood, or toggle it off for certain families (which, at one point, is what it was rumored we would have), this feature completely restricts us from playing more than one household effectively.

I play several different families as they evolve. I don't use a time schedule or anything; if a sim gets boring/annoying (OH MY WIFE DIED ON MY WEDDING DAY BOO HOO) I'll move to one of my other families. I'm on the fourth generation of my original CAS families now (with a few forced partners thrown in in Edit Town mode).

Also, is it just me or does the game remember names and custom content that you use for your sims? It's kind of bizzare seeing sims with the same hair as a "founder" or a kid being born with the CAS'd sim's name, Jenna (which is common, yes, so I guess we'll have to see if something more exotic pops up).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 25, 22:32:44
I still have very mixed feelings about this game; so far it's about 50 like/50 dislike. I join the jolrei faction*: it's a different game, not a further developement of TS2.

Just look at this bedding edge; does it seems an improvement, to you? Did they planned an uber-censoring or did they hired feEssen for the mesh?

(http://www.fantasiadomain.com/ts3/meh.jpg)




* Congrats! You have a faction, now. Please make up a logo/motto/social statute etc. before your followers turn grumpy and overthrow your regime.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 25, 22:51:58
That bedcover hurts my eyes.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 25, 23:45:02
Wow ... that is ... fug.

I wonder if maybe stuff like that has to do with the weight slider? Maybe they had to make it that big so that there wouldn't be issues with really fat Sims and the covers. At the same time, even the really fat Sims don't get that big, I think.  :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BeautyWitch on 2009 May 26, 00:09:30
The way I am looking at it, the "open neighbourhood" is more like real life - you have no control over what the "townies" do.  You have control only in your family.  This increases the amount of random stuff your sims will have to deal with (neighbours having spawn, dying, marrying your sim's boyfriend, etc.).  This either adds challenge or total annoyance.  For now, I am choosing to see TS3 as a different game, not a progression from TS2.
Agreed. I decided to start this game with an open mind to the new style of playing (I refuse to let mini games dictates my Sims lives though, lol). But my game wont do any of that stuff!! No spawning, deaths, etc. Arrgh, so frustrating to here others complain about not wanting, when that was exactly what I was looking for and my game refuses to co-operate.  >:(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 26, 01:36:41
So I have a klepto sim in the criminal career track. I clicked on the mailbox and I had an option to 'return stolen items'. Found the stolen items in family inventory. It said she had stolen them from...her employers. This seems like a bad idea if you're a career criminal. Now I'm wondering if I really should return them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 01:38:37
I haven't had too much experience with stolen items, but I know that the Sim will usually get a good karma moodlet from returning stolen items.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: msalwaysright on 2009 May 26, 01:46:43
I had an inappropriate sim have someone over to woohoo and he spent the night.
Now, the morning after, she has the option to 'complain about soreness'. hur.
This game is growing on me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 01:56:04
I had an inappropriate sim have someone over to woohoo and he spent the night.
Now, the morning after, she has the option to 'complain about soreness'. hur.
This game is growing on me.
Must have been one wild night of WooHooing, I miss those days.. I need to eat some Furit Of Life.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: msalwaysright on 2009 May 26, 01:59:55


Or, I may be giving EAxis too much credit. I just realized that I sent her to the gym the same day.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 02:01:27
So.... I've been lurking, just had to register to rant on this shit.

I created a couple sims and moved them into the Alto house (which was empty because they died off.)

Built their relationship, married them, maxed them out in 4 skills each (took freaking hours), planted a garden, made them a bunch of friends, got them jobs, knocked up the chick to start their family.

Then I switched families to get Mortimer Goth to lose some weight because everyone is a fatass.

A few hours later, i go to switch back. Surprise! They're gone. Nobody lives in the Alto house. None of their friends remember they existed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 02:04:11
So.... I've been lurking, just had to register to rant on this shit.

I created a couple sims and moved them into the Alto house (which was empty because they died off.)

Built their relationship, married them, maxed them out in 4 skills each (took freaking hours), planted a garden, made them a bunch of friends, got them jobs, knocked up the chick to start their family.

Then I switched families to get Mortimer Goth to lose some weight because everyone is a fatass.

A few hours later, i go to switch back. Surprise! They're gone. Nobody lives in the Alto house. None of their friends remember they existed.
Gotta love that "Feature" did you have Story BS turned off or on? not that it seems to make a shit of diff anyways.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 02:07:54
So.... I've been lurking, just had to register to rant on this shit.

I created a couple sims and moved them into the Alto house (which was empty because they died off.)

Built their relationship, married them, maxed them out in 4 skills each (took freaking hours), planted a garden, made them a bunch of friends, got them jobs, knocked up the chick to start their family.

Then I switched families to get Mortimer Goth to lose some weight because everyone is a fatass.

A few hours later, i go to switch back. Surprise! They're gone. Nobody lives in the Alto house. None of their friends remember they existed.
Gotta love that "Feature" did you have Story BS turned off or on? not that it seems to make a shit of diff anyways.

It's turned on. But what story item could just delete people entirely? I have Roberta Ursine's fat decrepit ass hanging on for 200+ days, but I can't leave a couple of young adults with 100 grand alone for an hour or they off themselves?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 26, 02:10:31
They probably "moved."


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 26, 02:15:12
So far, I've had one CAS family "move", but that was likely by the game's logic, I plopped them and never actually played them. My sister, however, had two families just be completely deleted on a neighborhood load that were made on the laptop and brought over via sharing. Sims 3: When we delete your famblies, it's not a bug, it's a feature!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 02:16:11
They probably "moved."

I thought so at first, but their friends would still remember them. I tried to find them on the map, but with 100 icons floating around and no sense of direction, I couldn't find them if they were there anyways.

Maybe they couldn't pay rent and got evicted... but if that's the case, I guess they don't get moved back to the clipboard, they get removed entirely.

The garden they planted is still there, so I know I didn't just revert back to an old save or something.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 26, 02:17:05
I think I found another bug just now. That Elder woman who I said ate the Ambrosia dish and had her age bar reset back to the beginning of the Elder stage apparently died, presumably of old age. I assume that is so because she did the same actions that my other sims did when they died of old age, she wasn't starving to death, and no fires were in sight.

So I guess either the Ambrosia food isn't working as intended, or maybe the Elder age bar isn't an all-tell-tale sign of when he/she will die.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 26, 02:23:54
Maybe the Amrosia dish was badly prepared (can it be?) and had the negative affect instead ala low aspiration elixir of life?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: bubbs on 2009 May 26, 02:27:28
Where is the jealousy???  Why can the husband hug and kiss  his girlfriend in front of his spouse and she does not react?  WTF???  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 26, 02:28:27
Maybe the Amrosia dish was badly prepared (can it be?) and had the negative affect instead ala low aspiration elixir of life?

I don't think so, since she also had a 7-day long positive moodlet for eating something divine, which I assume was the Ambrosia dish. The person that prepared it had the Natural Cook trait, which allows them to never prepare ruined food, I believe.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 02:31:30
Natural cooks can prepare bad food.  I had a Sim prepare ambrosia and when it was done it was normal quality.  Once she "kicked it up a notch" it went to perfect.  Maybe it has to be of good quality before it'll work to reset their ages?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Deadclown on 2009 May 26, 02:33:53
After reading about the Razor 1911 version, I'm currently getting it as I type. Has anyone confirmed any difference between the Reloaded and Razor versions?

Anyway, I like this game so far, it's not too bad seeing as I usually only play as one family. I've noticed that once you buy a business and rename it, it reverts back to it's original name when you choose the "visit community lot" option.

EDIT: NVM I saw the Reloaded VS. Razor thread soon after posting
Also sorry about the sig....


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 26, 02:37:28
Dude. Get rid of that obnoxious signature picture.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 02:40:01
So.... I've been lurking, just had to register to rant on this shit.

I created a couple sims and moved them into the Alto house (which was empty because they died off.)

Built their relationship, married them, maxed them out in 4 skills each (took freaking hours), planted a garden, made them a bunch of friends, got them jobs, knocked up the chick to start their family.

Then I switched families to get Mortimer Goth to lose some weight because everyone is a fatass.

A few hours later, i go to switch back. Surprise! They're gone. Nobody lives in the Alto house. None of their friends remember they existed.
Gotta love that "Feature" did you have Story BS turned off or on? not that it seems to make a shit of diff anyways.

It's turned on. But what story item could just delete people entirely? I have Roberta Ursine's fat decrepit ass hanging on for 200+ days, but I can't leave a couple of young adults with 100 grand alone for an hour or they off themselves?
That is the beauty of EAxies and their wonderful features, I would like to hope that the new version, and patch fixes these issues, I spose its one thing to bare in mind that as this was a pre-offical release of the later version of TS3, they might have fixed up these issues, based on testing. Or... it could be something that gets fixed up in Patch #2 or 3.. that will be released no doubt a day after its release... who knows. Do EA even know? Lulz!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 26, 02:45:08
Natural cooks can prepare bad food.  I had a Sim prepare ambrosia and when it was done it was normal quality.  Once she "kicked it up a notch" it went to perfect.  Maybe it has to be of good quality before it'll work to reset their ages?

I don't think the quality of the food was the problem. The age bar got reset, along with a message saying that her Elder lifespawn was increased/reset, only to die from old age (assumingly) a few days later.

And by the way, has anyone had Elders die of old age before their age bars got to full?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 02:53:05
And by the way, has anyone had Elders die of old age before their age bars got to full?
I was trying to make one die last night... (before my game crashed, and lost 4hours) but i noticed that his bar was about 1/4 from the end.. and about 2 days later he died of old age.. wasnt paying much attention to him after i checked that.. but could possibly be something that when they die.. it just hits the end? Seeing my game crashed.. he will have to die again. I can have a look.. but im sure by then some one else will have given more evidence in the 'Case Of The Elders Bar Ending"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BeautyWitch on 2009 May 26, 02:55:19
I'm really warming up to this game. I even accepted my first opportunity, and, even though I hate mini games, it really wasn't so bad. Gave me a little break from regular game play. I love the town more than anything, and I especially like to make my Sim go jogging at night. The town looks so beautiful under all those stars:

(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/htsmama/Screenshot-5.jpg)

Questions: When you set up 3 different outfits for each category, is your Sim suppose to automatically cycle them or do I have to direct her to change every single time?

2) How the hell are you guys juggling work, social life and collecting?  ??? Jobs are so much harder. I'm not use to my Sims being so poor. And to top it off, she's always so busy with work related stuff that she's already gone through an entire life stage without making friends! She's about to be old and she's still a virgin, lol. So, how are you guys doing this? Skipping work, maybe?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 26, 03:04:36
When at work, select "Meet Coworkers" and when all coworkers are met, try "Chat with Coworkers". Every job has these options, though they're named differently. You will still get job performance, just not as much as "Work Hard". This is actually a very, very nice feature I've found. Relationships at work rise slowly, but at least you're doing something useful at work. Obviously you only make friends with people who work at your place, though. You can probably get at least 3 friends this way, not to mention befriending the boss.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 03:06:35
Questions: When you set up 3 different outfits for each category, is your Sim suppose to automatically cycle them or do I have to direct her to change every single time?

2) How the hell are you guys juggling work, social life and collecting?  ??? Jobs are so much harder. I'm not use to my Sims being so poor. And to top it off, she's always so busy with work related stuff that she's already gone through an entire life stage without making friends! She's about to be old and she's still a virgin, lol. So, how are you guys doing this? Skipping work, maybe?
1) Not sure
2) Im playing it on epic.. so i dont have to worry to much about doing it all at once... i found that getting them to the top job first... and build up the money. and having them quit to then move onto collecting and socializing was the way to go.. and having my sims also "talk at water cooler" was another way to make friends.. granted they are work friends.. but still adding them to the friends list

I have a question... when a teen is at skool and meets friends... and becomes good friends etc.. with this silly storymode turned on.. (play epic) would these sims from skool grow up in time with my teens? allowing them to later on possibly have these friends turn into lovers. or whats the go there? still borked in that regard?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 26, 03:28:07
If anyone is willing to be a tester, I have a sim, 2 textures for walls and a counter recolour available on my forum. Please report any feedback about these on Sublime.
http://sublimesimsforum.net/smf/index.php?topic=1485.0


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: charlsye on 2009 May 26, 03:54:36
Are the NPCs off-limits?  The only decent looking townie I've found is a repair(wo)man and despite having the "extremely irresistible" message, there's no option to ask her to go steady or get engaged or anything?  Both are single.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 03:58:55
Are the NPCs off-limits?  The only decent looking townie I've found is a repair(wo)man and despite having the "extremely irresistible" message, there's no option to ask her to go steady or get engaged or anything?  Both are single.
Are they in the same boat as Maids? if so.. i have been tapping a maid and had no problems.. I did find with even normal sims though.. the options to go stedy and what not came up based on relationship and mood type of stuff.. could this be the same case?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ilikefishfood on 2009 May 26, 04:02:48
I didn't say I didn't want to touch that scripting per se, but I do have a strong feeling that I don't want to reengage in the hassle I had in sims 2 where virtually everything either of us made clashed with something the other made and I constantly had to field support questions about compatibility.  I can see myself sticking to standalone hacked objects, if I do anything at all.  Maybe it is possible to make a permanent recipe book as an alternative to the disappearing ones.

Is TS2 modding over?  My biggest fear is you modders will lose interest in TS2 now, like so many did with TS1 (understandably, mind you), and in time there'll be no more beautiful shinies to add to my game *sigh*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 26, 04:09:27
Should anyone still be having issues with the Traits when a sim ages up, restart the game, testingcheatsenabled on, shift click modify traits. If you just modify traits without restarting, it'll continue to dump the "extra" ones you've earned.

What, really? So if you go from teen to adult, and then use the cheat, you'll only have 4 traits to change?

Is there any way in Sims 3 to get the sims to cover their damn bellies other than resorting to maternity wear?

My female sims usually wear full outfits, so that usually does it. When they don't, it's still usually a jacket sort of thing.


And can I say that the conductor outfit is great? A female in a tailcoat? Awesome.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 26, 04:13:42
2) How the hell are you guys juggling work, social life and collecting?  ??? Jobs are so much harder. I'm not use to my Sims being so poor. And to top it off, she's always so busy with work related stuff that she's already gone through an entire life stage without making friends! She's about to be old and she's still a virgin, lol. So, how are you guys doing this? Skipping work, maybe?
My collectors/farmers/writers/painters are not in careers. At the most, they might get a part time job just for a bit. I also don't focus on making friends as there is no real reason to maintain friendships. You only need the one romance for procreation. Friends are rarely needed for opportunities or jobs, in which case you can pretty much get the friendship, get credit for it, and then let it decay.

Right now, I'm playing the first born of the six sons of Rootie and Christopher (since both Rootie and Christopher had met their LTW and under current game design there can only be one household). Billie Blair is writing for his monetary goal, while his wife is working towards being a Rock God. They take their days off to spend at the park (him usually with laptop in tow and her with her guitar) or visiting the folks. Finding that after three days, mom is now an elder and the brothers are growing up is really jolting.

Is anyone else having issues with marriages and naming? I had Hilda Wainwright propose engagement and move-in to Billie since the Blair household had 8 members. Then had them move out on their own, making sure that the new household's last name was Blair. I had Billie propose the actual marriage, but they both took the Wainwright name. It's been fixed now, thanks to city hall. But under either traditional marriage rules or ye olde one-who-initiates-marriage-keeps-their-name rules, the last name should have been Blair.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 04:24:56
If anyone is willing to be a tester, I have a sim, 2 textures for walls and a counter recolour available on my forum. Please report any feedback about these on Sublime.
http://sublimesimsforum.net/smf/index.php?topic=1485.0


they do indeed work.

http://i44.tinypic.com/23m9at.jpg


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 26, 04:28:03
If anyone is willing to be a tester, I have a sim, 2 textures for walls and a counter recolour available on my forum. Please report any feedback about these on Sublime.
http://sublimesimsforum.net/smf/index.php?topic=1485.0


they do indeed work.

http://i44.tinypic.com/23m9at.jpg

Alright, I've just got to ask this, even though I'm probably missing something blatantly obvious: where did you put the files when you downloaded them?


Nevermind, I figured it out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 04:34:10
Nevermind, I figured it out.
Hhaha, I hit quote.. it loads up and i see this above.. and then i was like.. what the? I was just about to post the link.. but i may aswell, to save others asking if they are unsure...
http://www.simlogical.com/Sims3ToolsForum/index.php?topic=24.0
Being at work.. its the only time i get to sit on the forums, because I cant play sims at work, would looks rather suss, haha. the beauty of working in IT.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 04:34:31
If anyone is willing to be a tester, I have a sim, 2 textures for walls and a counter recolour available on my forum. Please report any feedback about these on Sublime.
http://sublimesimsforum.net/smf/index.php?topic=1485.0


they do indeed work.

http://i44.tinypic.com/23m9at.jpg

Alright, I've just got to ask this, even though I'm probably missing something blatantly obvious: where did you put the files when you downloaded them?

i went through a lot of trial and error. first thing i did was the steps on the sims3tools forum to get custom packages to work. then i put one of her packages in program files/sims3/mods/packages and double clicked it. it seemed like it just installed to the default my documents download folder, but whatever... the texture showed up in the 'create a style' thing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 26, 04:39:09
If anyone is willing to be a tester, I have a sim, 2 textures for walls and a counter recolour available on my forum. Please report any feedback about these on Sublime.
http://sublimesimsforum.net/smf/index.php?topic=1485.0


Skadi, I would love to know how to create new textures. Would you please start a tutorial thread or PM me with the details?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 04:53:02
If anyone is willing to be a tester, I have a sim, 2 textures for walls and a counter recolour available on my forum. Please report any feedback about these on Sublime.
http://sublimesimsforum.net/smf/index.php?topic=1485.0


Skadi, I would love to know how to create new textures. Would you please start a tutorial thread or PM me with the details?
Me too! I have TokiDoki jpegs id love to turn into clothes!! if possible..


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tedw on 2009 May 26, 05:06:04
These look like the game's textures recolored by Skadi, rather than jpgs imported into the game as textures - is there anything to write a tutorial thread about yet?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 26, 05:27:22
Well I haven't done anything ground breaking, just playing with the tools in the Reloaded edition.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 05:50:28
A tiny thing, but the spelling mistake jumps out at me immediately like it was lit up with Christmas lights:

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/misspelling.jpg)

And my Sims are protesting the clowns at EA :P

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/clownprotest.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 26, 05:58:41
A tiny thing, but the spelling mistake jumps out at me immediately like it was lit up with Christmas lights:

Hmm...given that there are modders capable of replacing every occurrence of 'WooHoo' with its various RL alternatives, isn't there someone ready and able to mod the game so it doesn't look like it was written by a sheeple?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 26, 06:41:49
Well I haven't done anything ground breaking, just playing with the tools in the Reloaded edition.
Can JPEGs and whatnot be imported into the game and applyed as textures with out needing any fancy work?
eg. if i was to take a tiled background from my computer or something can it be added in with ease?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: scyllaadell on 2009 May 26, 07:54:45
I'm really starting to wish that there was a way to keep collections separate. Containers specifically for all seeds, all rocks, and all bugs would be very useful. Some sort of display for bugs would be neat, too - there's fish bowls for fish, so why not?

I also have a question pertaining to the law enforcement career track: how exactly do you write reports? I've questioned one sim and dug in the trash of two different families, and not once did the option to write a report show up. I checked both my sim's computer, his workplace, and options while he was at work - all nada. Does it require actually finding a sim guilty of something worth reporting on?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 26, 07:59:11
I was egged on by The FOJ, kiki and Nec to do this.

http://zoopy.com/q/xdh (fullscreen toggle werkz).

or

http://tinyurl.com/haveaseatvideo (same video)

P.S. I hate the camera movement control system in TS3!! It sux. Also, I was too lazy to make a proper 3-walled Sim video set, so deal with that, k.

ETA: Myubo sux, link zorched.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tedw on 2009 May 26, 08:01:58
Can JPEGs and whatnot be imported into the game and applyed as textures with out needing any fancy work?
eg. if i was to take a tiled background from my computer or something can it be added in with ease?

This isn't possible at the moment; you can only work with the textures that EA has included with the game and change the colors when you apply them to clothes, furniture, walls, etc.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 26, 08:04:26
I'm really starting to wish that there was a way to keep collections separate. Containers specifically for all seeds, all rocks, and all bugs would be very useful. Some sort of display for bugs would be neat, too - there's fish bowls for fish, so why not?

I also have a question pertaining to the law enforcement career track: how exactly do you write reports? I've questioned one sim and dug in the trash of two different families, and not once did the option to write a report show up. I checked both my sim's computer, his workplace, and options while he was at work - all nada. Does it require actually finding a sim guilty of something worth reporting on?

If you get enough evidence it will pop up and say that your sim has found some very promising evidence on the sim, while digging in their trash. I never got the questioning to work for me, but trash did. Then you go to the computer and under the "Writing" tab it will have write a report on whatever sim you got evidence on.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: floopyboo on 2009 May 26, 08:22:58
I was egged on by FPJ, Kiki and Nec to do this.

http://zoopy.com/q/xdh (fullscreen toggle werkz).

or

http://tinyurl.com/haveaseatvideo (same video)

P.S. I hate the camera movement control system in TS3!! It sux. Also, I was too lazy to make a proper 3-walled Sim video set, so deal with that, k.

ETA: Myubo sux, link zorched.

Awesomeness.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 08:34:08
I never got the questioning to work for me, but trash did. Then you go to the computer and under the "Writing" tab it will have write a report on whatever sim you got evidence on.

Questioning works quite well, and the funny thing is the more info you get, the more information there is available for the reports and the better they turn out.  I tend to line up certain interactions - greet, ask about career, get to know, tell funny story and then question.  If the Sim they're talking to is in the criminal track, I will make sure they get every single bit of information from that Sim that they can because those reports are worth the most.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Chain_Reaction on 2009 May 26, 08:42:35
I'm really starting to wish that there was a way to keep collections separate. Containers specifically for all seeds, all rocks, and all bugs would be very useful. Some sort of display for bugs would be neat, too - there's fish bowls for fish, so why not?

I also have a question pertaining to the law enforcement career track: how exactly do you write reports? I've questioned one sim and dug in the trash of two different families, and not once did the option to write a report show up. I checked both my sim's computer, his workplace, and options while he was at work - all nada. Does it require actually finding a sim guilty of something worth reporting on?

There is a display for bugs, I dragged a beetle out from inventory to the floor and it got it's own little display case thingy.

Also, it took me a bit to figure the second one out. I first greeted Bella and then did the 'Question' interaction. She said I was boring and wasn't having it. I said she was a overrated something or other and moved on. Next I went to harass her mother and she did the same thing. I figured they were just snobs but decided to keep at it. I did a few chat interactions and told her that her house looked lovely and then did the question interaction. It worked this time. He basically learned all her traits rapidly and then there was a 'Write a report on...' option under 'Writing' on his laptop. Silly Eaxis, real cops don't have to brighten peoples day before asking them questions.

My laptop's video card is a Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset


This. Enough said.

In other news, I have found out that leftovers transfer automagically between houses when you move. I have also found that it's way too easy to get someone in bed. It takes them forever to get to best friends but with one or two romantic interactions you are going at it like wild pigs! I miss turn ons and attraction, though it will probably be in the 3rd reincarnation of hot date. And that newspaper lies, it said some new fambly named McGreggor? I think... moved in but I can't find them. L&P!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 26, 08:51:56
Is TS2 modding over?  My biggest fear is you modders will lose interest in TS2 now, like so many did with TS1 (understandably, mind you), and in time there'll be no more beautiful shinies to add to my game *sigh*

The thing is I got bored with Sims 2 some months ago, that's why I haven't been doing stuff for it lately.  It's not because of Sims 3 coming out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 26, 08:54:57
i went through a lot of trial and error. first thing i did was the steps on the sims3tools forum to get custom packages to work. then i put one of her packages in program files/sims3/mods/packages and double clicked it. it seemed like it just installed to the default my documents download folder, but whatever... the texture showed up in the 'create a style' thing.

The Downloads folder is a step in the process of importing Sims3Pack files, just like the Teleport folder was in Sims 2.  However the instructions you read take into account the final destination for the files the game uses directly.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 26, 08:55:19
And that newspaper lies, it said some new fambly named McGreggor? I think... moved in but I can't find them. L&P!

Are you sure they didn't move in?  I have found it's extremely hard to find the homes of people you don't know yet.  Hell, it's hard to find the homes of people you DO know if they aren't home, or if their household name isn't their last name.  Some sort of text directory is really, really needed. 

I have found the paper to be fairly accurate in reporting births and deaths. I do wonder what the cut off time is for an event to make it in the next day's paper.  I had a couple marry on a Tuesday evening and it only made it into Thursday's paper, so I'm guessing it's not midnight.

At any rate, does anyone know whether it's necessary to read the newspaper every single day to keep up, or will it save up events you don't know about? 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 26, 09:15:08
Completed the Culinary career, got a new fridge and a food processor, apparently the fridge ups your dish quality by 1 level.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coralleane on 2009 May 26, 09:17:40
At any rate, does anyone know whether it's necessary to read the newspaper every single day to keep up, or will it save up events you don't know about? 

Either it doesn't save them, or my neighbourhood is incredibly boring. :-p 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heinel on 2009 May 26, 09:38:34
I'm really starting to wish that there was a way to keep collections separate. Containers specifically for all seeds, all rocks, and all bugs would be very useful. Some sort of display for bugs would be neat, too - there's fish bowls for fish, so why not?

I also have a question pertaining to the law enforcement career track: how exactly do you write reports? I've questioned one sim and dug in the trash of two different families, and not once did the option to write a report show up. I checked both my sim's computer, his workplace, and options while he was at work - all nada. Does it require actually finding a sim guilty of something worth reporting on?

Bugs and butterflies have their cases.  They're stackable too, so you can do some really cool stuff if have a lot of them.  Jewels, once cut, have their own displays as well.  You just need to click on them and select the option.

What is missing though are shelves, so I can display all my jewels without them taking every usable slot in the house.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dorquemada on 2009 May 26, 10:07:11
Is there an option to auto-move family's belongings when changing houses? My lil' pixels finally can afford something better than a huge shoebox with a roof (god I hate building houses!), but when I think about draging-and-dropping the gazillion of plants, the shoebox starts to look not that bad.

As for report writing -- dumpster-dive until you get a message that you found some stuff on a sim who lives in that lot, then there's option to write a report on the computer. Dumpster-diving is way more interesting than questioning, people throw away funny stuff like uranium ore.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 May 26, 10:17:39
Is there an option to auto-move family's belongings when changing houses? My lil' pixels finally can afford something better than a huge shoebox with a roof (god I hate building houses!), but when I think about draging-and-dropping the gazillion of plants, the shoebox starts to look not that bad.

Use move option on computer.

Edit: try also to read my posts on page 30 abobut moving.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 26, 10:19:56
So, someone needs to fix prison.  They don't feed starving inmates, and they don't let you sleep either.  I know prison is tough, but I didn't know they tortured people who weren't suspected terrorists.

About the collecting stuff - is there anything you can do with smelted metals besides sell them?  Are there better gem cuts that you can get at certain points?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 26, 10:44:58
I have to say I agree with PES and INGE,the seammily wander around nieghbourhood seems a plus, but detracts from the siming- a forced get out and interact with legacy bots...collect/ search etc like spore....
I waited for so long for this hyper sims3 not a sims 2 with seamelss enforced neighbourhood interaction.
I want more of my content from wonderful creaters that made tS2 great, not a limited EAxis shitful take this  shit or pay$$$...
Pes and Inge really made the game special
simologiical was my fave sim site as was MATY and insim... I guess i have to wai untill these geniuses make it playable as they did with sims 2, but that shouldnt be up to them
or the brains like Crazetex,,
ALL i can say is thankyou so much for your efort and love for sims to make it a game above what we are given,or have to pay $100  for after the hype abortion of spore= you guys make sims2/3 AWESOME!
thankyou
now bash me for being a smoocher kiss kiss xxxx


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 26, 10:51:57
I have a question... when a teen is at skool and meets friends... and becomes good friends etc.. with this silly storymode turned on.. (play epic) would these sims from skool grow up in time with my teens? allowing them to later on possibly have these friends turn into lovers. or whats the go there? still borked in that regard?

I've raised a generation so far, and their friends did age up with them, though not necessarily on the same day (because they're not all exactly the same age).  If a school friend has not aged up fast enough to suit you, invite them over, get a birthday cake, click on the cake and choose them to blow out the candles.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 26, 10:52:55
Are there better gem cuts that you can get at certain points?

I can't remember what the second cut option was, but eventually there was something available in addition to the emerald cut.  I also can't find anything to do with smelted ores other than sticking them in a room to raise environment score.  I was hoping they'd lead to some sort of craftable, but apparently not.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 26, 10:56:37
I was egged on by FPJ, Kiki and Nec to do this.

http://zoopy.com/q/xdh (fullscreen toggle werkz).

or

http://tinyurl.com/haveaseatvideo (same video)

P.S. I hate the camera movement control system in TS3!! It sux. Also, I was too lazy to make a proper 3-walled Sim video set, so deal with that, k.

ETA: Myubo sux, link zorched.

Awesomeness.

I'm glad you LIEKed it! I DID IT FOR THE LULZ.

I can't remember what the second cut option was, but eventually there was something available in addition to the emerald cut.  I also can't find anything to do with smelted ores other than sticking them in a room to raise environment score.  I was hoping they'd lead to some sort of craftable, but apparently not. 

I believe someone said that they got the option to cut their rock into a plumbob shape. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 26, 11:00:09
You seriously can't play more than 1 sim family per 'hood?







Why do people keep saying that.  I'm playing 3 families in my game


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 26, 11:07:35
simologiical was my fave sim site as was MATY and insim... I guess i have to wai untill these geniuses make it playable as they did with sims 2, but that shouldnt be up to them
or the brains like Crazetex,,

All I do is upload savefiles with blue people...?

Watched the pedobear movie. Amusing and creepy!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 26, 11:08:21
You seriously can't play more than 1 sim family per 'hood?







Why do people keep saying that.  I'm playing 3 families in my game
CRAP! it is one house household or forfiet any acheivements by starting another visit others yes but not more than one fambly


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 26, 11:10:23
Every time you change families, you are running the risk of one of them suddenly getting pregnant and/or married, dying, or moving away permanently. It's not that you physically can't, it's that the way the game is set up strongly discourages you from switching between families.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 11:16:56
Are there better gem cuts that you can get at certain points?

I can't remember what the second cut option was, but eventually there was something available in addition to the emerald cut.  I also can't find anything to do with smelted ores other than sticking them in a room to raise environment score.  I was hoping they'd lead to some sort of craftable, but apparently not. 

All I've seen so far is emerald cut and oval cut.

CRAP! it is one house household or forfiet any acheivements by starting another visit others yes but not more than one fambly

You don't forfeit achievements.  You lose opportunities and wishes.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 26, 11:22:25
Which isn't a big deal; wishes pop back up in seconds (especially big LTW-related ones) and opportunities are usually finished up in a day or two... unless you have a giant family, finishing them isn't a big deal if you want to switcharoo.

As for TS3 causing babies to pop out of sims, why yes, that is part of the game. TS3 is, believe it or not, 1.5x greater than TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 26, 11:25:24
Which isn't a big deal; wishes pop back up in seconds (especially big LTW-related ones) and opportunities are usually finished up in a day or two... unless you have a giant family, finishing them isn't a big deal if you want to switcharoo.

As for TS3 causing babies to pop out of sims, why yes, that is part of the game. TS3 is, believe it or not, 1.5x greater than TS2.

I have to say althouogh it can use some improvement(which i'm sure will come with mods and ea money making expansions) , I'm pretty pleased with the game. No TS2 regret here


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 26, 11:25:53
What do you have to do to get higher cuts?  Is it just a matter of finding/cutting more gems, or something else?

You technically could argue that achievements are never there to be lost, since there are no memories.  :P  My sims do tend to lose their inventories when I switch around, but sometimes they also gain random crap that can be sold for more money than the sim actually has.  I wouldn't actually be surprised if sims you left alone would quit their jobs and get new ones, or autonomously break up with their spouses or something, though.  If they leave town, you've lost all the playtime you ever put into them.

Also, NB:  If you're doing an opportunity that involves reading a book, don't sell the book until you finish the opportunity.  Even if you read it before selling it, you lose the opportunity.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 26, 11:31:10
As for TS3 causing babies to pop out of sims, why yes, that is part of the game. TS3 is, believe it or not, 1.5x greater than TS2.

And the part where Sims can now die off and/or move away for good when you don't play them? Unsurprisingly, this is a major DNW for some people, including myself. If I invest the time into creating a family, I don't want them to suddenly disappear three days later. That was sort of the point behind me creating them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 11:34:21
What do you have to do to get higher cuts?  Is it just a matter of finding/cutting more gems, or something else?

I think it's a matter of finding more unique types of gems.  Once I found the pink diamond, I got the oval cut.  But I'm still only at 90% of unique gems, it's quite frustrating to not have the last 10%!

In other news, I thought this LTW was kinda funny:

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/golddigger.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 26, 11:35:07
Hum. Gems can be cut into basic shapes (Emerald, oval, pear, etc.. gradually increasing in cost), and the list increases as you collect more and "skill" at collecting them (check your skill journals :) ) - and when you've collected them all it gives you the option to get the "Supa-mega-cutz0mgcozweallluvplumbobsrite?" cut option to shape it as a plumbob. It's a nice touch but nothing special.

Does anyone else think the teleporting is fap-fap worthy? :P
The animation > TS2's teleport. (Debug mode, Shift-click location).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 26, 11:38:07
BlueSoup - yeah, that was offered to my sim too.

So the super-expensive top gem cut is the plumbob one?  That's pretty funny.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 11:40:22
So when do they start offering you different cuts for the gemstones, do you know?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 26, 11:52:57
As for TS3 causing babies to pop out of sims, why yes, that is part of the game. TS3 is, believe it or not, 1.5x greater than TS2.

And the part where Sims can now die off and/or move away for good when you don't play them? Unsurprisingly, this is a major DNW for some people, including myself. If I invest the time into creating a family, I don't want them to suddenly disappear three days later. That was sort of the point behind me creating them.

People keep talking like EA meant for the story progression toggle to do nothing.  I'm no fan of EA's for the same reason everyone else around here despises them but seriously.  I sincerely doubt that even EA is lazy/blind/disinterested/stupid enough to release a game with a fundamental feature not working properly.  Even in that supremely unlikely situation, the worst case scenario is you download Pes's fix when he makes it available. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 26, 11:54:06
I was egged on by The FOJ, kiki and Nec to do this.

http://zoopy.com/q/xdh (fullscreen toggle werkz).

or

http://tinyurl.com/haveaseatvideo (same video)

P.S. I hate the camera movement control system in TS3!! It sux. Also, I was too lazy to make a proper 3-walled Sim video set, so deal with that, k.

ETA: Myubo sux, link zorched.
You rocked my socks off with this one. When my mom wakes up it will be waiting for her.
OMG I lol'd so much over this. I love that show but it is also now why the family PC is in the living room where an adult can see it all times.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 26, 12:13:20
As for TS3 causing babies to pop out of sims, why yes, that is part of the game. TS3 is, believe it or not, 1.5x greater than TS2.

And the part where Sims can now die off and/or move away for good when you don't play them? Unsurprisingly, this is a major DNW for some people, including myself. If I invest the time into creating a family, I don't want them to suddenly disappear three days later. That was sort of the point behind me creating them.

People keep talking like EA meant for the story progression toggle to do nothing.  I'm no fan of EA's for the same reason everyone else around here despises them but seriously.  I sincerely doubt that even EA is lazy/blind/disinterested/stupid enough to release a game with a fundamental feature not working properly.  Even in that supremely unlikely situation, the worst case scenario is you download Pes's fix when he makes it available. 

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. Either EA intentionally created the story progression toggle to be ineffective, or they screwed up due to laziness/blindness/stupidity. Unless you are arguing that this bug will not be present in the released version?

And needing Pescado's fix is the point I was trying to make. If we need a modder to fix basic problems with the game, we are in the same position as TS2. A game that is 1.5x greater than TS2 would have the basic bugs worked out of it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 26, 12:16:42
You technically could argue that achievements are never there to be lost, since there are no memories.  :P  My sims do tend to lose their inventories when I switch around, but sometimes they also gain random crap that can be sold for more money than the sim actually has.
Inventory loss is going to be fixed in AwesomeMod.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 26, 12:22:27
Will it also fix the random acquisition of stuff (primarily books) that the sim should not be able to afford?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 26, 12:27:29
As for TS3 causing babies to pop out of sims, why yes, that is part of the game. TS3 is, believe it or not, 1.5x greater than TS2.

And the part where Sims can now die off and/or move away for good when you don't play them? Unsurprisingly, this is a major DNW for some people, including myself. If I invest the time into creating a family, I don't want them to suddenly disappear three days later. That was sort of the point behind me creating them.

People keep talking like EA meant for the story progression toggle to do nothing.  I'm no fan of EA's for the same reason everyone else around here despises them but seriously.  I sincerely doubt that even EA is lazy/blind/disinterested/stupid enough to release a game with a fundamental feature not working properly.  Even in that supremely unlikely situation, the worst case scenario is you download Pes's fix when he makes it available. 

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. Either EA intentionally created the story progression toggle to be ineffective, or they screwed up due to laziness/blindness/stupidity. Unless you are arguing that this bug will not be present in the released version?

And needing Pescado's fix is the point I was trying to make. If we need a modder to fix basic problems with the game, we are in the same position as TS2. A game that is 1.5x greater than TS2 would have the basic bugs worked out of it.

Why exactly would EA bother to make a toggle if they didn't intend for it to do something?  I have enough experience with programming to know that disabling certain features is something that is sometimes done in an attempt to isolate a bug.  Yes I'm arguing that this is not the final version.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 26, 12:31:59
Why exactly would EA bother to make a toggle if they didn't intend for it to do something?  I have enough experience with programming to know that disabling certain features is something that is sometimes done in an attempt to isolate a bug.  Yes I'm arguing that this is not the final version.

There is nothing to gain in terms of isolating bugs by intentionally disabling an options setting; if anything, being able to turn off story progression would actually be more useful during development.  My theory is that they left the options menu for last and forgot to properly implement parts of it.  I'm also seeing bugs in which some of the non-played families don't seem to be adhering to my Epic-length lifespans, and other people have reported similar here.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 26, 12:43:30
Why exactly would EA bother to make a toggle if they didn't intend for it to do something?  I have enough experience with programming to know that disabling certain features is something that is sometimes done in an attempt to isolate a bug.  Yes I'm arguing that this is not the final version.

There is nothing to gain in terms of isolating bugs by intentionally disabling an options setting; if anything, being able to turn off story progression would actually be more useful during development.  My theory is that they left the options menu for last and forgot to properly implement parts of it.  I'm also seeing bugs in which some of the non-played families don't seem to be adhering to my Epic-length lifespans, and other people have reported similar here.

I was just throwing out a suggestion, I don't have the knowledge to argue the finer points with anyone.  My only point is that IMO, this is too glaringly obvious an issue for even EA to miss it.  It's not like baby swarming or something similar with TS2 that was annoying but not game-breaking (for most players) even if you didn't have a hack.  Having a CAS sim up and disappear can't be an intended thing.  I just don't buy that even EA is that oblivious to what its players want. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 26, 12:49:15
Having a CAS sim up and disappear can't be an intended thing.  I just don't buy that even EA is that oblivious to what its players want. 

It seems to me that having a CAS sim "up and disappear" (assuming you mean "move out of town") is exactly an intentional potential consequence of Story Progression.  The only borkedness there is not being able to actually turn it off by disabling Story Progression.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 26, 13:00:18
Having a CAS sim up and disappear can't be an intended thing.  I just don't buy that even EA is that oblivious to what its players want. 

It seems to me that having a CAS sim "up and disappear" (assuming you mean "move out of town") is exactly an intentional potential consequence of Story Progression.  The only borkedness there is not being able to actually turn it off by disabling Story Progression.

That's what I meant.  Up and disappear even though you've told the game you don't want those things to happen. Judging on the reports of the rates at which some families are expanding it seems possible to me that story progression is working a little better than EA intended.  That is the kind of thing I can buy EA blowing off.  I don't buy them just completely forgetting to make the toggle work. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mr. Snooley on 2009 May 26, 13:17:06
I'll agree with daisywenham, even EA can't possibly be that stupid ... (wonders happen everyday though)

If that Bug is still in the Final, wich it probably is according to the Tests of the Razor Version, and EA doesn't fix it with the upcoming Patch, wich apparently will get released on the games release, THEN I will have lost all faith in them.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cassblonde on 2009 May 26, 14:16:24
I'll agree with daisywenham, even EA can't possibly be that stupid ... (wonders happen everyday though)

If that Bug is still in the Final, which it probably is according to the Tests of the Razor Version, and EA doesn't fix it with the upcoming Patch, which apparently will get released on the games release, THEN I will have lost all faith in them.

Oh, yes because your "faith" is so very important to the corporation that is EA.  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 26, 14:23:48
Yet another possible bug:

My sim clogged the terlet, but I sent her to bed rather than take care of it because she was exhausted and cranky.  She was also newly-pregnant, and when she got up in the middle of the night to vomit she ignored the clogged potty and ran outside into the yard.  Once outside, she was fine; she jumped slightly and was no longer nauseous.  This happened once more during the night, but once she woke up and demonstrated her mad plunging skills, she was able to puke in the terlet normally.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 26, 14:29:55
How is that a bug?  I wouldn't lean over a toilet that was clogged with god knows what and throw up into it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 26, 14:46:22
How is that a bug?  I wouldn't lean over a toilet that was clogged with god knows what and throw up into it.

Because she didn't puke when she ran outside; she just stopped outside the door, 'jumped', and lost her nausea.  If she had retched into the bushes, I would have been perfectly content.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 26, 14:47:51
Maybe she managed to walk it off. That's what you normally do.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 May 26, 14:52:12
Is it normal for makeup or more specifically, blush on the females, to look like they've taken a beating and are badly bruised, especially in the evening/night?  It happens even with the lightest, most subtle blush color.  Of course, it all looks perfectly fine in CAS.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/GnatGoSplat/Sims/Screenshot-3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/GnatGoSplat/Sims/Screenshot-6.jpg

In low light conditions, they also have a general creepiness with black black eyes, reddish tint skin, and light complected Sims are worse and get red and blotchy looking in certain lighting.  They also look creepy in the daytime with high contrast highlights, like the one on the left with the hat:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/GnatGoSplat/Sims/Screenshot-5.jpg

Is all that normal?  A bug?  Graphics card problems?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 26, 14:58:03
Is it normal for makeup or more specifically, blush on the females, to look like they've taken a beating and are badly bruised, especially in the evening/night?
Isn't that how it works in real life?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 May 26, 15:17:05
Is it normal for makeup or more specifically, blush on the females, to look like they've taken a beating and are badly bruised, especially in the evening/night?
Isn't that how it works in real life?

I wouldn't know about real life, I don't wear blush.  Not that I would admit anyway. ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 26, 15:57:49
Mildly interesting tidbit that I picked up by accident - clicking on some negative moodlets will automatically queue up an appropriate action.  For instance, clicking on a hungry moodlet queued up a "prepare pancakes" action, while clicking on the grungy one added "take a bath". 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Peggy_Leggy on 2009 May 26, 16:01:16
I'm busy with work and haven't yet read the last 5 pages of this thread, so maybe someone already hit upon this opportunity, but I thought it was interesting.

I was moving a new character into a furnished Maxis house (The Monotone), when this popped up:

(http://i44.tinypic.com/ohsm8k.jpg)


I chose to ignore it since I wanted to play out a specific scenario. I wonder to see how much of a mess would have been present had I accepted it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 26, 16:17:58
BlueSoup - yeah, that was offered to my sim too.

So the super-expensive top gem cut is the plumbob one?  That's pretty funny.

I think the plumbob cut is more like third or fourth in line. I got a marquis cut after that (looks a lot like the emerald cut) and a globe cut. This one looks really nice, especially with the rainbow gem, it seems to glow a bit, like a lamp. The globe cut is the most expensive in my list, about 200+ simoleons. Also, I don't think the cut options depend on the type of stone but rather on their amount, because the cut options appeared with costs of increasing amounts, last one being more expensive than the previous one. I could be wrong though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: HomeschooledByTards on 2009 May 26, 16:26:37
BlueSoup - yeah, that was offered to my sim too.

So the super-expensive top gem cut is the plumbob one?  That's pretty funny.

I think the plumbob cut is more like third or fourth in line. I got a marquis cut after that (looks a lot like the emerald cut) and a globe cut. This one looks really nice, especially with the rainbow gem, it seems to glow a bit, like a lamp. The globe cut is the most expensive in my list, about 200+ simoleons. Also, I don't think the cut options depend on the type of stone but rather on their amount, because the cut options appeared with costs of increasing amounts, last one being more expensive than the previous one. I could be wrong though.

You are wrong.

The cuts have nothing to do with either the type of the stone being cut or the value of the stone. The more stones you send off to be cut the more options you get.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: simsdesperado on 2009 May 26, 16:36:23
I thought I just said that, but apparently I did not.  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 26, 16:40:47
I am not sure if this is real or not but in my game, which I've played for 20+ hours with aging off, there have been no births. Would anyone else be able to try this out and see if turning aging off prohibits the growth of icky little fetii?

Additional Details: I didn't start with aging off, because I couldn't find the blasted thing, so the [whatever her name is who starts out preggo] had a kid, according to the newspaper. Since their birth, and more importantly since I turning off aging, no new births have been showing up in the newspaper. Now this could be a few things I guess: either the newspaper stopped reporting births; when aging off the newspaper stops reporting births; or births stop happening when aging is off... and the more unlikely one, somehow my game has been taken over by a nunnery. (though that wouldn't explain the lack of gay sex?... or does it?)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 26, 16:53:50
(though that wouldn't explain the lack of gay sex?... or does it?)

I can't speak to gay sex, but there is apparently autonomous gay marriage; two male Sims in my game are apparently very happily betrothed to each other.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 26, 17:40:19
As for TS3 causing babies to pop out of sims, why yes, that is part of the game. TS3 is, believe it or not, 1.5x greater than TS2.

And the part where Sims can now die off and/or move away for good when you don't play them? Unsurprisingly, this is a major DNW for some people, including myself. If I invest the time into creating a family, I don't want them to suddenly disappear three days later. That was sort of the point behind me creating them.

Something I've noticed (and I'm into my 2nd generation born in-game now):  The only families who seem to move out are ones where noone in my active family is friends with any member of the moving family.  Now, it could be just coincidence, but this is what I've observed.  If it were intentional, it would make sense.  If your family doesn't become interested in another family, the game moves it away and brings in someone new.

Also, someone earlier mentioned that they'd read of a new family moving in but couldn't find them.  I've observed that new families sometimes move in with old families.  The household retains the name of the original occupant(s), so it's not immediately obvious that that's where the new folks live.

I've enjoyed having the sisters of my current active Sim living their own lives, having babies, etc.  I invite them and their families over for parties; the sisters-in-law get together for lunch sometimes.  I need to take my toddler over to the house of the sister who has a toddler.  Maybe they can play with the dollhouse together or something.

Anyway, just thought I'd mention my observations.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 26, 17:45:14
Something I've noticed (and I'm into my 2nd generation born in-game now):  The only families who seem to move out are ones where noone in my active family is friends with any member of the moving family.  Now, it could be just coincidence, but this is what I've observed.  If it were intentional, it would make sense.  If your family doesn't become interested in another family, the game moves it away and brings in someone new.
This is intentional. However, it entirely ignores any OTHER fambly that might be friends with them. Only the CURRENT ACTIVE FAMBLY counts. Again, more Enforced Legacy-Style behavior. Oh, yeah, there's no way to turn Story Progression off for REAL. Sucks to be you.

Also, someone earlier mentioned that they'd read of a new family moving in but couldn't find them.  I've observed that new families sometimes move in with old families.  The household retains the name of the original occupant(s), so it's not immediately obvious that that's where the new folks live.
That is one of the Story Events: Random sim squats with existing Fambly. No explanation is given. Then the original sims may be killed off. You never get to see this. No explanation is given for that, either.

I've enjoyed having the sisters of my current active Sim living their own lives, having babies, etc.  I invite them and their families over for parties; the sisters-in-law get together for lunch sometimes.  I need to take my toddler over to the house of the sister who has a toddler.  Maybe they can play with the dollhouse together or something.
They don't really properly "have babies", either. They seem to engage in random parthenogenesis. It's creepy. But you enjoy it, so have fun with it. Death to Phillip


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: msalwaysright on 2009 May 26, 17:45:40
I'm busy with work and haven't yet read the last 5 pages of this thread, so maybe someone already hit upon this opportunity, but I thought it was interesting.

I was moving a new character into a furnished Maxis house (The Monotone), when this popped up:

(http://i44.tinypic.com/ohsm8k.jpg)


I chose to ignore it since I wanted to play out a specific scenario. I wonder to see how much of a mess would have been present had I accepted it.


A big one. I accepted it for my CAS sim. All the furniture has burned to piles of ash and the floors in every room were 'burned'.
However, the fireman came over and helped him clean the mess (like they do, ya know), and there were meteor bits
all over that were sellable.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 26, 17:59:43
Something I've noticed (and I'm into my 2nd generation born in-game now):  The only families who seem to move out are ones where noone in my active family is friends with any member of the moving family.  Now, it could be just coincidence, but this is what I've observed.  If it were intentional, it would make sense.  If your family doesn't become interested in another family, the game moves it away and brings in someone new.
This is intentional. However, it entirely ignores any OTHER fambly that might be friends with them. Only the CURRENT ACTIVE FAMBLY counts. Again, more Enforced Legacy-Style behavior. Oh, yeah, there's no way to turn Story Progression off for REAL. Sucks to be you.

Well, it's certainly an incentive to make and keep lots of friends :-)  Someone else was talking earlier about how there was no incentive, but there ya go.

I've enjoyed having the sisters of my current active Sim living their own lives, having babies, etc.  I invite them and their families over for parties; the sisters-in-law get together for lunch sometimes.  I need to take my toddler over to the house of the sister who has a toddler.  Maybe they can play with the dollhouse together or something.
They don't really properly "have babies", either. They seem to engage in random parthenogenesis. It's creepy. But you enjoy it, so have fun with it.

So my Sim's nephew isn't really the child of his sister and her husband?  The boy's a clone of his mom?  Hmm.  

Death to Phillip.

I love you, too :-)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 26, 18:02:49
So my Sim's nephew isn't really the child of his sister and her husband?  The boy's a clone of his mom?  Hmm.
It could be anything. No one knows for certain. I've seen sims that manage to produce babies seemingly by parthenogenesis. Others seem to accomplish it by apparent Alien Abduction, as they don't even KNOW the sim that is allegedly the father. It's really just a wonky system.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 26, 18:06:09
the first expansion will likely focus on Jobs and Occupations.
MOAR jobs & following sims to their jobs would be fun. :P

Quote
Corner counters: no longer a complete waste of space!
Probably one of the best featuers in the game. When I saw a sim actually using the corner to prep food, I was like HOLY CRAP! :D

We REALLY need more instruments. (I hope there will at least be a PIANO in the "final" version) Especially something that children can play. :P

Why isn't there a perk or whatever you call it that is a NEVER SLEEP? My sims seem to need to sleep TOO MUCH. I don't like this, and I hate having to cheat em up.

Quote from: lorelei
I was relieved to see that there was no counterpart to "dislikes children"...if there was a "broody" or "clown car" trait, imagine how much worse the rampant ensproggening going on would be! Egads.
There is. It's called "family-oriented" ;)

Has anyone had a ghost baby yet?

I already had a saved game become corrupted and lose all data, after my computer crashed (nothing to do with TS3 either!). Lost my fatties. how annoying. Sure, they're still in the sim bin and I could always place them again, but I was workin up a good story. FFS!

Anyone know where made sims are kept in the files? I mean the ones that I made that are shoved into the lot bin for all time. Where are those kept? I suppose I could just package them in case of needing to reinstall if the L&P is indeed true. :P Nevermind. XD

I love how the sky is a sphere (anyone else notice this?) and the stars, sun and moon all rise and set. :D

Pardon me if any of this has been mentioned. I'm catching up on what I missed over the weekend. So far I'm up to page 40.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 May 26, 18:13:06
Maybe she managed to walk it off. That's what you normally do.

Not me; I normally use contraception.  It does wonders for preventing morning sickness.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 18:25:02
Has anyone had a ghost baby yet?


i had a baby with a ghost, but it was a normal human.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 26, 18:25:11
It's just me, or Pes is more nervous and irritable since TS3?  ;D *giggles*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Exiled on 2009 May 26, 18:38:04
Installation.  WTF.  I already have a nice EA GAMES directory, now they decide to install TS3 into "Electronic Arts"...?  What?  I uninstalled and reinstalled into the EA GAMES folder, but it doesn't give me the choice to choose where to put the saves folder, so in My Documents I sitll have an EA GAMES and Electronics Art folder.  Also, what is up with them launching the game when you want to uninstall?

Everything just feels awkward to do.  Pie menus take slighly longer to pop up compared to TS2.  Leftovers are now in the pie menu rather than getting little box of all the leftovers that you have.  The camera system feels like it stutters instead of being smooth like in TS2, even with edge scrolling turned on.  They redesigned all the icons so now I have to hover over them to remember which is what.

On the flip side, I like how they sort the room function now.  it feels more intuitive to click on the floor or the wall to open up the wall or floor functions instead of going through icons.  I also like the finer grid to place objects and the ability to put objects at any angle.

Some of the asthetics seem tacky now.  It's harder to find things in the redesigned display than it was last time.  I LIKED having Live/Buy/Build benig large circle icons.  The redesigned icons are harer to remember and don't stand out as well as they used to.  Why do I have to be in live mood to save?  Also, it seems to not know that you saved before, i.e. if i saved in TS2 and then hit quit, it wouldn't have the option to let me save.  It would just let me quit.

The needs panel sucks.  It's been de-emphasized to just a little icon now instead of being the main thing.  Also, why the heck is it green all the time and only gets yellow at the very end?

The neighborhood exploration looks pretty cool, more realistic.  Feels more like a neighborhood than TS2, when I could just do everything at home.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 26, 18:38:23
It's just me, or Pes is more nervous and irritable since TS3?  ;D *giggles*

Not touching that one with a ten-foot pole... :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimplyComplex on 2009 May 26, 18:39:56
I'm busy with work and haven't yet read the last 5 pages of this thread, so maybe someone already hit upon this opportunity, but I thought it was interesting.

I was moving a new character into a furnished Maxis house (The Monotone), when this popped up:

(http://i44.tinypic.com/ohsm8k.jpg)


I chose to ignore it since I wanted to play out a specific scenario. I wonder to see how much of a mess would have been present had I accepted it.


I got this once and accepted it and there were about 7 or 8 rocks that were worth something and about a dozen and a half little piles of stuff that needed to be tidied up. Didnt take long but was worth it for the money it gave me from the space rocks


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: malianx on 2009 May 26, 19:04:06
I was hoping my sim could relax & use his laptop, but he got up and went to the table. Oh well.

Also, wasn't there a way to re-choose your lifetime wish?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 May 26, 19:07:36
Installation.  WTF.  I already have a nice EA GAMES directory, now they decide to install TS3 into "Electronic Arts"...?  What?  I uninstalled and reinstalled into the EA GAMES folder, but it doesn't give me the choice to choose where to put the saves folder, so in My Documents I sitll have an EA GAMES and Electronics Art folder.  Also, what is up with them launching the game when you want to uninstall?

I think all newer EA games put their files and saves into Electronic Arts rather than EA Games.  I seem to recall NFSU2 put its saves in EA Games, but NFS Carbon and whatever the new one that just came out is called, put their saves into Electronic Arts.  The Sims Stories also put their saves into Electronic Arts.

Everything just feels awkward to do.  Pie menus take slighly longer to pop up compared to TS2.  Leftovers are now in the pie menu rather than getting little box of all the leftovers that you have.  The camera system feels like it stutters instead of being smooth like in TS2, even with edge scrolling turned on.  They redesigned all the icons so now I have to hover over them to remember which is what.

I've actually found the opposite to be true.  For me, scrolling is smoother, anything having to do with graphics feels faster than TS2.  I'm using a clocked nVidia 9800GT's at 1920x1200 with all settings maxed except building detail which I left at its default of 4.  What graphics hardware are you using?
Only thing that seems wrong is makeup seems to turn black in the dark or shade.  I don't know if this is typical, I'd sure appreciate it if someone would check out these screencaps and let me know if that's normal.
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,14987.msg433017.html#msg433017


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 26, 19:09:09
Also, wasn't there a way to re-choose your lifetime wish?

There's a reward for that, but I forgot what it was called. I think it was either Mid-life Crisis or something else.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 19:10:06
Look what I just saw waddle past my door  :o ;D ;D

(http://i41.tinypic.com/opdgi.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 26, 19:13:22
(though that wouldn't explain the lack of gay sex?... or does it?)

I can't speak to gay sex, but there is apparently autonomous gay marriage; two male Sims in my game are apparently very happily betrothed to each other.

It's good to know despite the newfound sexism and general asshattery, Sims 3 does not discriminate against the gays. Is it still that "Join Union" BS, though?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 26, 19:14:25
It's good to know despite the newfound sexism and general asshattery, Sims 3 does not discriminate against the gays. Is it still that "Join Union" BS, though?

Nope, it's actual "Marriage" now, so they got that part right.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 26, 19:16:26
Look what I just saw waddle past my door  :o ;D ;D

snip

Danny DeVito! I love your work!

ETA: Is that orange question mark the new arbitrary empty thought bubble with an X in it?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: malianx on 2009 May 26, 19:18:24
Also, wasn't there a way to re-choose your lifetime wish?

There's a reward for that, but I forgot what it was called. I think it was either Mid-life Crisis or something else.

I thought there was as well, but for the life of me I can't find it. Mid-Life Crisis just let me choose traits, not the wish.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 19:22:40
I've had two of my female sims have a baby together while I was playing another house. Not adoption, either. She got pregnant and gave birth to a baby with both of their genetics and both listed as parents.

That Danny Devito clone I posted was Bella Bachelor's child either adopted or via asexual reproduction, because it only lists 1 parent in his tree.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 19:23:17
I thought there was as well, but for the life of me I can't find it. Mid-Life Crisis just let me choose traits, not the wish.

If your Sim has already fulfilled their LTW, the option to change their LTW in the rewards panel disappears and they can't get a new one.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 26, 19:24:18

ETA: Is that orange question mark the new arbitrary empty thought bubble with an X in it?

GRRR!  The Interwebz, they hates me! I've been having the worst time lately, here worse than anyway.  Pescado, give that little Malaysian kid some sugar or something!

Anyway, was going to say that the orange question mark belongs to absent-minded sims.  They'll just walk into the room and look around, and sometimes say something that sounds like, "Duhh....".  My absent-nminded fella was a great writer and kisser, but he'd be on the way back to the bedroom with his wife to woo-hoo and just stop, then turn to do something else.  She'd eventually holler at him from the bed to get his ass over there.

I really am liking the combos of personality traits!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 26, 19:25:25
The reward for changing Lifetime Wish is called ... Change Lifetime Wish ;) Cost = 10,000 points.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Exiled on 2009 May 26, 19:25:40
I think all newer EA games put their files and saves into Electronic Arts rather than EA Games.  I seem to recall NFSU2 put its saves in EA Games, but NFS Carbon and whatever the new one that just came out is called, put their saves into Electronic Arts.  The Sims Stories also put their saves into Electronic Arts.

Well, I just wished they could let you change the directory, for both the installation AND the saves.

I've actually found the opposite to be true.  For me, scrolling is smoother, anything having to do with graphics feels faster than TS2.  I'm using a clocked nVidia 9800GT's at 1920x1200 with all settings maxed except building detail which I left at its default of 4.  What graphics hardware are you using?

Using a Nvida GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 at 1024x768.  The card is apparently so bad that I had to edit the Graphics Rules files back for TS2 Seasons to force it to run at that resolution; it insisted on 800x600.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: malianx on 2009 May 26, 19:33:51
If your Sim has already fulfilled their LTW, the option to change their LTW in the rewards panel disappears and they can't get a new one.

bogus, I'd planned on going through more than one.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 26, 19:35:26
Yes, I have noticed the blush go from pink to black even in strong light.
looks gross!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 May 26, 19:40:00
Using a Nvida GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 at 1024x768.  The card is apparently so bad that I had to edit the Graphics Rules files back for TS2 Seasons to force it to run at that resolution; it insisted on 800x600.

Ah, yeah, that explains it.  I think once your video hardware surpasses a certain point, TS3 can take advantage of it and actually seem quicker than TS2.
I tried TS3 on my Hackintosh with GMA950 onboard graphics at 1280x800 resolution and it was ridiculously slow and completely unplayable.

Yes, I have noticed the blush go from pink to black even in strong light.
looks gross!

Thanks, now I know it's not just me. :)  It would seem that's a somewhat serious problem.  I don't even put blush on the female sims I've added because it looks horrible and creepy in game (always looks fine in CAS).  Lipstick is iffy.  I also noticed their eyes turn dark black and looks creepy.  It seems they still need to tweak the contrast or shading a bit.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 26, 19:40:31
I like that sims can carry around apples and other stuff in their pockets and then nosh on them when needed. Works out great for my "homeless" sim who found a seed and planted a tree. All she eats is apples, poor skinny thang.

@zaza's album #3:
I haven't seen ghosts outside of the graveyard yet. It's kind of funny that yours come to haunt by car. ;) Maybe it's because they're rich. LOL

It would be REALLY nice if toddlers could escape the crib on their own. :P
Curfew is DUMB. Especially when I want to take my goth kids to the graveyard at night. :P

Quote
I had an adopted fat kid that I trained to become lean and muscular, then I gave him the fast metabolism perk.  It actually quickened the reversal to fatness.  If you read the description for that perk it says that it quickens the process of weight change, and that goes both ways.
That is not how it should work. :P

Boyfriends/Girlfriends that like you enough to stay over should be able to sleep in the same bed as you. :P

I finally got around to making myself over the weekend. I think it's pretty close...
(http://nekonoai.mine.nu/sims3/sims3sile.jpg)
(http://nekonoai.mine.nu/sims3/sims3sileotheroutfits.jpg)
love the cheeseburger t-shirt. My fave food is also cheeseburgers. xD Boobs aren't big enough, though. I wish there were separate sliders for top and bottom body.

(is anyone else having a problem with maty today?)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 26, 19:54:39
Fewer problems accessing MATY today than for the past couple of days for me.

I'm getting a bit annoyed at the jumps into cars, out of cars, out of driveways, onto bikes, etc.  Not anything new, but the lack of real animations bothers me a bit.  In TS2 at least they could open car doors.  For TS4, sims will walk to the bottom of stairs and suddenly appear at the top without walking or running up.  This will, of course, save time.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kralore on 2009 May 26, 20:07:59
Fewer problems accessing MATY today than for the past couple of days for me.

I'm getting a bit annoyed at the jumps into cars, out of cars, out of driveways, onto bikes, etc.  Not anything new, but the lack of real animations bothers me a bit.  In TS2 at least they could open car doors.  For TS4, sims will walk to the bottom of stairs and suddenly appear at the top without walking or running up.  This will, of course, save time.

The no car animation thing bothered me at first, then I started thinking about it, and for car creators this could be a good thing. With no animations, will that not make it a bit easier for them to put new cars into the game, since they don't have to deal with all the extra animations that TS2 had?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 26, 20:16:34

ETA: Is that orange question mark the new arbitrary empty thought bubble with an X in it?

GRRR!  The Interwebz, they hates me! I've been having the worst time lately, here worse than anyway.  Pescado, give that little Malaysian kid some sugar or something!

Anyway, was going to say that the orange question mark belongs to absent-minded sims.  They'll just walk into the room and look around, and sometimes say something that sounds like, "Duhh....".  My absent-nminded fella was a great writer and kisser, but he'd be on the way back to the bedroom with his wife to woo-hoo and just stop, then turn to do something else.  She'd eventually holler at him from the bed to get his ass over there.

I really am liking the combos of personality traits!

I love that. The new things EA introduced may be the saving grace of TS3, seeing as they removed so much.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 20:17:40
Works out great for my "homeless" sim

could you elaborate on that? is there a way to actually make a homeless sim, or did you move them into an empty lot and have them sleep on the park bench :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: NakedNickJonas on 2009 May 26, 20:42:31
Fewer problems accessing MATY today than for the past couple of days for me.

I'm getting a bit annoyed at the jumps into cars, out of cars, out of driveways, onto bikes, etc.  Not anything new, but the lack of real animations bothers me a bit.  In TS2 at least they could open car doors.  For TS4, sims will walk to the bottom of stairs and suddenly appear at the top without walking or running up.  This will, of course, save time.

The no car animation thing bothered me at first, then I started thinking about it, and for car creators this could be a good thing. With no animations, will that not make it a bit easier for them to put new cars into the game, since they don't have to deal with all the extra animations that TS2 had?

Well there were only one or two creators or ever made cars worth downloading, and if they can't be bothered to deal with animations it probably indicates won't be creating good meshes anyway.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 26, 21:05:19
Can't get page 58 to load to save my life, so hopefully I'm not IMMEDIATELY repeating a prior topic--

Is the romantic interaction really as arbitrary as it seems? Between TS2's turnons/turnoffs and the ACR mod, I had no idea how good I had it till it was gone. In TS3, sims will hook up--or not. It all feels forced. When they won't hook up, I have no idea why, because there are no attraction or compatibility cues, and it's harder to find out what they need/want. I was determined to break up Gunther Goth's marriage with one of my female Sims, and it took forever to get him to hook up with my Sim. Why? Because he was married? Because they had no traits in common? Because he needed to pee? I HAVE NO IDEA. What finally changed? I HAVE NO IDEA. It was much more organic in TS2.

Also, once I got her pregnant (she needs the leverage to break up their marriage!), I no longer have the option to ask him to break up with Cornelia or whomever. Sigh.

I set up a couple that 'should' have gotten along well--similar traits, at least--and was eventually able to herd them into getting married and spawning. But once I stopped intervening, they have ZERO affectionate interaction of their own free will. Now, is this a thing where I have used ACR for too long, or was this also true in TS2?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 26, 21:15:01
Can't get page 58 to load to save my life, so hopefully I'm not IMMEDIATELY repeating a prior topic--

Is the romantic interaction really as arbitrary as it seems?

<snip>

 But once I stopped intervening, they have ZERO affectionate interaction of their own free will. Now, is this a thing where I have used ACR for too long, or was this also true in TS2?



From what I can tell, interaction availability is entirely determined by the other Sim's current perception.  You can't woohoo your girlfriend if she currently only thinks you're "okay", can't ask someone to move in with you if they think you're extremely irresistible (because apparently it's just a friendly action, not a romantic one).  In other words, each interaction is sitting somewhere on a tree, and you have to move up that tree EVERY TIME in order to get to it.  Spectacularly annoying.

I may very well be wrong but after deciding that this was how it worked, I've had much more success in shaping relationships the way I want them to go.  There does not seem to be any inherent compatibility system, though, so if you decide a Sim is The One for your Sim, all you have to do is start climbing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jemna on 2009 May 26, 21:19:56
I really don't like the look of the sims in TS3. I'm not sure quite what it is I don't like. (Probably the fact they look like they're made out of playdough).
Also, there's no way near enough clothing and hair options. The colour slider is a great idea, though. The fact that the rest of the 'hood keeps going while you're in one household is a good idea if you like playing legacies, but you really should be able to completely switch it off completely...

I'm quickly disliking this game, despite the fact I haven't even played it yet.  :-\



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 26, 21:25:17
Can't get page 58 to load to save my life, so hopefully I'm not IMMEDIATELY repeating a prior topic--

Is the romantic interaction really as arbitrary as it seems? Between TS2's turnons/turnoffs and the ACR mod, I had no idea how good I had it till it was gone. In TS3, sims will hook up--or not. It all feels forced. When they won't hook up, I have no idea why, because there are no attraction or compatibility cues, and it's harder to find out what they need/want. I was determined to break up Gunther Goth's marriage with one of my female Sims, and it took forever to get him to hook up with my Sim. Why? Because he was married? Because they had no traits in common? Because he needed to pee? I HAVE NO IDEA. What finally changed? I HAVE NO IDEA. It was much more organic in TS2.

Also, once I got her pregnant (she needs the leverage to break up their marriage!), I no longer have the option to ask him to break up with Cornelia or whomever. Sigh.

I set up a couple that 'should' have gotten along well--similar traits, at least--and was eventually able to herd them into getting married and spawning. But once I stopped intervening, they have ZERO affectionate interaction of their own free will. Now, is this a thing where I have used ACR for too long, or was this also true in TS2?



I'm pretty sure all the sims don't respond the same to each other.  I had my CAS sim Drew, married to Parker Langerak in 2 sessions: one when she met him in the park and the 2nd when she invited him over.  He declined one proposal but accepted a 2nd not long after.  Their eldest son Lennon is now an adult and I'm trying to hook him up with a girl he met and she's being more difficult.  I had trouble even keeping the "2nd tier" of romantic interactions available.  I did eventually get them to woohoo but she declined the first go steady request, which I didn't even hit as soon as it came up.  While wooing Parker I used go steady as soon as it appeared and it worked.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 26, 21:30:54
Can't get page 58 to load to save my life, so hopefully I'm not IMMEDIATELY repeating a prior topic--

Is the romantic interaction really as arbitrary as it seems?

<snip>

 But once I stopped intervening, they have ZERO affectionate interaction of their own free will. Now, is this a thing where I have used ACR for too long, or was this also true in TS2?





From what I can tell, interaction availability is entirely determined by the other Sim's current perception.  You can't woohoo your girlfriend if she currently only thinks you're "okay", can't ask someone to move in with you if they think you're extremely irresistible (because apparently it's just a friendly action, not a romantic one).  In other words, each interaction is sitting somewhere on a tree, and you have to move up that tree EVERY TIME in order to get to it.  Spectacularly annoying.

I may very well be wrong but after deciding that this was how it worked, I've had much more success in shaping relationships the way I want them to go.  There does not seem to be any inherent compatibility system, though, so if you decide a Sim is The One for your Sim, all you have to do is start climbing.

I think you're right with the tree analogy but some sims climb it easier than others so to speak.  Parker and Drew who I mentioned before, will get flirty and alluring going on their own, as did another couple I had that I've since deleted.  I have trouble even getting Lennon past flirt with his girl though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 May 26, 21:35:00
Is the romantic interaction really as arbitrary as it seems? Between TS2's turnons/turnoffs and the ACR mod, I had no idea how good I had it till it was gone. In TS3, sims will hook up--or not. It all feels forced. When they won't hook up, I have no idea why, because there are no attraction or compatibility cues, and it's harder to find out what they need/want. I was determined to break up Gunther Goth's marriage with one of my female Sims, and it took forever to get him to hook up with my Sim. Why? Because he was married? Because they had no traits in common? Because he needed to pee? I HAVE NO IDEA. What finally changed? I HAVE NO IDEA. It was much more organic in TS2.

It's probably been mentioned before, but the lack of a physical response to jealousy doesn't make sense either.  An adulterous Sim can be woohooing some other chick in the bedroom with his wife present, and the wife barely reacts.  No rage?  No fury?  Sure, she has mean wishes towards him and it shows in her mood panel, but she doesn't even let on that she even notices.  She carries on like nothing has happened.  I got a little more reaction out of a guy putting the moves on some guy's wife, the husband put his hands up in the air in frustration and said "aaaah aaaah aaaaah", but that was about it.  No physical action toward his wife or the other guy at all.  The slapping in TS2 got old, but at least it was more convincing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 26, 21:40:42
They are for displaying, nothing like having a personal collection of Palladium bars as a little gold reserve. It adds to your enviroment value immensely.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 26, 21:45:47
I have recently moved a family via the phone/move menu, and I had them pack up their house as the menu suggests. WHen they safely arrived at the new house, all their belongings, including he driveway, but not the farming plants, I ran into a problem.

How the #"¤"%%"!!! do you move fish from the family inventory to either a personal inventory, or a fridge? I cant seem to do anything with the fish in there, and i honestly have no idea where they are from, as the sims still have theirs in their own inventories, and the fridge is still stocked with its own.

Any clues? Or are they just stuck with 10 stacks of useless fish?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 26, 21:47:52
They worked really hard to make your sims take care of themselves. Maybe they're going to add personal stuff in a expansion and make relations more realistic :P Wasn't it the same way in Sims 2 at the start and they added more relationship stuff and tweaks in as the expansions came out?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 26, 21:56:18
They worked really hard to make your sims take care of themselves. Maybe they're going to add personal stuff in a expansion and make relations more realistic :P Wasn't it the same way in Sims 2 at the start and they added more relationship stuff and tweaks in as the expansions came out?

Yup, chemistry and turn ons/offs came with Nightlife if I'm remembering correctly.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: X-Phile on 2009 May 26, 21:58:10
I played sims 3 and I'm switching to Sims 2.

I'm a controle freak when it comes to playing sims. And when my sims have babies without my consent, I don't like it.
Story Progression is turned off by the way.

Besides sims 2 is a lot more fun. ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 26, 22:15:32
I'm sure they left out things so they could make expansions. I mean they're there to make cash and to do so they will have to follow up with expansions. I have a feeling the store will fall on it's face or not be a profitable as they hope.

As far as complete control over the Sims, yes they need to tweak it some. Setting individual so that they don't make big choices on their own would be a big positive. Maybe a way to hibernate a household and be able to switch when you want to play that house. I like the idea of how the world works, I just think they need to tweak certain things to fit all play styles.

I look at Sims 3 as a Chassis to a car, eventually we will get the body and then the engine and then the interior. All the while we get ti tune it with mods along the way.

We're just used to how Sims 2 works, we need to give this a chance and see where it goes. Sims 3 has great potential and if you can set the Sims 2 aside and look at this as a completely new game it might be a bit more fun.

You said you have story progression turned off. Did you also turn free will down? Turning free will off will allow you to be a complete control freak ;) You Sims will not make any choice with out you. You can set this to whatever level you want. Low would probably let them do basic things but not get married ect ect. I'm not sure you would have to play around with it. I would turn story progression on and free will down as then the town still moves but your sims should not make so many choices on their own.

I think each sim you have should have the choice to turn this on or off on a personal level. As in move childern in to a different house and turn their free will down, they will still roam as in Sims 2 and their house/job all freezes until you switch to their house and tell them to do something.

Just my two cents.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heinel on 2009 May 26, 22:20:45
From what I can tell, interaction availability is entirely determined by the other Sim's current perception.  You can't woohoo your girlfriend if she currently only thinks you're "okay", can't ask someone to move in with you if they think you're extremely irresistible (because apparently it's just a friendly action, not a romantic one).  In other words, each interaction is sitting somewhere on a tree, and you have to move up that tree EVERY TIME in order to get to it.  Spectacularly annoying.

I may very well be wrong but after deciding that this was how it worked, I've had much more success in shaping relationships the way I want them to go.  There does not seem to be any inherent compatibility system, though, so if you decide a Sim is The One for your Sim, all you have to do is start climbing.

I'm pretty sure "extremely irresistible" is a romantic one.  That is what I shoot for whenever I need them to woohoo.  Forget that.  I think I misread the sentence.  "Move In" is a friendly option.  The romantic equivalent is marriage.

It also seems like if the sims are in a relationship (steady and up) they can skip parts of the tree and get to that point sooner.  As to how many interactions is needed to advance, it looks like there is a little bit of compatibility issues (maybe trait related too) as I do notice some sims (especially unflirty ones) are really difficult to woo.

What I do not like though is that in order to woo someone that has a spouse (even those with commitment issues, like Thornton Wolff), you have to use friendly interactions until "Ask to break up with X" comes up before the sim will take your romantic interactions, that really makes no sense.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SlickCee on 2009 May 26, 22:22:40
To the person who asked how did my Sim die right out of the blue: It was old age.
 I have a question. There has been an increasing amount of Sims that my Sim is besties with but does not know ANY of their traits. I can't use the "get to know" option anymore so that is out. Is there any other way to find out a Sim's trait? I am tired of all these question marks that appear for a Sim that is supposedly a close friend :P.
 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 26, 22:28:28
"Chat" will reveal traits though it is a bit slower than "Get to know" You might have to chat a lot to get to know them. Also you can go into Law Enforcement Profession and at a certain point you get the ability to "Question" any sim. This reveals traits, usually all traits very quickly.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kattenijin on 2009 May 26, 22:56:35
Is there somplace in game I'm missing to discover what some of the books do, besides the obvious ones for skilling and new foods/music? I'm assuming that "Commitment issues" helps sims with that trait to deal better with them, but WTF does "Where's Bella" do?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 26, 23:07:13
What I do not like though is that in order to woo someone that has a spouse (even those with commitment issues, like Thornton Wolff), you have to use friendly interactions until "Ask to break up with X" comes up before the sim will take your romantic interactions, that really makes no sense.

Hmm, see that is the opposite of what I'm going through. Through stubbornness mostly, I managed to get Gunther Goth to hook up with and impregnate my other-woman sim. At one point I had the 'ask to break up' option, but I did not take it, and now I cannot get it back even though she's borne his bastard child. I just checked on him (grr argh stupid family switching annoyance argh) and he does indeed still consider himself married to Cornelia. Although you give me an idea, I've been focusing on the romantic tree because I assumed that was where the 'break up' request was, I'll try friendly instead.

(Another annoyance, that they'll get in bed, cuddle, make out, but even though Woohoo appears they'll just...not...with no indication of the problem.)

ETA: Success! After repeating many of the Friendly interactions for many in-game hours, I finally clicked on one I hadn't used that much "Applaud Hard Work" (he's a workaholic), and the "Ask to break up with Cornelia" option finally appeared. Now I can continue with my evil scheme. But that's beside the point. Those interaction trees suck and make no sense. When something is relationshipally available, it should be available.

Also, while they were friendly-interacting, the game popped up a box saying that since they got along so well, should I have Gunther move in? Hells no, I'm going to move my homewrecker into the Goth mansion.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Peggy_Leggy on 2009 May 26, 23:21:01

I got this once and accepted it and there were about 7 or 8 rocks that were worth something and about a dozen and a half little piles of stuff that needed to be tidied up. Didnt take long but was worth it for the money it gave me from the space rocks

Drat, a missed oppurtunity. Good to know!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mikka on 2009 May 26, 23:31:01
Servers are not being cooperative at the moment.

Some traits seem to be able to be 'triggered' for an immediate find-out, too, due to certain social actions.  Ask about work, and you might get 'Workaholic', a flirt can reveal if someone's Unflirty, chating about family will get if someone Hates Children (and I assume the opposite, though I haven't ever gotten that), speaking of Art gets if someone Hates Art, telling a joke can get you the Good Sense of Humor / No Sense of Humor thing... I'm sure there's more, but those are the only one's I've seen.  Still, yeah, besides the super easy Questioning way, it does seem a bit difficult to get traits after 'Get to know' is gone; chat takes forever.

I'm really hating the enforced maternity leave.  At this point, if I have a female Sim who I plan to have children with, I'm just avoiding 'top job' ltw's.  I had a Sim who was at midlevel in the military when she started having kids: her kid was like, two days from child by the time she was working again- and I didn't grow him up early in baby stage.  I need to be better about timing pregnancies.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 26, 23:45:59
Although you give me an idea, I've been focusing on the romantic tree because I assumed that was where the 'break up' request was, I'll try friendly instead. 

Every time I've ever looked, Break Up is in the Mean tree, even when their relationship is good.  So I'd try there in the future. ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 May 26, 23:46:35
Hey guys I don't know if I missed the answer but but did anyone find out about Yoga. I really miss that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: bah on 2009 May 26, 23:49:46
Hi, I'm a long time lurker, here to annoy you ...

I noticed at least one person mention that they were playing Sims 3 on a laptop - so, for those of you who've been using one, I'm curious - is it a super spectacular gaming laptop, or just a really good regular laptop?

Also, thanks to everyone who's taken the time to post pictures.  They rock.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 26, 23:50:31
I'm getting a bit annoyed at the jumps into cars, out of cars, out of driveways, onto bikes, etc.  Not anything new, but the lack of real animations bothers me a bit.  In TS2 at least they could open car doors.  For TS4, sims will walk to the bottom of stairs and suddenly appear at the top without walking or running up.  This will, of course, save time.

All the time they save in this way will be used later for all the pauses they do whenever they start doing something. No, really.

Command: go to bed.
Action: sim approaches bedroom ---> pause: there's another sim in the way. ---> pause ---> pause ---> pause ---> action canceled by user; the other sim moves away ---> redo command: go to bed ---> sim approaches bed ---> pause ---> sim changes clothes ---> sim enters the bed.

Command: serve meal
Action: sim enters the kitchen ---> pause ---> sim approaches fridge ---> pause ---> sim gets ingredients from fridge and approaches counter ---> pause ---> sim puts down ingredients on counter ---> pause ---> sim starts preparation (slow).

AAARRRRGH!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 26, 23:53:48
Hi, I'm a long time lurker, here to annoy you ...

I noticed at least one person mention that they were playing Sims 3 on a laptop - so, for those of you who've been using one, I'm curious - is it a super spectacular gaming laptop, or just a really good regular laptop?

Also, thanks to everyone who's taken the time to post pictures.  They rock.

mine's not either. 2 ghz duel core cpu, 3gb ram, built in graphics. sims 3 runs just great.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 26, 23:57:50
Mid line Laptop here

Dell Compaq Presario CQ60

Amd Athlon X2 64 2GHZ
8200M G 256 onboard 500 or so shared memory
2 gig memory
Windows Vista

Runs fine has a few hiccups, if I increased the base memory to 4 gig (3.5 usuable) it would probably run better. I have all graphics set to medium a few to high.

I am waiting for the release to get the offical Sim 3 to see if it runs better. I have always been one if I like a game I try, I buy it to support the people who made it. Playing the Sims 3 has just confirmed what I was going to do anyway, purchase it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 27, 00:22:49
Every time I've ever looked, Break Up is in the Mean tree, even when their relationship is good.  So I'd try there in the future. ;)

Sorry, I was referring to "Ask to break up", meaning Sim A asks Sim B to break up with Sim C, so A and B can be together. Do we mean the same thing?

Re: Laptops. Video chipset is important. It seems it'll run on Intel integrated graphics chispets, but it's no fun at all playing a sluggish game with all the gfx on low. At least, that was my experience on an Intel GMA965. You will have much better luck with an ATI or NVIDIA mobile chipset intended for gaming.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: malianx on 2009 May 27, 00:30:56
Hi, I'm a long time lurker, here to annoy you ...

I noticed at least one person mention that they were playing Sims 3 on a laptop - so, for those of you who've been using one, I'm curious - is it a super spectacular gaming laptop, or just a really good regular laptop?

Also, thanks to everyone who's taken the time to post pictures.  They rock.

Standard MacBook Unibody(2.0 core duo, 2gb ddr3, nvidia 9400M).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 27, 00:31:24
Sorry, I was referring to "Ask to break up", meaning Sim A asks Sim B to break up with Sim C, so A and B can be together. Do we mean the same thing?

Oh, no...I didn't know you meant that.  Sorry :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: bubbs on 2009 May 27, 00:31:31
Here  (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v364/bubbs72/TS3/)are some pictures from my game.  I'm into causing deaths in my hoods, so I had to test it out.  The fire one pissed me off.  The family is off in the house and yard then the fire started, here they come running.  WTH?  The ones in the house have no reason to react, they are INSIDE.  Plus I can't send them to do anything else until the fire is over....which is when someone (mom) died. 

On a side note, my husband has a test sim.  The guy just got married, but has 3 baby mamas and children in the hood.  He is trying to see if he can get the whole town related. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: seanachai on 2009 May 27, 00:32:17
Yeah, I'm curious about laptop quality, too. My plans to buy a new gaming computer before June 2 fell through and I probably won't be able to get until for a few weeks after the game comes out, so I'm planning on cleaning a bunch of shit off of my laptop and trying to install it on there. It has an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 w/ 256mb, and the computer as 2GB RAM. And the processor is Core 2 Duo T7200. It has Vista on it, but I have an XP disc I can install on there. The main thing I'm nervous is that I had BSOD issues with TS2, and had to disable shaders or whatever the work around was. Hopefully I don't experience some kind of problem with TS3, too.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 27, 00:39:59
Interesting fact/bug:

At skill level 10 mech. you can upgrade your fire place to have different colour fires. If you do this (options are red- default- blue and green) and then change the upgrade back to something else, the fire will remain the colour your changed it to. :3


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sigmund on 2009 May 27, 00:43:13
Hi, I'm a long time lurker, here to annoy you ...

I noticed at least one person mention that they were playing Sims 3 on a laptop - so, for those of you who've been using one, I'm curious - is it a super spectacular gaming laptop, or just a really good regular laptop?

Also, thanks to everyone who's taken the time to post pictures.  They rock.

Standard MacBook Unibody(2.0 core duo, 2gb ddr3, nvidia 9400M).

Good to know, I just bought one of these. :D

I noticed at least one person mention that they were playing Sims 3 on a laptop - so, for those of you who've been using one, I'm curious - is it a super spectacular gaming laptop, or just a really good regular laptop?

It depends largely on your graphics card and RAM. If your graphics card is listed as being supported under the system requirements for the game, that's an indication that it should work for you (although, knowing EAxis, it's not a guarantee). The definition of a "really good regular laptop" varies a lot by person.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 00:45:19
My card is unsupported and it warned me and set the graphics to default. Yet everything is running fine for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 27, 01:11:58
My card is unsupported and it warned me and set the graphics to default. Yet everything is running fine for me.

Ditto.  Or at least, when I started the game for the first time it told me that it didn't recognize it, which is strange since it's a generic nvidia card that worked fine with TS2.  It gets slightly slower if I'm following my sim while she's jogging and have moved the camera down to street level so I can watch the scenery go by, but that's it.  Also, I am playing on a laptop with the game installed on an external USB harddrive.

Someone a few pages back mentioned not finding out triats fast enough - there's a reward perk called "Observant" that only costs 5000 points which basically makes it so that you find out about three traits just from introducing yourself.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 May 27, 01:17:32
I noticed at least one person mention that they were playing Sims 3 on a laptop - so, for those of you who've been using one, I'm curious - is it a super spectacular gaming laptop, or just a really good regular laptop?

I have a Dell XPS M1530.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400
3 GB memory
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400
Vista

It runs the game at high graphics settings very nicely, although the fan does seem to have its work cut out  ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 01:21:31
Interesting fact/bug:

At skill level 10 mech. you can upgrade your fire place to have different colour fires. If you do this (options are red- default- blue and green) and then change the upgrade back to something else, the fire will remain the colour your changed it to. :3
Also, which im sure all are aware, that once you hit Level 10, you can Tinker with something, and it will upgrade it to one of the options avail, and if it is already upgraded, it doesn't be repleased but the new upgrade, I read that some where, might well have been in the game, but cant remember, @work atm, and wanted to give me 2 cents before we moved on.

WTF: does the effing idiot sim not pay his on bills! I showed him where the mai lbox was, and I showed him how to pay them, when i let my game running for testing to see if it would crash... turns out half my shit was gone from the repo man... IDIOT! (FreeWill on high, you would think that after you showed them what to do... they would autonomously do it??, Wait... its EAxis!)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 01:26:35
Yes, that is one of the things I noticed they wouldn't do.  Paybills... That and WooHoo are the things I have found they wouldn't do.

Wish they had added a command in to check family funds and if there was enough and it was deadline time it would autopay.

Though, I have to say my sim running around and turning off lights when I was looking at something is annoying. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 27, 01:30:48
Well, I finally found the most elusive gemstone, which turns out to be something called a rainbow gem.  It seems to be worth far less than a pink diamond, but no matter.  Getting that allowed me to get a 5th gem cut type: a heart shape.

Edit: I realize there's got to be more types, but I just haven't sent enough off to be cut yet.

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/gemcuttype.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 01:37:29
Well, I finally found the most elusive gemstone, which turns out to be something called a rainbow gem.  It seems to be worth far less than a pink diamond, but no matter.  Getting that allowed me to get the 5th and last gem cut type: a heart shape.
Is it a case of having to find all the different ones? I had my sim go on a mission to collect all the rocks and what not... then i had him send off to get cut... and as i was doing this.. after about 10 another "cut" would show up, all from just sending them off. I am yet to see the heart shaped one.

My question: are the cuts more related to finding more rocks etc, or the amount of time you get them cut?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 27, 01:40:54
You can only get the heart-shaped cut once you find all the different types of gemstones.  The different type of gem cuts are related to how many you send off to get cut.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ilikefishfood on 2009 May 27, 01:43:14
Is TS2 modding over?  My biggest fear is you modders will lose interest in TS2 now, like so many did with TS1 (understandably, mind you), and in time there'll be no more beautiful shinies to add to my game *sigh*

The thing is I got bored with Sims 2 some months ago, that's why I haven't been doing stuff for it lately.  It's not because of Sims 3 coming out.

Yeah, I kinda noticed that, but was trying to convince myself it was my imagination.

Back to TS3.....it is beyond my comprehension that dispite the outcry from the community in the early stages of development, that most players would not be happy if only one playable family could be controlled at a time (while others progressed), they went ahead and did it anyway!  

Then again......maybe I ought not to be surprised *snort*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 02:04:24
You can only get the heart-shaped cut once you find all the different types of gemstones.  The different type of gem cuts are related to how many you send off to get cut.
Sweet thats what I had thought. I love how they have added little tid-bits like like to the game.
Eg. My sim is a vivid writer, and loves to write his hopeless love stories, after writing about 25+ books, I noticed the Masterpiece with 5 star rewards, that excites me.. Woo!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 27, 02:10:43
For those without the game who are wondering just how few objects there are, German site Cynamite has a slideshow of (supposedly) all of the furniture from TS3.  And it's....not very much.  At all.

The slideshow is about halfway down the page, under the survey.

http://tinyurl.com/ocbtdb


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 27, 02:12:40
Hi, I'm a long time lurker, here to annoy you ...

I noticed at least one person mention that they were playing Sims 3 on a laptop - so, for those of you who've been using one, I'm curious - is it a super spectacular gaming laptop, or just a really good regular laptop?

My laptop is fairly nice, but is not a "gaming" laptop, and it does occasionally get audio / video jitters while playing TS3 (usually when I'm multitasking or have played for 6+ hours on and off). It is a Sony VAIO. While TS2 didn't have audio/video jitters, it hung / crashed more--and that is saying something, as TS2 RARELY hung / crashed.  TS3 has frozen my laptop twice. No game-crash-to-desktop, no laptop BSOD.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 27, 02:17:59
I find that, after building everything from starter huts to small mansions, that create-a-style plus the objects included are more than enough to create what I want. Seriously, CAST is one of the best aspects of the game. You just click... and drag... and you have a matching bedroom set!

The only objects I miss are the money-making OfB/FreeTime ones (but I didn't expect them and don't really care since you can search the galaxy for $5,800, potentially--way more than TS2!) and the eggchair/lipcouch. I am sure that the first expansion will add them since both Livin' Large and University added the requisite redonk items.

...did I just type "redonk?"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 27, 02:22:59
I find that, after building everything from starter huts to small mansions, that create-a-style plus the objects included are more than enough to create what I want. Seriously, CAST is one of the best aspects of the game. You just click... and drag... and you have a matching bedroom set!

The only objects I miss are the money-making OfB/FreeTime ones (but I didn't expect them and don't really care since you can search the galaxy for $5,800, potentially--way more than TS2!) and the eggchair/lipcouch. I am sure that the first expansion will add them since both Livin' Large and University added the requisite redonk items.

...did I just type "redonk?"

I mean, I personally use all of about 20 items, over and over again.  But I suppose there are some who will miss medieval themed furniture and some others.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 27, 02:24:30
The only objects I miss are the money-making OfB/FreeTime ones (but I didn't expect them and don't really care since you can search the galaxy for $5,800, potentially--way more than TS2!)

My Sims are making ridiculous amounts of money, really.  Selling good produce, seeds, used books, gemstones, fish and then buying partnerships in the local businesses gives them dividends.  Writing novels, painting, playing guitar, the various money-making opportunities...the list goes on and on.  It's insane how much money can be made without their ever having to get a job.

Edit: I find I'm a lot more interested in gameplay now that I'm not worrying so much about what their house looks like.  I have experienced more in TS3 already than I have in TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: NakedNickJonas on 2009 May 27, 02:52:10
Does anyone know if there are autonomously gay sims in TS3?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 27, 03:05:13
Servers are not being cooperative at the moment.

Some traits seem to be able to be 'triggered' for an immediate find-out, too, due to certain social actions.  Ask about work, and you might get 'Workaholic', a flirt can reveal if someone's Unflirty, chating about family will get if someone Hates Children (and I assume the opposite, though I haven't ever gotten that), speaking of Art gets if someone Hates Art, telling a joke can get you the Good Sense of Humor / No Sense of Humor thing... I'm sure there's more, but those are the only one's I've seen.  Still, yeah, besides the super easy Questioning way, it does seem a bit difficult to get traits after 'Get to know' is gone; chat takes forever.
Or just get the Observant reward. It's only 5,000. Usually one chat will give a sim three trait discoveries. My sims get the Observant reward, the multitasking one, the one that makes coworker relationships easier. Those are the starters. Then they'll get other rewards based on their personality or LTW.

The fire one pissed me off.  The family is off in the house and yard then the fire started, here they come running.  WTH?  The ones in the house have no reason to react, they are INSIDE.  Plus I can't send them to do anything else until the fire is over....which is when someone (mom) died.
I had an unlucky, pregnant sim start a fire. I sent her ghost parents to put it out, because I'd never meant to resurrect the buggers in the first place. Not only did they succeed in putting out the fire before dying again (if possible), but she and her husband kept running in from outside to scream about it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 27, 03:24:19
Car. In inventory. Why? I know many of the objects are unrealistic (80 fish, a telescope, or whatever), but a car? Why not have it show up in sim inventory as keys?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 27, 03:27:44
Does anyone know if there are autonomously gay sims in TS3?

Yep, there is a sim in my neighbourhood called Chintan (something  like that) he hooked up with another guy and they got married. Aww!

Also I think they had a baby because Chintan came to a party as just a floating head, I read somewhere that a guy sim got knocked up and had no body for the duration of the pregnancy in someone else's game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 27, 03:31:53
Does anyone know if there are autonomously gay sims in TS3?

I discovered when they got married that the gal my Sim married had a love interest relationship with another woman. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 27, 03:51:33
I just had a birthday party for my sim and the cake caught fire, everyone freaked out. it was really funny!

Anyway, I just moved his girlfriend in and although there was a baby in the move in options I thought it was her sister, turns out its her kid. Is there a way to get that kid to move in now? Woopsie.

Edit: I split the baby and an adult from her old household and merged with the new one.. I'll kick that extra guy out. Hope this works.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tabbs on 2009 May 27, 05:33:50
Is there a way to add more sims to your neighborhood once it's started?

I couldn't figure it out, and if you cant then that truly SUCKS.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 May 27, 05:46:29
Something that needs fixing, why the hell are the ghosts always so freaking tired? They rise from the grave, stay awake for maybe an hour and then go camp in someones bed. Notiredghosts would be an awesome fix. Didn't they already spend all day sleeping in the grave?

I think that my Cordelia Goth has gone insane after the birth of their third child Pugsly. She is obsessively cleaning on her own. She keeps putting the fire pit in the back yard away into her inventory. More importantly, why is this considered to be an item that needs to be tidied away? She also will not leave the fucking books in her inventory in her inventory, she keeps putting them back on the shelf. This is what I get for fooling with freewill.

On a slightly buggy vein, if sim has a meal with enough servings for multiple sims in their inventory and then take it to the park to eat, said sim continues to remove platter after platter from inventory and will stand there eating them all regardless of maxed hunger.

I've been trying to catch up with this thread for days, I'm still reading pages a few before this one. This is a losing battle for me it seems.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mirablu on 2009 May 27, 06:05:43
Is there a way to add more sims to your neighborhood once it's started?

I couldn't figure it out, and if you cant then that truly SUCKS.

Click on the "..." in the lower left corner, and go to Edit Town. From there you can create Sims and move them into lots.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 27, 06:12:55
Car. In inventory. Why? I know many of the objects are unrealistic (80 fish, a telescope, or whatever), but a car? Why not have it show up in sim inventory as keys?
Because if the car showed up as just the keys for the car, you would have no idea what car it is because all car keys look the same!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 27, 06:29:28
I'm just going to laugh at you.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 May 27, 06:44:17
Right now I'm just happy to have gotten to the reply page so forgive if this has been mentioned prior, I'm about six pages behind. I was playing my sim self the last couple days, top of her career and a bunch of skills maxed (plus the house looked awesome).

I saved, quit and came back to the game later. Except the game had reset itself. My sim self was in the bin and had no job, no skills and the neighborhood was the same as it had been two days ago. I'm really hoping it's just because I have the relaoded version. If I get the full game (yes, Pescado I'm buying it) and I can lose my neighborhood at any time I'm not going to be a happy camper.  >:(
At any point did you make another sim or go into another house and save it? I accidentally saved over my savefile and when I went back into the game I discovered that the sim that I had made before was in the bin. The Default name for the save file is the name of the hood. I hadn't realized how it worked, being so used to The Sims 2 and the entire hood saving several households.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jack Rudd on 2009 May 27, 07:30:53
I've been trying to catch up with this thread for days, I'm still reading pages a few before this one. This is a loosing battle for me it seems.
(http://wikka.moreawesomethanyou.com/images/3/34/Losecat.png)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 27, 08:19:06
I saved, quit and came back to the game later. Except the game had reset itself. My sim self was in the bin and had no job, no skills and the neighborhood was the same as it had been two days ago.

It happened the same to me, and with my simself too. Does this game punish sim selves?  :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sanmonroe on 2009 May 27, 08:24:06
Servers are not being cooperative at the moment.

Some traits seem to be able to be 'triggered' for an immediate find-out, too, due to certain social actions.  Ask about work, and you might get 'Workaholic', a flirt can reveal if someone's Unflirty, chating about family will get if someone Hates Children (and I assume the opposite, though I haven't ever gotten that), speaking of Art gets if someone Hates Art, telling a joke can get you the Good Sense of Humor / No Sense of Humor thing... I'm sure there's more, but those are the only one's I've seen.  Still, yeah, besides the super easy Questioning way, it does seem a bit difficult to get traits after 'Get to know' is gone; chat takes forever.
Or just get the Observant reward. It's only 5,000. Usually one chat will give a sim three trait discoveries. My sims get the Observant reward, the multitasking one, the one that makes coworker relationships easier. Those are the starters. Then they'll get other rewards based on their personality or LTW.

The fire one pissed me off.  The family is off in the house and yard then the fire started, here they come running.  WTH?  The ones in the house have no reason to react, they are INSIDE.  Plus I can't send them to do anything else until the fire is over....which is when someone (mom) died.
I had an unlucky, pregnant sim start a fire. I sent her ghost parents to put it out, because I'd never meant to resurrect the buggers in the first place. Not only did they succeed in putting out the fire before dying again (if possible), but she and her husband kept running in from outside to scream about it.

I haven't tried the multitasking trait. Does it really make a difference?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 May 27, 08:26:24
I've been trying to catch up with this thread for days, I'm still reading pages a few before this one. This is a loosing battle for me it seems.
http://wikka.moreawesomethanyou.com/images/3/34/Losecat.png


My only excuse is that it is around 3am, I'm a little dense anyway, and I am battling kittens across my keyboard. Will fix. I thought that Rohina considered me exempt because I was a lost cause? More importantly, why aren't you in the installation thread? There is a guy mutilating the written word in there.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sirnh on 2009 May 27, 08:28:49
<snip>
But I suppose there are some who will miss medieval themed furniture and some others.
You mean there is no more medieval stuff? You mean nothing, not even clothes?
* curses *

I was so hoping for 1 big medieval village... I guess I need lots of custom content then. (And more RAM, but I'll be getting that one on saturday)
(I didn't acquire the game yet, I'm waiting a little to see what everone has to say about it  :D)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: pioupiou on 2009 May 27, 08:38:53
Well, I finally found the most elusive gemstone, which turns out to be something called a rainbow gem.  It seems to be worth far less than a pink diamond, but no matter.

Where did you find that pink diamond ? My sims is running around town almost on a daily basis and find lots of gems, but has never seen a pink diamond... She has only found one rainbow gem so far. I'm also struggling to find the last mineral ore (I have iron, silver gold and palladium). Any ideas on where to search ?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dorquemada on 2009 May 27, 08:42:25
The finds are apparently random, I found pink diamond in a dustbin, for instance.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 27, 08:44:39
Where did you find that pink diamond ? My sims is running around town almost on a daily basis and find lots of gems, but has never seen a pink diamond... She has only found one rainbow gem so far. I'm also struggling to find the last mineral ore (I have iron, silver gold and palladium). Any ideas on where to search ?

I've never found ore.  That's my missing metal too.  As for the pink diamond, check around the fishing holes since there's lots of gems around those, but they really can be anywhere.

I've gotten this far with gem cuts, and I think there will be one more at §500, and I think it'll be a princess cut.

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/gemtypes.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 09:25:01
Wasn't sure if it was worth a new thread, maybe later on down the track, If i've posted this in the wrong section let me know...

I'd be guessing that with this stupid Sim Points thing for EA-Store downloads, will these be added to the Booty? I'm guessing we wont really know until it opens how the files will work, but im guessing that's why the content in the base game is so bleak, because they want to make more money from buyers of the game.

Also another question about Booty, will it be divided when it comes to TS2 and TS3 stuff?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 27, 09:31:52
I'd be guessing that with this stupid Sim Points thing for EA-Store downloads, will these be added to the Booty?

To the Booty certainly not: the booty is for pay-fan-sites' files only, not for pirated stuff.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 09:43:31
Yes, exactly what they are doing with the SimsStore... making us pay for Sims stuff! That should be free... I rekon the reason they are doing the SimsStore is because the saw what places like TSR was doing... and thought, "Woo, we can make even more money from these little kid's parent's creditcards" Correct?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jack Rudd on 2009 May 27, 09:57:53
Yes, exactly what they are doing with the SimsStore... making us pay for Sims stuff! That should be free... I rekon the reason they are doing the SimsStore is because the saw what places like TSR was doing... and thought, "Woo, we can make even more money from these little kid's parent's creditcards" Correct?
The difference is that EA has the right to do this: it makes the game, has all the legal rights over the game, and is at liberty to dispense its own custom content at whatever prices it sees fit. T$R has no such right, and its actions violate the EULA.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Treble on 2009 May 27, 09:59:10
To the Booty certainly not: the booty is for pay-fan-sites' files only, not for pirated stuff.

*bold added for emphasis, since he seems to have overlooked that point*

The Sims Store is not a fan site charging for CC.  It is EA charging for 'extra' content, which they have the right to do (even though they suck great big hairy balls for doing so).  The booty does not host Sims Store files.  However, if someone were to purchase Sims Store stuff, upload it to Mediafire or some such place and share the links to it here for all to use, well, what could Pes do to stop it, really?    ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 10:04:13
The Sims Store is not a fan site charging for CC.  It is EA charging for 'extra' content,
HA! You mean content that they release... "Hey guys... Take those 400 objects out of TS3, and lets sell them online... Jerks!
And yes that my question, I'm wondering if its as easy to copy the downloads to more that one PC, our how it will work...
But seriously what a joke! Pay for shit that they should have put in the game, instead of leaving out to make money of it.
And yes i'm aware TSR cant do it... but those pricks at TS3 shouldn't be able to do it either!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: brownlustgirl on 2009 May 27, 11:00:27
Sometime ago, I read there will be on-line verification when any downloads are added to the game. Haven't heard anything about this being dropped. My thought is about sharing what is bought on the store will be difficult if we have the EADM and the launcher installed. We definitely need a no-cd crack and not installing the EADM to bypass this, I guess.  Will not know til the official copy comes out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kimmyfrmtx on 2009 May 27, 11:06:23
How to deliver group meal - if someone already posted the solution shoot me.

Make the meal, drag it to the sim's icon on the left & drop it,  go to map, a bubble will appear where that person is at, click on it, a menu option will appear to deliver the meal.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 11:46:17
Sometime ago, I read there will be on-line verification when any downloads are added to the game. Haven't heard anything about this being dropped. My thought is about sharing what is bought on the store will be difficult if we have the EADM and the launcher installed. We definitely need a no-cd crack and not installing the EADM to bypass this, I guess.  Will not know til the official copy comes out.
Yeah we will defo need to have a look at this kind of thing.. Cause.. yes im buying my copy.. and yes ill be using my 17$US to spend at the store no doubt... but if stuff on there is going to be upwards of 20$US each month, im not going to be happy, thats one reason I'm not a fan of WoW, or anything else that you have to pay for the game... and then more money for gametime, and whatnot. I'm not a fan of Eve (or whatever it is) but I like the way they are doing it... Free Download, and then monthly fee type thing. Like Magazines. Ok I stop now.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 27, 11:50:12
Quote from: Pescado
Recipe Books as magic scrolls is something that is targeted for termination.
*farts hearts*

Tealdeer, the pedobear video is LULZY! :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 27, 12:00:31
My Sim had triplet girls.  No fertility treatments.  Just bada-bing, bada-boom, triplets.

My initial reaction was to want to shoot myself.

My second reaction was to want to take a hammer and pummel about the head and shoulders each 12 who ever screamed for a triplets hack.

I'm adjusting to the notion that it will be challenging and (ever hopeful) fun.  I used to enjoy the surprise of the occasional natural twins in TS2, but so far out of 5 pregnancies with 3 couples there's been a set of twins and a set of triplets.  Multiple births cease to be fun for me when it's not a novelty.

I also do wish they'd alert you that you have twins or triplets, and the genders, before the naming starts.  I like to do dorky things like coordinating names.

I wondered how they'd get the three girls home from the hospital, especially since they were riding bikes.  (Yes, my pregnant Sim jumped on her bike and peddled to the hospital.  What a trooper!).  She brought them home in a basket the size of a picnic basket (but it was white), then unloaded them one at a time.

In other news, I think maybe Sims do carry the physical traits of the parent they do not favor.  One of my Sim's sisters had a baby boy awhile back.  He got his grandmother's red hair, even though mom had her dad's brown hair and dad had black hair.  Of course, I'm not playing this family, so it could just be random.  I'm hoping not, though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 27, 12:14:25
Quote from: Pescado
Recipe Books as magic scrolls is something that is targeted for termination.
*farts hearts*

Tealdeer, the pedobear video is LULZY! :D


Thanks. I think its most useful purpose it to highlight the HORRIBLE un-modded camera/navigation controls and the un-modded VERY SLOW reaction time when you tell Sims what to do. I edited a LOT of "frozen in space" Sim action out, which was a pain, as I didn't want any unexpected jump cuts. The original "kitchen scene" footage was at least five times longer, with lots of "talk...LONG FUCKING PAUSE...talk...LONG FUCKING PAUSE..." nonsense. Sims all move like turtles by default. You can see a typical cam/nav problem and a typical delayed reaction at the end of the video, where I tell the Hansen Sim to talk "meanly" to the Pedro Neckbeard character, and it takes SOOOOOO LOOOONG that I included it as a (weak) joke: http://zoopy.com/q/xdh

(On the other hand, leaving "headline" artifacts in was just laziness, and limited free time to throw the project together. The thought and speech bubbles can be left out. I'd hoped for some amusing game-generated icons in those bubbles to add to the theme of the video and was sorely disappointed not to really get anything useful.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Eliste on 2009 May 27, 12:18:57
The whole genetics is a pile of steaming poo. My CAS made sims (so no parents, OK?) a blonde and a redhead had one child with fathers red hair (including highlights etc.) and then went and popped out a brown haired boy. WTF?

Edit: It was live witnessed birth. I played only this family and never once switched away. The only difference: second child was born after I loaded the saved game (the ONLY saved game) after a normal shutdown.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 12:25:12
In other news, I think maybe Sims do carry the physical traits of the parent they do not favor.  One of my Sim's sisters had a baby boy awhile back.  He got his grandmother's red hair, even though mom had her dad's brown hair and dad had black hair.  Of course, I'm not playing this family, so it could just be random.  I'm hoping not, though.
I had this same thought, and thought we might need Pes' Batmanbox (forget that name) to fix this, but I had a kid and notice that it picked up the hair from the grandmother too.. and then later on down the track.. same parents had 2 more kids... and it was the color of the fathers, it could be possibly its working a bit better, I made mention of this earlier on, and Pes said something about it. So it might still need some work.

The whole genetics is a pile of steaming poo. My CAS made sims (so no parents, OK?) a blonde and a redhead had one child with fathers red hair (including highlights etc.) and then went and popped out a brown haired boy. WTF?
And yes... like this post... it might need some more work... hopefully EAxis patches this... instead of making Pes or some one else more awesome do it!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 27, 12:30:19
I require far more rigorous test data than what you have here. Anything produced while you are not playing the sim is an invalid test result and means nothing. I need ONLY results produced by live, WITNESSED births, not auto-handout babies from nowhere.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mr. Snooley on 2009 May 27, 12:35:50
So has anyone else tested out to replace / add Music to the Game?
(Not Radio Stations, I mean Building, Buy, CAS Music etc.)

I can't find any Folders for that, there's only " Custom Music " and that is for the one custom Radio Station.

BTW, that's what is also freakin Stupid, in TS2 you could make your own Radio Stations.
I know it has been added via an Addon, but comeon they could have atleast let that in TS3!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 12:38:39
I require far more rigorous test data than what you have here. Anything produced while you are not playing the sim is an invalid test result and means nothing. I need ONLY results produced by live, WITNESSED births, not auto-handout babies from nowhere.
Ok, well ill take some screenies of my Gen3 sims coming soon, the grannies and greats etc. That's gunna help?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 27, 12:39:55
No. I have rigorous experimental procedures that are to be followed without deviation. Thread on this posted seperately in this section. Since I don't have time to deal with random bullshit, I'm going to nuke and ban anyone who tries it. People will perform the test exactly as-is or they will stay out of my experiment. This is SCIENCE.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 27, 12:42:45
VERY SLOW reaction time when you tell Sims what to do. I edited a LOT of "frozen in space" Sim action out, which was a pain, as I didn't want any unexpected jump cuts.

I have found that the first time you get sims to do anything, like use the terlet, shower, exercise machines, etc., they tend to "dead space" for about half a minute (YMMV).  After that, they do things normally with only a brief pause to change clothes (where required).  It's like installing the game only installs the basic bits, and other specific sequences are loaded as you do them on a piecemeal basis.  I had this thing where a sim stood and stared at a chess table for a whole sim hour before sitting down to play.  I was so annoyed that I killed him.  Subsequent sims have had no problem sitting down to play.  (Mind you, they now know the alternative.  ;D )

Sims all move like turtles by default...and it takes SOOOOOO LOOOONG that I included it as a (weak) joke: http://zoopy.com/q/xdh

On my rig, slowness appears to be a product of the video card and screen resolution.  If I reduce screen resolution, movement and control response is faster.  Of course, if you reduce screen resolution too much you end up with a "stretched steaming pile of faeces" TM


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 27, 12:43:30
No. I have rigorous experimental procedures that are to be followed without deviation. Thread on this posted seperately in this section. Since I don't have time to deal with random bullshit, I'm going to nuke and ban anyone who tries it. People will perform the test exactly as-is or they will stay out of my experiment. This is SCIENCE.
Lulz, ok no problems, I'm happy to help out. When the Almighty is ready. *bows head to my Lord*

EDIT: Just noticed the new Thread, will give this bad boy ago later today or tomorrow night <24hours. Thanks Pes... Will you want screenies too? eh?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 27, 12:46:51
I wish you luck, Pescado.  IME few people are able to follow instructions exactly or answer questions directly when it comes to testing or bug reporting.  I look forward to being pleasantly surprised however.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 27, 12:48:33
I believe it's a motivation thing. Which is why participating and failing to do so will be punished by nuking and banning, to encourage that it be done properly. I mean, of course you can't expect people to behave properly. In my experience, people never do unless you MOTIVATE them with threats of dire and immediate punishment.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 27, 12:57:42
Quote from: Pescado
Random sim squats with existing Fambly. No explanation is given. Then the original sims may be killed off. You never get to see this. No explanation is given for that, either.
Axe murderer? This is why you should never allow a random person to move in with you. :P

Quote from: Marhis
It's just me, or Pes is more nervous and irritable since TS3?  Grin *giggles*
Nah, he's just as cuddly as ever. ;)

Quote from: diskoh
could you elaborate on that? is there a way to actually make a homeless sim, or did you move them into an empty lot and have them sleep on the park bench Cheesy
Empty lot. But she spends most of her time in the park with her guitar trying to earn enough money to eat.


I'm actually thinking of starting a new story. I was gonna work on it today during breaks, but I forgot to give myself access to the folder where the snapshots are stored. D'oh. :P Oh well, at least I can write down plot ideas for later.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: linz on 2009 May 27, 13:31:22
Does anyone know where i could find the FULL Sims 3 trainer?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 May 27, 13:35:59
Does anyone know where i could find the FULL Sims 3 trainer?
What is it you want to do? Using testingcheatsenabled true and motherlode should give you pretty much everything you need.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 27, 13:57:58
Pardon my double post *deletes* I told ya I've been having problems with this place. Must be the influx of sheep.

Quote from: Phyl
I also do wish they'd alert you that you have twins or triplets, and the genders, before the naming starts.  I like to do dorky things like coordinating names.
I do too. I wish there was a way to rename people for this reason. (and, of course if they have idiotic names like cylon sword)

Why can't you see the Custom Music folder in the settings control panel? I hope they "fixed" this in the "final" release. :P

Quote from: Fish head
This is SCIENCE.
BLIND ME! ;)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mr. Snooley on 2009 May 27, 14:16:47
Does anyone here know how to obtain a Limo as your own Car?
To put it on your lot etc.

Because in the intro there is a pink Limo, and the Limo's my Sims get ( because of high rank in Job ) can't be modified.

In other news, I had a evil Sim running around, kicking Garbage Cans and pissing off other people. This resulted in other evil Sims leaving their house in the middle of the night and cheering for my evil Sim.

Gotta love comradeship.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 14:22:34
Pardon my double post *deletes* I told ya I've been having problems with this place. Must be the influx of sheep.

Quote from: Phyl
I also do wish they'd alert you that you have twins or triplets, and the genders, before the naming starts.  I like to do dorky things like coordinating names.
I do too. I wish there was a way to rename people for this reason. (and, of course if they have idiotic names like cylon sword)

Why can't you see the Custom Music folder in the settings control panel? I hope they "fixed" this in the "final" release. :P

Quote from: Fish head
This is SCIENCE.
BLIND ME! ;)



There is a way to rename Sims, it's called City Hall ;) Though I don't know how old the childern would have to be or if they can be renamed right away. I have renamed several of my Sims.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: I.Am.She on 2009 May 27, 14:25:07
In other news, I had a evil Sim running around, kicking Garbage Cans and pissing off other people. This resulted in other evil Sims leaving their house in the middle of the night and cheering for my evil Sim.

Gotta love comradeship.

LOL. I'm yet to play an evil sim... They do sound fun though. I may create one tonight... let the fun ensue!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 14:44:30

 There does not seem to be any inherent compatibility system, though, so if you decide a Sim is The One for your Sim, all you have to do is start climbing.

I dunno, I found it a little bit harder to get Holly Alto (a "good" sim) to agree to have my evil sim's bastard child. Maybe she was just disturbed about the fact that we had to kick her Dad out of his bed before we could use it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 14:46:47

 There does not seem to be any inherent compatibility system, though, so if you decide a Sim is The One for your Sim, all you have to do is start climbing.

Not yet no, I expect to see traits and stuff make a return in an expansion.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: I.Am.She on 2009 May 27, 14:55:54
I dunno, I found it a little bit harder to get Holly Alto (a "good" sim) to agree to have my evil sim's bastard child. Maybe she was just disturbed about the fact that we had to kick her Dad out of his bed before we could use it.

My sim had no problems convincing her Child-hating boss to impregnate her. Then he formed a friendship witih said child... Traits so far seem to be no more than glorified 'perks' to make each playable sim different from the next.

Ick.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 15:01:16
I dunno, I found it a little bit harder to get Holly Alto (a "good" sim) to agree to have my evil sim's bastard child. Maybe she was just disturbed about the fact that we had to kick her Dad out of his bed before we could use it.

My sim had no problems convincing her Child-hating boss to impregnate her. Then he formed a friendship witih said child... Traits so far seem to be no more than glorified 'perks' to make each playable sim different from the next.

Ick.

I did definitely see a crossed out 'evil' thought bubble above Holly's head when he started hitting on her. Queue up enough romance actions, though, and you can overcome anything (having the charisma trait, the attractive reward, and 10 in charisma probably helped). The only sims I couldn't impregnate were the maids, who had the "this sim has too many sims in her household to become pregnant" excuse. The maids didn't appear to be townies, though. I guess they commuted from somewhere where everyone has 10 roommates.  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: linz on 2009 May 27, 15:21:00

What is it you want to do? Using testingcheatsenabled true and motherlode should give you pretty much everything you need.

I want to use it for the lifetime rewards it gives you 9,999,999 or something along those lines


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: I.Am.She on 2009 May 27, 15:47:30
I did definitely see a crossed out 'evil' thought bubble above Holly's head when he started hitting on her. Queue up enough romance actions, though, and you can overcome anything (having the charisma trait, the attractive reward, and 10 in charisma probably helped). The only sims I couldn't impregnate were the maids, who had the "this sim has too many sims in her household to become pregnant" excuse. The maids didn't appear to be townies, though. I guess they commuted from somewhere where everyone has 10 roommates.  ::)

I can't say I've tried to poke the maid [or even hired one for that matter], but that's silly... Can you marry a maid, etc?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 15:51:04
I did definitely see a crossed out 'evil' thought bubble above Holly's head when he started hitting on her. Queue up enough romance actions, though, and you can overcome anything (having the charisma trait, the attractive reward, and 10 in charisma probably helped). The only sims I couldn't impregnate were the maids, who had the "this sim has too many sims in her household to become pregnant" excuse. The maids didn't appear to be townies, though. I guess they commuted from somewhere where everyone has 10 roommates.  ::)

I can't say I've tried to poke the maid [or even hired one for that matter], but that's silly... Can you marry a maid, etc?

Yeah. They're fully-funcational sims, they just, apparently, don't live in Pleasant Valley, and hence can't have families. When my sim married her it forcibly moved her into the house and changed her last name - there was no option to move to her place, because she didn't have one.

She also had no skills of any kind, and despite the fact that the social mouseover drop-down lists her career as maid, was unemployed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GloamingMerle on 2009 May 27, 15:52:24
I don't want to download the arr'ed version [especially not since the real deal is coming out in a week], but I'm really curious to know from those who have been playing what the word on autonomous homosexuality is.. One person mentioned autonomously lesbian sims, but I haven't heard anyone else say anything like this. Can anyone else confirm this is possible in the game? I don't want my households to be little islands of gayness in a sea of-- well, you get the idea... I don't make all my sims gay [it's about 50/50], but if the whole town in sims 3 is gonna be straight, I gotta do my part to even out the odds... Variety is a good thing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 27, 15:55:38
Yes, there are autonomously gay Sims, and actual (and autonomous) gay marriage (as opposed to joined unions or whatever they are called in TS2).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: I.Am.She on 2009 May 27, 15:58:57
I don't want to download the arr'ed version [especially not since the real deal is coming out in a week], but I'm really curious to know from those who have been playing what the word on autonomous homosexuality is.. One person mentioned autonomously lesbian sims, but I haven't heard anyone else say anything like this. Can anyone else confirm this is possible in the game? I don't want my households to be little islands of gayness in a sea of-- well, you get the idea... I don't make all my sims gay [it's about 50/50], but if the whole town in sims 3 is gonna be straight, I gotta do my part to even out the odds... Variety is a good thing.

I've seen around 3 autonomous gay relationships, 2 male and one female.

I was actually pretty saddened by one male... he was one of my playable sim's next victims, he wasnt fat and looked ok... whenmy sim tried to flirt with him, she was accused of being rude by another male, and on further inspection, they were "boyfriend and boyfriend"... gutted.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 27, 16:11:59
One of my incentives to create my own 'hood was that Sunset Valley had about 9,000 women in it and most of them were lesbians. That's all well and good, except that I could not find a single unattached man for the girl I was playing.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: buryuntime on 2009 May 27, 16:17:25
My only complaints so far / questions(sorry if they've already been mentioned):

Ultra Speed: It's so slow! I have to take out a book when everyone is asleep or at work. This isn't just my computer, right?

Body Parts: I thought you were supposed to be able to make arms skinnier or fatter individually. My game only has one bar to adjust and by the looks of the pre-made sims you should be able to do that-- might be there with final version.

Going places: If the sim doesn't have a bike or car, they take off in this mad dash to wherever they are going. And sometimes even with a bike my sim would just run there. One time my sim ran through peoples yards to get somewhere at around midnight. It's just creepy.

Relationships: Can sims even fall in love? I've had a sim get pregnant by another sim. They are still just best friends. There is no marriage option yet, propose option.. or even crush.  ??? Relationships seem to be difficult anyway... one "bad" trait such as non-humourous and you can't use jokes or be told jokes which seems to be the only good way to build relationships. =|

Things I like:

Needs/Wants: I love the new system for them and how they aren't the focus. Everything effects your mood and it shows you how many hours it will effect your mood. Even things like back aches from pregnancy to someone complimenting you to being able to complain to a friend.

Navigation
: Although the navigation was a bit hard at first it's actually well done. You can track their progress on the map view and you just click anywhere to zoom in. There is a button to send your sim home without having to try to find home, and you can click to zoom into one of your sims from anymore. Sims in a house hold can all be in different places at once.

Traits
: Endless possibilities with these, much better than personalities like in TS2.

I don't understand "the horror".. it's still an okay game and the seamless neighborhood is worth it. :3


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 27, 16:19:46
My Supervillain was arrested by the police.  Lame.  If a Supervillain is going to get busted, there should at least be an honest-to-god Superhero involved.  If no one in the town has their act together enough to get to be a Superhero, then sucks to be them.

More experiments with romance - my sim is now wooing her friendly neighbor's husband, because she is totally a home-wrecking shit-stirrer.  She also now has the Attractive perk, whatever effect that actually has.  They got to friend status, she invited him over and got to "Love Interest" status in a few hours (it was slightly harder than the first time though, so maybe the fact that they're both involved with other people actually matters).  Try For Baby was, however, rejected twice, after which the social interaction message became "Sean thinks that Corrine is being a bit creepy." Heh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 16:26:37
My only complaints so far / questions(sorry if they've already been mentioned):

Relationships: Can sims even fall in love? I've had a sim get pregnant by another sim. They are still just best friends. There is no marriage option yet, propose option.. or even crush.  ??? Relationships seem to be difficult anyway... one "bad" trait such as non-humourous and you can't use jokes or be told jokes which seems to be the only good way to build relationships. =|

Yes you can be in love, and you actually get a perk for being in the same room as the person you love. It take a bunch of work though to get the relations high enough to have it and the way relation degenerate it's hard to keep. However, if you have the charism skill and get the perk where relation degenerate slower its easier to keep. As I have said many times, skills play a larger part in Sims3 now, Athletics high enough will make your Sims fatigue drop slower to the point of almost being able to run 24 hours before need to sleep. I think it also allows them to recoup faster. I have found out that the lower fatigue is (red or orange) the longer it takes to recover. I always make sure my Sims sleep before they hit red/orange, usually in the start of yellow.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GloamingMerle on 2009 May 27, 16:31:56
I was actually pretty saddened by one male... he was one of my playable sim's next victims, he wasnt fat and looked ok... whenmy sim tried to flirt with him, she was accused of being rude by another male, and on further inspection, they were "boyfriend and boyfriend"... gutted.

That's life for you...  :D  ;)

Well, this is awesome news... Kudos to EAxis for auto-gayness.

Edit: Stupid me just realized someone asked about autonomous gayness a couple pages ago! D'oh!.. Too many pages to read, and in my defense, I even did a search for the word 'gay' before posting my question but it didn't show!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 27, 16:44:01
My only complaints so far / questions(sorry if they've already been mentioned):

Ultra Speed: It's so slow! I have to take out a book when everyone is asleep or at work. This isn't just my computer, right?

It works fine for some, not at all for others.  I suspect it's your computer.  Mine is fine.

Quote
Relationships: Can sims even fall in love? I've had a sim get pregnant by another sim. They are still just best friends. There is no marriage option yet, propose option.. or even crush.  ??? Relationships seem to be difficult anyway... one "bad" trait such as non-humourous and you can't use jokes or be told jokes which seems to be the only good way to build relationships. =|

Yes. You have to engage in romatic interactions and build up to finding each other irresistable.  Somewhere along the way you get a red heart "romantic interest" for the relationship.  When you propose going steady (necessary even if elder), you get boyfriend/girlfriend status.  I know it can happen autonomously, because the gal my Sim married had a red heart for another woman.  However, I don't know how easily it happens if you, the player, do not help it along by chosing romantic interactions.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 16:57:53
My only complaints so far / questions(sorry if they've already been mentioned):

Ultra Speed: It's so slow! I have to take out a book when everyone is asleep or at work. This isn't just my computer, right?

It works fine for some, not at all for others.  I suspect it's your computer.  Mine is fine.


I meant to comment on this. In Sims 2 fast speed was like 8 in Sims 3 it is like 4, FOR THE CURRENT ACTION OF THE SELECTED SIM. Total BS I say, if I turn it on fast (4) it should stay on 4 until something eventful happens or I turn it off. Or there should be an option of a higher speed for the action of the Sim.

It gets quite boring waiting for work to be over or them sleeping if you don't have another sim to mess around with.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Crazetex on 2009 May 27, 17:04:43
Go read Heart of Darkness, burythebeloved. Alternatively, watch the surfing in Apocalypse Now.

I would like to note that my woman problem (see previous post) was partially caused by me: do NOT leave a Family-Oriented sim with a Fertility Treatment alone... ever. See image for details:
(http://rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-109.jpg)


Another amusing image: NEAT SIM BREAKS THE TOILET; HULK EMERGES
(http://rpgmaker.net/~craze/Junk/Screenshot-240.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Hook on 2009 May 27, 17:05:47
It gets quite boring waiting for work to be over or them sleeping if you don't have another sim to mess around with.

Yes, when they're sleeping or at work is the best time to mess around with another Sim. :)  Just make sure you're done before they wake up or get home from work. :D

Hook


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 27, 17:07:27
Are doors lockable, or did they forget to add this feature? I wanted to make a room, for a plotline, where only one character can enter.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 17:10:24
It gets quite boring waiting for work to be over or them sleeping if you don't have another sim to mess around with.

Yes, when they're sleeping or at work is the best time to mess around with another Sim. :)  Just make sure you're done before they wake up or get home from work. :D

Hook


LOL!!!!!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 27, 17:11:19
She keeps putting the fire pit in the back yard away into her inventory. More importantly, why is this considered to be an item that needs to be tidied away?
Yes, why must they put the firepit in inventory when it is sitting properly in their backyard, and why must they put books into their inventory when they are sitting right next to the freaking bookcase?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 17:19:16
It gets quite boring waiting for work to be over or them sleeping if you don't have another sim to mess around with.

Yes, when they're sleeping or at work is the best time to mess around with another Sim. :)  Just make sure you're done before they wake up or get home from work. :D

Hook


I had a set of sim brothers going, and one of them nailed every girl in town with impunity. The other, however, would get chewed out by his polyamorous brother any time he so much as glanced sideways at another female sim. Turns out I had tried out the "lets go steady" romance option while playing the second brother, and the philanderer-in-chief was good buddies with the 'girlfriend'.

 I actually had to reload at one point because the brothers would fight any time I left them alone. Recovering from -100% relationship appears to be almost impossible. Any friendly action they took would just piss the other one off.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GayJohnScarritt on 2009 May 27, 17:22:15
I haven't tried the multitasking trait. Does it really make a difference?

I had a teen, who was having big problems doing her homework.  It'd take her over 3 hours to do HighSchool homework, and this was if she was in a good mood.  Bad mood, 4 1/2 hours.   Finally able to get her the Multitasker, and the time to do homework dropped by half.  That was worth it in my opinion.  As far as Skilling or work performance goes, no idea.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 17:22:38
Has anyone else seen the rubber ducky yet?

I didn't notice it anywhere in the buy menus, but one of my sims hooked it while fishing. If you set it on the edge of the tub, the sims will float it in the bath while taking a bath and get a lasting positive moodlet from it.

Maybe it's in the buy menu and I missed it, but I think it's more likely that there are a few household objects that you can't buy. My criminal sim has brought home a bunch of lawn gnomes which are different from the buyable lawn gnome and resell for $1k a piece.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 17:24:43
It gets quite boring waiting for work to be over or them sleeping if you don't have another sim to mess around with.

Yes, when they're sleeping or at work is the best time to mess around with another Sim. :)  Just make sure you're done before they wake up or get home from work. :D

Hook


I had a set of sim brothers going, and one of them nailed every girl in town with impunity. The other, however, would get chewed out by his polyamorous brother any time he so much as glanced sideways at another female sim. Turns out I had tried out the "lets go steady" romance option while playing the second brother, and the philanderer-in-chief was good buddies with the 'girlfriend'.

 I actually had to reload at one point because the brothers would fight any time I left them alone. Recovering from -100% relationship appears to be almost impossible. Any friendly action they took would just piss the other one off.



Yes, takes a long time to get the -100 up. I broke up a husband wife and the wife is still pissed after about three weeks of game time. Though she is only at -50 or so now :P, i just made sure they didn't interact. A bit harder in your game though.

Something I wanted to know, can you now get females in the hood pregnant even if they don't live with you?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 17:25:59
Has anyone else seen the rubber ducky yet?

I didn't notice it anywhere in the buy menus, but one of my sims hooked it while fishing. If you set it on the edge of the tub, the sims will float it in the bath while taking a bath and get a lasting positive moodlet from it.

Maybe it's in the buy menu and I missed it, but I think it's more likely that there are a few household objects that you can't buy. My criminal sim has brought home a bunch of lawn gnomes which are different from the buyable lawn gnome and resell for $1k a piece.

Yes, the Ducky is in the Outdoor stuff I think under games. Also where the B-day cake is. You can also buy it from the grocery store.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 27, 17:29:28
I actually had to reload at one point because the brothers would fight any time I left them alone. Recovering from -100% relationship appears to be almost impossible. Any friendly action they took would just piss the other one off.

Well, this, at least, sounds a bit more promising.

I have noticed that, what with the almost total lack of fugly sims in my game, it is near impossible to find a suitable mate for a single sim.  I have been reduced to latching onto the first reasonable thing that came along, rather than being able to pick.  Apparently since townies now have relationships, families, and houses of their own, there are almost no single sims around.  I was thinking I might have to make Jesus a homewrecker.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 17:35:36
It gets quite boring waiting for work to be over or them sleeping if you don't have another sim to mess around with.

Yes, when they're sleeping or at work is the best time to mess around with another Sim. :)  Just make sure you're done before they wake up or get home from work. :D

Hook


I had a set of sim brothers going, and one of them nailed every girl in town with impunity. The other, however, would get chewed out by his polyamorous brother any time he so much as glanced sideways at another female sim. Turns out I had tried out the "lets go steady" romance option while playing the second brother, and the philanderer-in-chief was good buddies with the 'girlfriend'.

 I actually had to reload at one point because the brothers would fight any time I left them alone. Recovering from -100% relationship appears to be almost impossible. Any friendly action they took would just piss the other one off.



Yes, takes a long time to get the -100 up. I broke up a husband wife and the wife is still pissed after about three weeks of game time. Though she is only at -50 or so now :P, i just made sure they didn't interact. A bit harder in your game though.

Something I wanted to know, can you now get females in the hood pregnant even if they don't live with you?

Oh, easily. Oddly enough, "Try For Baby" appears to have exactly the same reaction as "WooHoo," regardless of the circumstances (e.g. married sim at a house party with another person), so it's no more difficult to get a sim knocked up than it is to get them in bed.

If you impregnate a female townie, you get a message 3 days later that you're the father of a new child. The game names the kid automatically - you don't get to pick. You get a positive moodlet and some initial 'cuddle kid' desires, but other than that, there are no effects other than seeing your progeny reflected in your family tree.

I had my evil sim make a run at all of the married townies, just for the lols.

Also, infant aging appears to be permanently set to Normal. My life length is on epic, but all of my sims bastards have turned into toddlers within a few days.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 17:38:56
I actually had to reload at one point because the brothers would fight any time I left them alone. Recovering from -100% relationship appears to be almost impossible. Any friendly action they took would just piss the other one off.

Well, this, at least, sounds a bit more promising.

I have noticed that, what with the almost total lack of fugly sims in my game, it is near impossible to find a suitable mate for a single sim.  I have been reduced to latching onto the first reasonable thing that came along, rather than being able to pick.  Apparently since townies now have relationships, families, and houses of their own, there are almost no single sims around.  I was thinking I might have to make Jesus a homewrecker.

Jump to a townie home and throw a birthday party for a teenager.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 17:46:46
It gets quite boring waiting for work to be over or them sleeping if you don't have another sim to mess around with.

Yes, when they're sleeping or at work is the best time to mess around with another Sim. :)  Just make sure you're done before they wake up or get home from work. :D

Hook


I had a set of sim brothers going, and one of them nailed every girl in town with impunity. The other, however, would get chewed out by his polyamorous brother any time he so much as glanced sideways at another female sim. Turns out I had tried out the "lets go steady" romance option while playing the second brother, and the philanderer-in-chief was good buddies with the 'girlfriend'.

 I actually had to reload at one point because the brothers would fight any time I left them alone. Recovering from -100% relationship appears to be almost impossible. Any friendly action they took would just piss the other one off.



Yes, takes a long time to get the -100 up. I broke up a husband wife and the wife is still pissed after about three weeks of game time. Though she is only at -50 or so now :P, i just made sure they didn't interact. A bit harder in your game though.

Something I wanted to know, can you now get females in the hood pregnant even if they don't live with you?

Oh, easily. Oddly enough, "Try For Baby" appears to have exactly the same reaction as "WooHoo," regardless of the circumstances (e.g. married sim at a house party with another person), so it's no more difficult to get a sim knocked up than it is to get them in bed.

If you impregnate a female townie, you get a message 3 days later that you're the father of a new child. The game names the kid automatically - you don't get to pick. You get a positive moodlet and some initial 'cuddle kid' desires, but other than that, there are no effects other than seeing your progeny reflected in your family tree.

I had my evil sim make a run at all of the married townies, just for the lols.

Also, infant aging appears to be permanently set to Normal. My life length is on epic, but all of my sims bastards have turned into toddlers within a few days.



LoL, I can see a child support mod in the future or maybe EA will release it in an expansion hahahaha.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: buryuntime on 2009 May 27, 17:49:29
(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7954/screenshot1h.jpg)
Yay, carrying the kids around! Also an example of what the game looks like when you don't meet the sys requirements.  :-X
I hope when weather comes along carrying them around in diapers in winter.  :o
Also, a guy named Cycl0n3? Seriously? Ugh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 17:49:45

LoL, I can see a child support mod in the future or maybe EA will release it in an expansion hahahaha.

Or an STD mod.   :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 27, 17:51:18
My criminal sim has brought home a bunch of lawn gnomes which are different from the buyable lawn gnome and resell for $1k a piece.

Sometimes rocks and gems that your Sims find also come back as magical gnomes when you send them away to be smelted/cut.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 27, 18:05:01
Has anyone else moved in Jane March?  She appeared to be a normal Sim, with her job listed as "Lab Technician" (or Assistant, or something), and status: single.  However, when I had my Sim "Try for Baby" with her, it was greyed out, claiming her household was too full.  I figured she must have belonged to the Roomie household or Single Moms or something, so I had her move in.  The move in screen showed no other inhabitants of her so-called household, and upon moving in, she was short 2 traits and unemployed. 

I would love the ability to ask a Sim "Where do you live?" so I can easily peg people on the map regardless of relationship status, especially since half the time even friends' homes don't get pegged until I restart the game.  And even when it does work, you can only see who is home at the moment, making it a mission to track down someone whose last name doesn't match their household name when they're not home.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: juxtaposed on 2009 May 27, 18:05:16
My Sim's car which she'd saved a lot for disappeared. I didn't notice it being stolen, so I wondered if it had happened as a result of story progression being enabled. Anyway she went to visit another Sim who was the child of another Sim I made myself, and I noticed her car on the drive! I forgot I gave her the klepto trait. When I had her click on it she was able to drive back home in it and it went back on her drive. So if a kletpo nicks your car, if you find it you can claim it back again!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 27, 18:06:55
My Sim's car which she'd saved a lot for disappeared. I didn't notice it being stolen, so I wondered if it had happened as a result of story progression being enabled. Anyway she went to visit another Sim who was the child of another Sim I made myself, and I noticed her car on the drive! I forgot I gave her the klepto trait. When I had her click on it she was able to drive back home in it and it went back on her drive. So if a kletpo nicks your car, if you find it you can claim it back again!

Fix your damn avatar.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 18:07:30
Has anyone else moved in Jane March?  She appeared to be a normal Sim, with her job listed as "Lab Technician" (or Assistant, or something), and status: single.  However, when I had my Sim "Try for Baby" with her, it was greyed out, claiming her household was too full.  I figured she must have belonged to the Roomie household or Single Moms or something, so I had her move in.  The move in screen showed no other inhabitants of her so-called household, and upon moving in, she was short 2 traits and unemployed. 

I would love the ability to ask a Sim "Where do you live?" so I can easily peg people on the map regardless of relationship status, especially since half the time even friends' homes don't get pegged until I restart the game.  And even when it does work, you can only see who is home at the moment, making it a mission to track down someone whose last name doesn't match their household name when they're not home.

Same as the maids. I think this is what happens when you have sims that don't actually live in the town.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Carokube on 2009 May 27, 18:35:24
Well, this, at least, sounds a bit more promising.

I have noticed that, what with the almost total lack of fugly sims in my game, it is near impossible to find a suitable mate for a single sim.  I have been reduced to latching onto the first reasonable thing that came along, rather than being able to pick.  Apparently since townies now have relationships, families, and houses of their own, there are almost no single sims around.  I was thinking I might have to make Jesus a homewrecker.

Yes, I think as someone else mentioned, my sims always have to resort to stalking attractive teenagers until they turn into YAs. It is really creepy, but I've never been succesful at the "ask X to break up with Y" option.

PS - Hello all!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Immortal on 2009 May 27, 18:40:42
Has anyone else seen the rubber ducky yet?

I didn't notice it anywhere in the buy menus, but one of my sims hooked it while fishing. If you set it on the edge of the tub, the sims will float it in the bath while taking a bath and get a lasting positive moodlet from it.

Maybe it's in the buy menu and I missed it, but I think it's more likely that there are a few household objects that you can't buy. My criminal sim has brought home a bunch of lawn gnomes which are different from the buyable lawn gnome and resell for $1k a piece.

I purchased one from the grocery/general store, along with "World's Brew Bubble Bath". Haven't tested it yet, but after putting it into my shower/bath, I got the option for a 'Wicked Bubble Bath' for my evil sim. :D

Edit: I'm also in the criminal business, and the work-related bonus (Your sim working on a job and puts a little 'extra' on the side for himself - random item(s) to your family inventory) is superb. I almost always get some very expensive piece of art. Selling those 12k statues or 8k paintings really gives a boost to your overall income.

I've heard from other people with different careers, and I'm pretty sure the criminal career is one of the most profitable.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 18:50:18
Has anyone else seen the rubber ducky yet?

I didn't notice it anywhere in the buy menus, but one of my sims hooked it while fishing. If you set it on the edge of the tub, the sims will float it in the bath while taking a bath and get a lasting positive moodlet from it.

Maybe it's in the buy menu and I missed it, but I think it's more likely that there are a few household objects that you can't buy. My criminal sim has brought home a bunch of lawn gnomes which are different from the buyable lawn gnome and resell for $1k a piece.

I purchased one from the grocery/general store, along with "World's Brew Bubble Bath". Haven't tested it yet, but after putting it into my shower/bath, I got the option for a 'Wicked Bubble Bath' for my evil sim. :D

Edit: I'm also in the criminal business, and the work-related bonus (Your sim working on a job and puts a little 'extra' on the side for himself - random item(s) to your family inventory) is superb. I almost always get some very expensive piece of art. Selling those 12k statues or 8k paintings really gives a boost to your overall income.

I've heard from other people with different careers, and I'm pretty sure the criminal career is one of the most profitable.

Til the boss figures out your lining your pockets and Biff comes a calling and you end up with some new cement shoes! ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 27, 18:52:50
Yes, I think as someone else mentioned, my sims always have to resort to stalking attractive teenagers until they turn into YAs. It is really creepy, but I've never been succesful at the "ask X to break up with Y" option.

As has been pointed out already in this thread, you don't actually have to wait for the age transition -- if you buy a cake and invite them over, you'll be able to transition them yourself, even though they're not in your current family, and even if it's before they've reached the end of the age group.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Immortal on 2009 May 27, 18:57:56
Til the boss figures out your lining your pockets and Biff comes a calling and you end up with some new cement shoes! ;)

Well seeing as I am the Emperor of Evil and also the owner of the criminal workplace, I'm safe unless my sim develops a paranoid schizophrenic streak and sends hitmen after himself.  ;)

All in all it's going quite well in my current game - just need to decide whether I should get the moodlet manager or the collector finder thingamajic next.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: buryuntime on 2009 May 27, 19:11:00
is there really any major distinction between young adult and adult? What can adult do that young adult can not, etc


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 27, 19:14:56
Til the boss figures out your lining your pockets and Biff comes a calling and you end up with some new cement shoes! ;)

Well seeing as I am the Emperor of Evil and also the owner of the criminal workplace, I'm safe unless my sim develops a paranoid schizophrenic streak and sends hitmen after himself.  ;)

All in all it's going quite well in my current game - just need to decide whether I should get the moodlet manager or the collector finder thingamajic next.

God I love reading the thread here I get so many chuckles :) Thanks for the laugh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 27, 19:23:29
My criminal sim has brought home a bunch of lawn gnomes which are different from the buyable lawn gnome and resell for $1k a piece.
Magical gnomes can also be found in the catacombs and while fishing. They move. On their own. It's more amusing than creepy. My girl, Olive Summers, found one in the catacombs that I've named Chet the Roaming Gnome.

Also, a guy named Cycl0n3? Seriously? Ugh.
Beat him up and kill him. Stupid frakking MMORPG kiddie 12ness.

is there really any major distinction between young adult and adult? What can adult do that young adult can not, etc
Far as I can tell, there is a difference in fertility. During YA, my sims will get pregnant on trying about 50% of the time. At adult stage, it's more like 10%.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 27, 19:34:16
All in all it's going quite well in my current game - just need to decide whether I should get the moodlet manager or the collector finder thingamajic next.

I hate the moodlet manager, my Sim used it a couple of times and it only seemed to work once.  Then it was gone from the inventory the next time I loaded the inventory (though I think I switched families in-between).

My Sim has finally gotten the teleportation pad.  He's currently updating it for perfect teleportation, since it's another unique upgrade (still trying to figure out what they all are).

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/teleporter.jpg)

After I plunked down the reward, all the members of the family could now teleport anywhere:

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/tphere.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 27, 20:11:58
For some reason, the crime warehouse is utterly borked after my superspy broke in.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 27, 20:39:53
Has anyone actually gotten any of the collector specials [gem collector, etc.?] other than the one for identifing half the space rocks?

These are the gems I've gotten - Smoky Quartz, Blue Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzinite, the rainbow gem, Diamond, Emerald, and Ruby.
The re - Iron, Silver, Gold and Palladium

So, I noticed someone mentioned a pink diamond and a missing ore - has anyone actually gotten these?  I'm beginning to suspect that they don't really exist.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 27, 20:44:46
So, I noticed someone mentioned a pink diamond and a missing ore - has anyone actually gotten these?  I'm beginning to suspect that they don't really exist.

A simple search for "pink diamond" in the thread reveals that, in fact, both Blue Soup and dorquemada have found the pink diamond.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jorganza on 2009 May 27, 20:49:46
Has anyone actually gotten any of the collector specials [gem collector, etc.?] other than the one for identifing half the space rocks?

These are the gems I've gotten - Smoky Quartz, Blue Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzinite, the rainbow gem, Diamond, Emerald, and Ruby.
The re - Iron, Silver, Gold and Palladium

So, I noticed someone mentioned a pink diamond and a missing ore - has anyone actually gotten these?  I'm beginning to suspect that they don't really exist.

I found both the pink diamond and the plutonium ore. Out of all the places to find it, I found it in the trash can.




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: msalwaysright on 2009 May 27, 20:55:08
I'm trying to keep up with the thread, but I've most likely skipped some pages, so the following may have been addressed.

What is up with the lack of relationships between family and/or household members? I've so far witnessed two sprog birthings with zero relationship for mother/child, which
is retarded. I wouldn't mind working them up to friendship status, but they should start with at least some relationship points.

Also, the first of the families the game moved into town without my permission(this is also retarded) consists of two adult women and a toddler. Neither of the
women has any relationship status with the other, or with the child. What the hell?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 20:57:15
I'm trying to keep up with the thread, but I've most likely skipped some pages, so the following may have been addressed.

What is up with the lack of relationships between family and/or household members? I've so far witnessed two sprog birthings with zero relationship for mother/child, which
is retarded. I wouldn't mind working them up to friendship status, but they should start with at least some relationship points.

Also, the first of the families the game moved into town without my permission(this is also retarded) consists of two adult women and a toddler. Neither of the
women has any relationship status with the other, or with the child. What the hell?

The regular feed / snuggle / play routine you have to go through with infants, as well as toddler training, should give you some reasonable level of relationship with the kid before it will ever matter.

No idea on the second one. That's bizarre.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 21:00:14
As an aside, I recommend everyone keep a charisma 1 book lying around. Sims will boost charisma on their own through regular interaction once they have 1 charisma, but if they don't get their first point from the book, it will never go up.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 27, 21:02:44
I found three ores on the coastline. I sent my sim from the Pier Point lot on the beach and had her just keep walking. I think she walked for about a sim hour to find the rocks. Can't remember what they were now, I think they were common type ones, nothing special, certainly not plutonium.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: msalwaysright on 2009 May 27, 21:04:41
I'm trying to keep up with the thread, but I've most likely skipped some pages, so the following may have been addressed.

What is up with the lack of relationships between family and/or household members? I've so far witnessed two sprog birthings with zero relationship for mother/child, which
is retarded. I wouldn't mind working them up to friendship status, but they should start with at least some relationship points.

Also, the first of the families the game moved into town without my permission(this is also retarded) consists of two adult women and a toddler. Neither of the
women has any relationship status with the other, or with the child. What the hell?

The regular feed / snuggle / play routine you have to go through with infants, as well as toddler training, should give you some reasonable level of relationship with the kid before it will ever matter.

No idea on the second one. That's bizarre.

Well derr. I know how to get the relationship up, but why wouldn't they start out with one. It are stupid.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 21:05:51
I'm trying to keep up with the thread, but I've most likely skipped some pages, so the following may have been addressed.

What is up with the lack of relationships between family and/or household members? I've so far witnessed two sprog birthings with zero relationship for mother/child, which
is retarded. I wouldn't mind working them up to friendship status, but they should start with at least some relationship points.

Also, the first of the families the game moved into town without my permission(this is also retarded) consists of two adult women and a toddler. Neither of the
women has any relationship status with the other, or with the child. What the hell?

The regular feed / snuggle / play routine you have to go through with infants, as well as toddler training, should give you some reasonable level of relationship with the kid before it will ever matter.

No idea on the second one. That's bizarre.

Well derr. I know how to get the relationship up, but why wouldn't they start out with one. It are stupid.

Well, for instance, my evil sim has fathered 4 bastards, none of which he has ever met.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 27, 21:12:02
PS - Hello all!

I have been letting a whole lot of stupid crap go by to the keeper (including Mr Snowflake who is so kindly willing to wait an entire week for the mods he wants), but this shit stops now. We don't like you, we don't care that you are new, and we certainly don't want greetings.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: msalwaysright on 2009 May 27, 21:13:49



Well, for instance, my evil sim has fathered 4 bastards, none of which he has ever met.

That's not illogical. It's illogical for the birth parent to leave the hospital carrying an infant and have no further relationship progress than she had with
a person she greeted two days ago.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 21:17:46



Well, for instance, my evil sim has fathered 4 bastards, none of which he has ever met.

That's not illogical. It's illogical for the birth parent to leave the hospital carrying an infant and have no further relationship progress than she had with
a person she greeted two days ago.

Hell, I dunno. Maybe EA is giving sociopaths the benefit of the doubt.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JacquiES on 2009 May 27, 21:19:49
Ok, I am hoping this hasn't been mentioned as it is so hard to even get this thread open.  My sim kid was riding her bike home from the park last night and, on the way home, guess who she passed?  Herself on a bike!  :-\ I followed the clone for a bit but then lost her at a steep hill I thought she would be coming over.  What is the deal with this?  VBT? Is this because of the whole place a copy of a family thing while the real one sits in the sim bin thing?  Not too cool to have two of the same sims residing in the same town.  I really hope the clone isn't living in another house and I just haven't found her yet.

Has this happened to anyone else?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mko on 2009 May 27, 21:44:34
Do rocks and minerals have any use other than selling and putting on display?
(http://i42.tinypic.com/rtqonm.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 27, 21:53:51
No, which is disappointing. I thought at least that we'd be able to make jewelry out of them.

I've been trying to get all butterflies. It has not gone well. So far, I have:
Green Swallowtail
Monarch
Royal Purple
Mission Blue
Zephyr Metalmark
Moth
Red Admiral
Silver-Spotted Skipper

I know there's a rainbow one, but there has to be one or two more. I'm currently saving up for the collector's perk, but had to spend some points on ensuring that my sim would be a great host. I don't want to see an over-reactive party animal after a bombed party.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Immortal on 2009 May 27, 21:56:12

I hate the moodlet manager, my Sim used it a couple of times and it only seemed to work once.  Then it was gone from the inventory the next time I loaded the inventory (though I think I switched families in-between).

My Sim has finally gotten the teleportation pad.  He's currently updating it for perfect teleportation, since it's another unique upgrade (still trying to figure out what they all are).

After I plunked down the reward, all the members of the family could now teleport anywhere:

Mmm guess I'll save and see how the moodlet manager works, can always get the collection helper instead if the manager's a bust.

One thing to note with the telepad is that you can always teleport back to your home if you choose the option from your cellphone. At least I initially missed this.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 27, 22:01:23
No, which is disappointing. I thought at least that we'd be able to make jewelry out of them.

I've been trying to get all butterflies. It has not gone well. So far, I have:
Green Swallowtail
Monarch
Royal Purple
Mission Blue
Zephyr Metalmark
Moth
Red Admiral
Silver-Spotted Skipper

I know there's a rainbow one, but there has to be one or two more. I'm currently saving up for the collector's perk, but had to spend some points on ensuring that my sim would be a great host. I don't want to see an over-reactive party animal after a bombed party.

There is a Red Somethingorother (sorry don't have the game running right now).  It's supposedly a common one but I had cases stacked to the ceiling before I found one.

ETA: my reading comprehension skills: let me show u dem.  Red Admiral.  My eyes totes skimmed right over that about 10 times until I read it in the quote in my own post.  Durr. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 27, 22:02:53
No, which is disappointing. I thought at least that we'd be able to make jewelry out of them.

I've been trying to get all butterflies. It has not gone well. So far, I have:
Green Swallowtail
Monarch
Royal Purple
Mission Blue
Zephyr Metalmark
Moth
Red Admiral
Silver-Spotted Skipper

I know there's a rainbow one, but there has to be one or two more. I'm currently saving up for the collector's perk, but had to spend some points on ensuring that my sim would be a great host. I don't want to see an over-reactive party animal after a bombed party.

I'm pretty disappointed with the collection rewards. Seems like all they give you is the ability to find things you already have.

At least the collector helper also helps find seeds. That was useful.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jrdseven on 2009 May 27, 22:16:22
No, which is disappointing. I thought at least that we'd be able to make jewelry out of them.

I've been trying to get all butterflies. It has not gone well. So far, I have:
Green Swallowtail
Monarch
Royal Purple
Mission Blue
Zephyr Metalmark
Moth
Red Admiral
Silver-Spotted Skipper

I know there's a rainbow one, but there has to be one or two more. I'm currently saving up for the collector's perk, but had to spend some points on ensuring that my sim would be a great host. I don't want to see an over-reactive party animal after a bombed party.

Get the guitar skill up to around 4, or ideally 5, then just play guitar (or for tips, if you can) just before the first guest arrives and carry on till everyone leaves. I've hosted about 30/40 parties like this and the worst score I've had was pretty good, but most of them are "great."

Re: Butterflies - Have you tried that Stone Henge place?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 27, 22:39:43
I'm having a brief window where the forum has loaded, so I wanted to mention this in case it hasn't been:

I noticed in my save files there was Sunset Valley.sims3 and Sunset Valley.sims3.bak. So I think at any given time you may have one extra saved iteration backwards in case you really eff everything up. Haven't tried renaming one of the .bak files and testing this theory, 'cause, y'know, they don't let me play Sims 3 at work for some weird reason.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gyrobot on 2009 May 27, 22:42:32
Do rocks and minerals have any use other than selling and putting on display?
(http://i42.tinypic.com/rtqonm.jpg)

Adds to decor which adds to mood, add a nice garden and you will get a very nice enviroment boost as your sim relaxes in the garden.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zarifeke on 2009 May 27, 23:36:19
Yes, renaming the saves with .bak on them works fine. Had to do this when one of my saves wouldn't load for some reason, but I renamed the backup and it was one save behind, basically. Really handy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 May 27, 23:51:53
The collecting is disappointing, you can't do anything with the crap. At least you can put the fish in fish bowls and the insects on display. It's nice to know that the metal bars are stack-able though. For those collecting, I found at least four different insects at the ruins that look a little like Stonehenge. They only seem to show at night. Every trip to the area that looks like an abandoned mine produces several different gems and metals. At least three of my sim's plutonium bars were found there.

I have yet to find that huge stone however.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 28, 00:03:05
I guess I'm just stating the obivous here, but it's hard not to imagine they've taken a cue from MMOs, and that it would be a good idea to hoard those 'mats' for future xpac 'recipe drops'.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 28, 00:27:59
Re: Butterflies - Have you tried that Stone Henge place?
I practically live at Stonehenge. Found the tiger-striped one there, and it looks like as soon as I can find the rainbow one, I'll have them all.

Also found the plutonium at the mine.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Capitaine Marie on 2009 May 28, 00:39:30
Finally got through the whole thread; I'm exhausted. ;D  Anyhoo.  Probably missed it somewhere; but when/if Sims 3 Store stuff is shared here, will it actually be importable into the game?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jrdseven on 2009 May 28, 00:42:32
Re: Butterflies - Have you tried that Stone Henge place?
I practically live at Stonehenge. Found the tiger-striped one there, and it looks like as soon as I can find the rainbow one, I'll have them all.

Also found the plutonium at the mine.

Nice one - Give my guitar party trick a go, you won't be disappointed. You don't even need refreshments for the guests. In fact, it's probably better if you don't. I earn shit loads from it. You can certainly earn at least 3/4k per party when your skill gets to the top, and you can host 2 parties per day. Great way to earn a living and keep a party animal sim happy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 28, 00:43:30
I hate the moodlet manager, my Sim used it a couple of times and it only seemed to work once.  Then it was gone from the inventory the next time I loaded the inventory (though I think I switched families in-between).
Switching fambly = loss of inventory items. yay.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 28, 00:44:02
What is up with the lack of relationships between family and/or household members? I've so far witnessed two sprog birthings with zero relationship for mother/child, which
is retarded. I wouldn't mind working them up to friendship status, but they should start with at least some relationship points.

I would actually prefer that. It's harder to act out Mommy Dearest scenarios when you're handed relationship points off the bat. NO WIRE HANGERS, EVER.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 28, 01:14:52
Switching fambly = loss of inventory items. yay.
What a Joke! they really borked that up. Hopefully we get a mod or fix whether its 3rd Party or EAxis that fixes this... but for EAxis to fix this.. its the age old... Shit in one hand, wish in the other.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 01:17:33
I hate the moodlet manager, my Sim used it a couple of times and it only seemed to work once.  Then it was gone from the inventory the next time I loaded the inventory (though I think I switched families in-between).
Switching fambly = loss of inventory items. yay.

Yeah, I figured that was the reason.  Which is why I was not so surprised (but pissed).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 28, 01:46:42
People keep showing up to my parties who did not RSVP. I invite eight, ten to twelve show up. Thankfully, people bring food.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 28, 01:50:35
People keep showing up to my parties who did not RSVP. I invite eight, ten to twelve show up. Thankfully, people bring food.

Better than TS2, where you invite eight and get three.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 28, 01:53:05
People keep showing up to my parties who did not RSVP. I invite eight, ten to twelve show up. Thankfully, people bring food.
Invite the uninvited into a room... take the door away.. and start a small fire. That will teach them for crashing your party!
I hate gate crashes, in RL my GF had a party, and these 3 wankers rocked up, invited themselves in.. stole shit.. and pissed off when we called the cops.
There is always 3 in the crowd! Losers! Grrrrr!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 28, 02:00:04
People keep showing up to my parties who did not RSVP. I invite eight, ten to twelve show up. Thankfully, people bring food.
Invite the uninvited into a room... take the door away.. and start a small fire. That will teach them for crashing your party!
I hate gate crashes, in RL my GF had a party, and these 3 wankers rocked up, invited themselves in.. stole shit.. and pissed off when we called the cops.
There is always 3 in the crowd! Losers! Grrrrr!

Hahahaha, wow are you people evil. Wall them in and let them starve! No bathroom bed or anything!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 28, 03:01:31
I've noticed this happening too. Generally it seems to be spouses/family members of people I've invited and occasionally the next door neighbours have gatecrashed. I like it!

They bring way too much food though, it all goes off in the fridge.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lowbart on 2009 May 28, 03:28:10
Is sex still called woohoo?

The fates of worlds rest on the answer.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 28, 03:35:22
Is sex still called woohoo?

The fates of worlds rest on the answer.

Is there still a censor blur?  Are there still reticulating splines?  Are there still pointless llamas?  Are there still garden gnomes?  What do you think?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: buryuntime on 2009 May 28, 03:38:18
what is with them and llamas by the way?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 28, 03:44:47
Llamas are hot. *implies that Buryuntime's mother is a llama*

It started in the SimCity series, but llamas have been included in most Sim games. They are never pointless.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: buryuntime on 2009 May 28, 03:55:11
Quote
They are never pointless.
how is the enablellamas [on/off] cheatcode not pointless?  ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 28, 04:06:40
I'm not sure this is politically correct.

(http://www.moarpics.com/images/f9umk5tqp72er8geh2d_thumb.jpg) (http://www.moarpics.com/viewer.php?file=f9umk5tqp72er8geh2d.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 May 28, 04:09:11
I'm not sure this is politically correct.

(http://www.moarpics.com/images/f9umk5tqp72er8geh2d_thumb.jpg) (http://www.moarpics.com/viewer.php?file=f9umk5tqp72er8geh2d.jpg)


Lol. What does the moodlet say it is from?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: redwards on 2009 May 28, 04:13:16
I'm not sure this is politically correct.

(http://www.moarpics.com/images/f9umk5tqp72er8geh2d_thumb.jpg) (http://www.moarpics.com/viewer.php?file=f9umk5tqp72er8geh2d.jpg)


Lol. What does the moodlet say it is from?

It's from being in a dark room. I just thought it was amusing (accidental, too - robbers jacked my bathroom lamps) so I snapped a screenshot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 28, 04:29:36
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/technobubblegum/Screenshot-3.jpg)

There really was no one in the chair. I checked.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 04:39:20
I have had several instances of InvisiSims (especially after changing appearance), are you sure you're sure?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Insanity Prelude on 2009 May 28, 05:07:45
Nothing there when I moused over the chair- I mean, it only gave me the option to interact with the chair, not with an invisible Sim.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 05:25:45
(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/1m_Sadie.jpg) (http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/1m_josh.jpg)

I don't understand why some wishes are worth different values.  I don't remember that ever being the case for TS2.  Anyone know why this may be?

It's also incredibly annoying that items in their inventory don't count towards their household funds, too, like building/business deeds/partnerships.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 28, 05:26:51
And we will hold the world ransom for...ONE MILLION DOLLARS!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 28, 05:30:53
I don't understand why some wishes are worth different values.  I don't remember that ever being the case for TS2.  Anyone know why this may be?

What were the traits of the two sims?  Perhaps one had traits that made money even more desirable?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: JonaBullets on 2009 May 28, 05:35:12
What were the traits of the two sims?  Perhaps one had traits that made money even more desirable?
This is true, one of my Sims has a trait that makes wishes be more rewarding, I believe it is the Yellow Shooting star one, starts with 'A' I believe. This sim above might have that trait?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 05:37:23
Yeah, I guess that's it.  One Sim is ambitious.  The other likes to work though, so I guess I thought they'd even out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GloamingMerle on 2009 May 28, 05:38:34
I'm not sure this is politically correct.

(http://www.moarpics.com/images/f9umk5tqp72er8geh2d_thumb.jpg) (http://www.moarpics.com/viewer.php?file=f9umk5tqp72er8geh2d.jpg)


Speaking of not being PC, what happened to their babby? They buy it from Pescado's Ethiopian Challenge, or did the lady of the house have a fruitful liaison?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 28, 06:36:41
Sorry if this has been discussed, but I don't recall seeing it on this thread.

I just went to throw a birthday party for my Sim and saw there was an option for a funeral.... I have an elder Sim but she's not quite close to dying. At a campaign fundraiser I had someone die in my house, really wrecked the mood. Is the funeral for that guy or is to to kill my elder? Anyone tried this out yet?

Edit: Tried it out - it was a funeral for the Sim who died on my lot!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 28, 07:23:52
Not that I could tell, they didn't seem to act any different other than you could "speak highly of....", "speak badly of..." or "express condolences".

Just after that my game crashed while saving and now I can't get it back  :'(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 May 28, 07:34:54
Not that I could tell, they didn't seem to act any different other than you could "speak highly of....", "speak badly of..." or "express condolences".

Just after that my game crashed while saving and now I can't get it back  :'(
You mean that your saved game is lost? Somewhere around here, someone was saying that the saves seem to make backups. Look for files with the .bak extension and then just change the extension.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 28, 07:43:05
Ok I'll try that!! Thanks!

IT WORKED!!! Thank you so much I've spent hours on this family.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 28, 08:33:45
Does anyone know how to eat certain foods together? Pregnant sims get cravings for crazy foods, and want to eat them. Like my sim now has a want to eat Cobbler with grapes, and I've had one before to eat spaghetti with watermelon. I had her husband make the cobbler because she wasn't high enough skill to make herself, then had her grab a piece. I had some grapes, but theres noway to combine them, or anything that I could tell. So I had her eat the cobbler then some grapes after and it didn't fulfill her wish, so I tried eating grapes then cobbler, still didn't fulfill the wish. So now I have a stuffed sim, who still wants to eat cobbler with grapes, lol. Is it even possible? Or is this wish totally useless?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 08:39:07
Or is this wish totally useless?

You can make any fruit into a cobbler, so what I'd do is remove all the fruit from the fridge except grapes, and then direct her to make cobbler.  She'll choose grapes and then that should work to fulfill the wish.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 28, 08:45:34
Or is this wish totally useless?

You can make any fruit into a cobbler, so what I'd do is remove all the fruit from the fridge except grapes, and then direct her to make cobbler.  She'll choose grapes and then that should work to fulfill the wish.

How would I have done the spaghetti with watermelon? The cobbler thing my sister suggested making it with different fruit, but I didn't know it was possible, so thanks for that one! But the spaghetti with watermelon seems a little out there, lol


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 08:48:31
How would I have done the spaghetti with watermelon? The cobbler thing my sister suggested making it with different fruit, but I didn't know it was possible, so thanks for that one! But the spaghetti with watermelon seems a little out there, lol

No clue on that one.  I checked and spaghetti only requires tomato, so it's beyond me...I wonder if pregnant Sims get an extra menu option to combine food or something??


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 28, 08:55:18
I didn't notice anything on the fridge, but she doesn't have very high cooking skills, I think its at 4 or 5 maybe.. I'll probably raise that one next and get her pregnant again to see. It takes so flippin long to skill up, I turned off aging, and have been playing these people for like 3 RL days, and still only half the skills maxed LOL I can't wait for a mod to fix that!  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 28, 08:56:30
No clue on that one.  I checked and spaghetti only requires tomato, so it's beyond me...I wonder if pregnant Sims get an extra menu option to combine food or something??

Because even pregnant people would eat just about anything smushed together?  :-\ EAxis' logic is beyond me.

Hum, my baby is due in two days, I WANT TO EAT ATRAGIC CLOWNFISH SUNDAE!

  ::) They could've been a little less ignorant. I thought TS3 was supposedly a step in a more realistic direction?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 28, 09:15:20
Or is this wish totally useless?

You can make any fruit into a cobbler, so what I'd do is remove all the fruit from the fridge except grapes, and then direct her to make cobbler.  She'll choose grapes and then that should work to fulfill the wish.

Thanks for that, it worked! Immediately after eating that, she rolled a want to eat ice cream and spaghetti..... I don't even know how that one is possible, since you only get ice cream from quick meals, lol, I think I should have given her the insane trait or something, cause she's totally crazy!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: pioupiou on 2009 May 28, 09:49:53
Or is this wish totally useless?

You can make any fruit into a cobbler, so what I'd do is remove all the fruit from the fridge except grapes, and then direct her to make cobbler.  She'll choose grapes and then that should work to fulfill the wish.

Thanks for that, it worked! Immediately after eating that, she rolled a want to eat ice cream and spaghetti..... I don't even know how that one is possible, since you only get ice cream from quick meals, lol, I think I should have given her the insane trait or something, cause she's totally crazy!

I had a sim with cravings during pregnancy too, but something possible (lime tart, and "crumble aux fruits" (don't know how that would be called in english) with grapes). I put one grape in her inventory and send her to cook : she used the fruit in her inventory. I'll try to test it further to see if it always works like that.

One question : does anybody know how to get an omniplant at home ? I've found the one behind the science lab and feed it some fish, it worked well, but does not seem to give seeds... Do I have to keep looking for special unknown seeds and hope to get lucky ? (like for the money tree, life plant and those strange flaming fruit ?) Thanks.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 09:52:56
One question : does anybody know how to get an omniplant at home ? I've found the one behind the science lab and feed it some fish, it worked well, but does not seem to give seeds... Do I have to keep looking for special unknown seeds and hope to get lucky ? (like for the money tree, life plant and those strange flaming fruit ?) Thanks.

I am fairly sure you can only get an omniplant via an opportunity from a restaurant.  My Sim is currently working on growing and delivering 10 excellent cheeses to a restaurant, and in return he's supposed to get the chance to "plant some meaty new items".  My Sim has picked up tons and tons of seeds and never gotten an Omni plant seed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 28, 10:03:35
Ok well it seems eating the 2 things simultaneously if they cannot be combined and cooked together, such as the grapes and cobbler, does count and grant the wish. I had my girl go to eat some ice cream then spaghetti, unfortunately she went into labor mid ice cream, but when she returned home, after unloading 3 babies from a basket(wtf lol) I had her eat the spaghetti, then ice cream and her wish was fulfilled.

I am a little angry with the genetics! More like alot angry, I have a very dark skinned dad, and a very light skinned mom, their first pregnancy was twins, 1 very dark, 1 very light, they don't even look like twins because of that! Then now this 2nd pregnancy has given them triplets, 2 very dark, 1 very light.. at the very least if they won't blend, they could give them all the darker skin tone.

Also, has anyone sucessfully had a mulitple birth with different sexed babies? I noticed that all my multiple births have been all boys or all girls. This family has twin boys, triplet girls, in other families my sister and I both have twin girls.

And! I hate that they do not announce that you're having multiples! Like when they go to the hospital for the Dr. consultation they could have a popup saying it went well and you're having twins, or triplets! Or they could at least bother to tell you when you deliver! So you can cordinate names. I know thats been said before, but I still hate it, lol! They should bring back TS2 way of a pop up with "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl" if you have twins, it is 1 box with both babies name boxes. It would be so much easier, but of course EA can't have us being happy or having things easily handed to us!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 28, 10:09:52
Speaking of Fridges and food, does anyone know how to mass-move produce out of a sim's inventory rather than one by one?

I have 86 grapes that I harvested from my backyard, and I can't get rid of them


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 28, 10:14:09
Speaking of Fridges and food, does anyone know how to mass-move produce out of a sim's inventory rather than one by one?

I have 86 grapes that I harvested from my backyard, and I can't get rid of them

When you have multiple items in your inventory, it will have a curled corner.  Click and drag the curled corner to move the entire stack (whether to the sell bin, into a container like fridges, bookcases, or into the garbage can.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 28, 10:42:03
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/technobubblegum/Screenshot-3.jpg)

There really was no one in the chair. I checked.

Did you look outside to see if anyone was peering in the window?  My mailman is a peeping tom and comes to look in the window all the time.  If someone happens to be near the window, they get an action in queue -- I think it's "react to peeping tom Sim" or somesuch.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 28, 10:55:59
One question : does anybody know how to get an omniplant at home ? I've found the one behind the science lab and feed it some fish, it worked well, but does not seem to give seeds... Do I have to keep looking for special unknown seeds and hope to get lucky ? (like for the money tree, life plant and those strange flaming fruit ?) Thanks.

I am fairly sure you can only get an omniplant via an opportunity from a restaurant.  My Sim is currently working on growing and delivering 10 excellent cheeses to a restaurant, and in return he's supposed to get the chance to "plant some meaty new items".  My Sim has picked up tons and tons of seeds and never gotten an Omni plant seed.

That's right. I got my omni plant seeds after completing the same opportunity, only with 10 perfect steaks instead of cheeses. Probably based on the sim's favorite food since mine's tri-tip stakes. When you complete that you get 6 omni plant seeds plus the option to order more via the mailbox.

In other news, money trees never seem to die. I started with a couple of them, and seed by seed (money trees drop seeds beneath them) I managed to now have 12 trees, without any of the original dying. Most of them are perfect quality, but I don't think that's the deal, since I've had other perfect plants complete their life cycle. Soon I'm gonna have a forest of them, and be able to practically live off them, since at the moment I'm getting more than 10k on a full harvest.

Has anyone have had their money tree die?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jrdseven on 2009 May 28, 11:26:27


And! I hate that they do not announce that you're having multiples! Like when they go to the hospital for the Dr. consultation they could have a popup saying it went well and you're having twins, or triplets! Or they could at least bother to tell you when you deliver! So you can cordinate names. I know thats been said before, but I still hate it, lol! They should bring back TS2 way of a pop up with "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl" if you have twins, it is 1 box with both babies name boxes. It would be so much easier, but of course EA can't have us being happy or having things easily handed to us!

Is that not what the town hall is for?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 28, 11:28:49
Quote from another forum-

Just a heads-up for those planning to buy from EB Games in case they don't like Sims 3, to take advantage of their 7 day return policy (like me), EB Games are NOT offering their 7 day return policy for The Sims 3.

I tried to pre-order the Collectors Edition at my local store today, and was told that there was no return on the game because it had on-line activation.

I pointed out that EA have very publicly and very specifically stated that there is no on-line activation for the Sims 3, and I just got a shrug and an "I'm just doing what I'm told" as a response.

To the assistance credit, she did check with her manager first, but they are adement that there is no 7 days return for this game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cwieberdink on 2009 May 28, 11:30:27


That's right. I got my omni plant seeds after completing the same opportunity, only with 10 perfect stakes instead of cheeses. Probably based on the sim's favorite food since mine's tri-tip stakes. When you complete that you get 6 omni plant seeds plus the option to order more via the mailbox.



Don't those give you splinters in your mouth?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 28, 11:41:41


That's right. I got my omni plant seeds after completing the same opportunity, only with 10 perfect stakes instead of cheeses. Probably based on the sim's favorite food since mine's tri-tip stakes. When you complete that you get 6 omni plant seeds plus the option to order more via the mailbox.



Don't those give you splinters in your mouth?

I KNEW I was doing something wrong! Thanks!

Probable bug: My magical gnomes stopped working sometime after moving to a new house (probably after the move itself, though I can't say for sure). Of course it could still be due to reasons unrelated to the move, like naturally stopping moving after some while, or due to another completely unrelated bug  :-\ Anyway I plopped down some new ones from the stol... I mean the family inventory, and they work fine.

One other thing. Does anyone else's game lag tremendously while having the inventory panel open? (regular one, not family inventory) Each time an item gets removed from or added to the inventory while it's open, the game freezes for a couple of seconds. I noticed it as item count was beginning to grow so it may be that the more items you have the slower it becomes, like the loop checking the objects, stacks and slots is a horrible mess of a code.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 28, 13:20:17
Quote from another forum-

Just a heads-up for those planning to buy from EB Games in case they don't like Sims 3, to take advantage of their 7 day return policy (like me), EB Games are NOT offering their 7 day return policy for The Sims 3.

I tried to pre-order the Collectors Edition at my local store today, and was told that there was no return on the game because it had on-line activation.

I pointed out that EA have very publicly and very specifically stated that there is no on-line activation for the Sims 3, and I just got a shrug and an "I'm just doing what I'm told" as a response.

To the assistance credit, she did check with her manager first, but they are adement that there is no 7 days return for this game.

I've never known EB to allow any return of an opened computer game


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 28, 13:29:49
Quote
Probable bug: My magical gnomes stopped working sometime after moving to a new house (probably after the move itself, though I can't say for sure). Of course it could still be due to reasons unrelated to the move, like naturally stopping moving after some while, or due to another completely unrelated bug  :-\ Anyway I plopped down some new ones from the stol... I mean the family inventory, and they work fine.

I think I preferred them not working... One of my new gnomes decided to listen to music in the middle of the night, ported near the stereo, lied down comfortably and turned it on, waking up my sim next room and giving him "Rude Awakening". Guess who got kicked.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MickeyJR on 2009 May 28, 13:35:46
One question : does anybody know how to get an omniplant at home ? I've found the one behind the science lab and feed it some fish, it worked well, but does not seem to give seeds... Do I have to keep looking for special unknown seeds and hope to get lucky ? (like for the money tree, life plant and those strange flaming fruit ?) Thanks.

The flaming fruit can actually be found at a residents house. It's where I get it in my games to start my plants. Life plant has always just shown up in my inventory.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Eliste on 2009 May 28, 14:31:26
Annoying bug with a wedding party. Possibly even fatal if it is reproducible (I will try to reproduce it tonight).

My sim had a wedding party to marry an NPC (a magician) at the beach. During the exchange of the rings everybody swarmed to cheer and a number of guests (5 or 6) got STUCK throwing rice (interaction: react to the wedding, Dad was doing the same but thanks God snapped out of it). 24 hrs later they were still there stuck (and throwing rice  ;D ). One of them is required to finish an opportunity and the other is the groom's boss. I am not happy to let those two die just yet.  (Former magician can phone the boss and sucking up at work increases relationship score, but the boss  does not turn up if invited).
I'll see if they do die and then try to reload and marry again at the beach.

For some stupid reason "testingcheatsenabled true" does not work for me (the command is accepted but no new options appear on the mailbox).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 14:35:51
That's because it is testingcheatsenabled on

 ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Khaleesi on 2009 May 28, 14:41:54
Quote from another forum-

Just a heads-up for those planning to buy from EB Games in case they don't like Sims 3, to take advantage of their 7 day return policy (like me), EB Games are NOT offering their 7 day return policy for The Sims 3.

I tried to pre-order the Collectors Edition at my local store today, and was told that there was no return on the game because it had on-line activation.

I pointed out that EA have very publicly and very specifically stated that there is no on-line activation for the Sims 3, and I just got a shrug and an "I'm just doing what I'm told" as a response.

To the assistance credit, she did check with her manager first, but they are adement that there is no 7 days return for this game.

I work for GameStop and we've never returned new games. Ever. Once you open it, it's yours unless it's defective and you want another copy. PC stuff is especially unreturnable because of cd keys and the like.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Blaise on 2009 May 28, 14:53:07
For some stupid reason "testingcheatsenabled true" does not work for me (the command is accepted but no new options appear on the mailbox).

Just checking: Are you SHIFTclicking on the mailbox? And both "testingcheatsenabled true" and "testingcheatsenabled on" work.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 15:05:25
Probable bug: My magical gnomes stopped working sometime after moving to a new house (probably after the move itself, though I can't say for sure). Of course it could still be due to reasons unrelated to the move, like naturally stopping moving after some while, or due to another completely unrelated bug  :-\ Anyway I plopped down some new ones from the stol... I mean the family inventory, and they work fine.

One other thing. Does anyone else's game lag tremendously while having the inventory panel open? (regular one, not family inventory) Each time an item gets removed from or added to the inventory while it's open, the game freezes for a couple of seconds. I noticed it as item count was beginning to grow so it may be that the more items you have the slower it becomes, like the loop checking the objects, stacks and slots is a horrible mess of a code.

My gnomes stopped working after a while too, I only semi-noticed it before but I've definitely noticed it since you said that.  They're still worth the same though, so I'll sell them and acquire some more.

But I don't have any inventory lag.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 28, 15:06:59
I keep seeing people talking about stonehenge. Where on the map is that located?

Magical gnomes?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 15:14:42
I keep seeing people talking about stonehenge. Where on the map is that located?

Magical gnomes?



Stonehenge is above and to the left of the cemetary, just across from Pinochle Pond.  And magical gnomes can be acquired by your Sims when they masquerade as bits of metal or gems (you have to send it away to be smelted or cut to get them back as gnomes) or through the criminal career somehow, I think (not sure how, I just heard that from Nec).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caupi on 2009 May 28, 15:24:14
I keep seeing people talking about stonehenge. Where on the map is that located?

Magical gnomes?



Stonehenge is above and to the left of the cemetary, just across from Pinochle Pond.  And magical gnomes can be acquired by your Sims when they masquerade as bits of metal or gems (you have to send it away to be smelted or cut to get them back as gnomes) or through the criminal career somehow, I think (not sure how, I just heard that from Nec).

You can also fish up magical gnomes.  Mine always stop working after a couple weeks, as well.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 May 28, 15:27:27
Mine always stop working after a couple weeks, as well.

So the question is...is this by design or a bug?

I vote bug, knowing who made the game :P  And also because the price remains the same.  If they were intended to stop working, shouldn't the price drastically reduce as well?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: I.Am.She on 2009 May 28, 15:29:24
Annoying bug with a wedding party. Possibly even fatal if it is reproducible (I will try to reproduce it tonight).

My sim had a wedding party to marry an NPC (a magician) at the beach. During the exchange of the rings everybody swarmed to cheer and a number of guests (5 or 6) got STUCK throwing rice (interaction: react to the wedding, Dad was doing the same but thanks God snapped out of it). 24 hrs later they were still there stuck (and throwing rice  ;D ). One of them is required to finish an opportunity and the other is the groom's boss. I am not happy to let those two die just yet.  (Former magician can phone the boss and sucking up at work increases relationship score, but the boss  does not turn up if invited).
I'll see if they do die and then try to reload and marry again at the beach.

For some stupid reason "testingcheatsenabled true" does not work for me (the command is accepted but no new options appear on the mailbox).


This happened to me too... My sim got married and had a wedding party and one of the swimming pools, one of the invited sims started throwing rice, and continued to do so for hours after, everyone left the parrty but he was still there, throwing rice...

I have no idea what made him stop, but he just did and went home and said he had a great time :D. Easily pleased.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 28, 15:33:35
I keep seeing people talking about stonehenge. Where on the map is that located?

Magical gnomes?



Stonehenge is above and to the left of the cemetary, just across from Pinochle Pond.  And magical gnomes can be acquired by your Sims when they masquerade as bits of metal or gems (you have to send it away to be smelted or cut to get them back as gnomes) or through the criminal career somehow, I think (not sure how, I just heard that from Nec).

While being at work as a criminal, there's a chance you get a pop up telling you that you have snatch something extra and you can find it in the family inventory. Could be a gnome, an obelisk vine, one of some specific types of painting, a statue (the 1,6k or the 12k one), or a combination of those.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 28, 15:35:42


And! I hate that they do not announce that you're having multiples! Like when they go to the hospital for the Dr. consultation they could have a popup saying it went well and you're having twins, or triplets! Or they could at least bother to tell you when you deliver! So you can cordinate names. I know thats been said before, but I still hate it, lol! They should bring back TS2 way of a pop up with "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl" if you have twins, it is 1 box with both babies name boxes. It would be so much easier, but of course EA can't have us being happy or having things easily handed to us!

Is that not what the town hall is for?

It's possible that mandababy is like me and doesn't like renaming a Sim once the name has been given. 

I'm not sure why, but I'd no sooner rename a Sim than I would a real-life child or a pet.  It just feels wrong to me, though I know there's no logical reason it should :-)  I remember in one iteration of Strangetown I had a Sim named Adam Curious (son of Pascal Curious) who grew up to look a lot like a wrestler named Samoa Joe.  I always referred to him as Samoa Joe, but I couldn't bring myself to do away with his given name, so I eventually changed it (with SimPE) to Adam "Samoa Joe" Curious.

I know, I'm a nerd ;-)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 28, 15:36:00
Quote from another forum-

Just a heads-up for those planning to buy from EB Games in case they don't like Sims 3, to take advantage of their 7 day return policy (like me), EB Games are NOT offering their 7 day return policy for The Sims 3.

I tried to pre-order the Collectors Edition at my local store today, and was told that there was no return on the game because it had on-line activation.

I pointed out that EA have very publicly and very specifically stated that there is no on-line activation for the Sims 3, and I just got a shrug and an "I'm just doing what I'm told" as a response.

To the assistance credit, she did check with her manager first, but they are adement that there is no 7 days return for this game.

I work for GameStop and we've never returned new games. Ever. Once you open it, it's yours unless it's defective and you want another copy. PC stuff is especially unreturnable because of cd keys and the like.

lol, I knew I wasn't crazy


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Eliste on 2009 May 28, 15:41:07
For some stupid reason "testingcheatsenabled true" does not work for me (the command is accepted but no new options appear on the mailbox).

Just checking: Are you SHIFTclicking on the mailbox? And both "testingcheatsenabled true" and "testingcheatsenabled on" work.

OOOOpss  :-[ Sorry, my bad. I new it is something silly like that. It works with SHIFT.
Still can't reset sims from outside active family though :( I am waiting for them to die now.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 15:50:30
Wasn't there some type of reset sim cheat if you type help in the cheat box?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 28, 15:55:05
Can someone tell me where the triangular tile tool is? I remember noticing the tip about it on the loading screens, but I couldn't imagine it would be so well hidden to actually bother reading the whole tip for potential instructions.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 16:03:08
It is Ctrl+F I believe.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: pennyhugo on 2009 May 28, 16:04:01
I hope this was not asked before... but if it was, sorry... has anyone found the Deathfish yet? and where? thanks xoxox


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 28, 16:07:41
It is Ctrl+F I believe.

Yep, that's it, thanks. How could I not find it? Ctrl-f is certainly the first thing that pops to mind when thinking "triangular tiles". Not ctrl-T or anything...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 28, 16:08:35
I hope this was not asked before... but if it was, sorry... has anyone found the Deathfish yet? and where? thanks xoxox

The 2 types fish at the graveyard turn to vampire fish and deathfish respectively, after midnight, at the same time the ghosts come out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Pelucheux on 2009 May 28, 16:12:58
Dunno if anyone has mentioned it, but seeing how some of you think that is sexist for EA to make the game force maternity leave and all..

I have a sim who Dislikes Children, she gets a negative moodlet every time she is around a kid. She got pregnant, and when she started showing and got the pregnancy moodlet, its positive and she has the wish to read a pregnancy book and to have a girl. Why? Do ALL female sims like being pregnant? I thought having the Dislikes children trait would make it a negative thing, but its not. I don't get it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: literatebse on 2009 May 28, 16:14:58
Because even pregnant people would eat just about anything smushed together?  :-\ EAxis' logic is beyond me.

Hum, my baby is due in two days, I WANT TO EAT ATRAGIC CLOWNFISH SUNDAE!

  ::) They could've been a little less ignorant. I thought TS3 was supposedly a step in a more realistic direction?

Are you serious?  I find the cravings to be very realistic.  When my mother was pregnant, it was pickles and ice cream (or peanut butter) for months.  Some women crave normal things (lots and lots of cake, for instance), but many crave very odd combinations of salt, acidity, and sweetness.

Edited for my own grammatical peace of mind.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 28, 16:18:55
Wasn't there some type of reset sim cheat if you type help in the cheat box?


There is indeed a resetsim cheat:  resetSim Firstname Lastname

Works regardless of whether they are household or not.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 16:19:14
BUG: Speaking of having kids, my sim adopted a girl (since she has no luck with men in this game) and the maternity leave timer keeps changing and resetting itself. It says 1 day and 8 hours and then suddenly 8 days and 8 hours and then back to 1 day etc. She has now been on leave for two weeks and the kid has gone from baby to child!



Because even pregnant people would eat just about anything smushed together?  :-\ EAxis' logic is beyond me.

Hum, my baby is due in two days, I WANT TO EAT ATRAGIC CLOWNFISH SUNDAE!

  ::) They could've been a little less ignorant. I thought TS3 was supposedly a step in a more realistic direction?

Are you serious?  I find the cravings to be very realistic.  When my mother was pregnant, it was pickles and ice cream (or peanut butter) for months.  Some women crave normal things (lots and lots of cake, for instance), but many crave very odd combinations of salt/acidity/sweetness.

I craved massive amounts of fruit, mostly a bit sour fruit. Funny thing is, my baby can now (at 8 months) eat a wedge of lime without making a face...  ;D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: pennyhugo on 2009 May 28, 16:29:09
I hope this was not asked before... but if it was, sorry... has anyone found the Deathfish yet? and where? thanks xoxox

The 2 types fish at the graveyard turn to vampire fish and deathfish respectively, after midnight, at the same time the ghosts come out.

wow! thank you :) I just have not caught any vampire fish yet... but thank you very much for replying :) xoxox


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 28, 16:32:33
BUG: Speaking of having kids, my sim adopted a girl (since she has no luck with men in this game) and the maternity leave timer keeps changing and resetting itself. It says 1 day and 8 hours and then suddenly 8 days and 8 hours and then back to 1 day etc. She has now been on leave for two weeks and the kid has gone from baby to child!



Because even pregnant people would eat just about anything smushed together?  :-\ EAxis' logic is beyond me.

Hum, my baby is due in two days, I WANT TO EAT ATRAGIC CLOWNFISH SUNDAE!

  ::) They could've been a little less ignorant. I thought TS3 was supposedly a step in a more realistic direction?

Are you serious?  I find the cravings to be very realistic.  When my mother was pregnant, it was pickles and ice cream (or peanut butter) for months.  Some women crave normal things (lots and lots of cake, for instance), but many crave very odd combinations of salt/acidity/sweetness.

I craved massive amounts of fruit, mostly a bit sour fruit. Funny thing is, my baby can now (at 8 months) eat a wedge of lime without making a face...  ;D

That's pretty cool- I wonder if the kids favourite food will be key lime pie! Hah!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lurker on 2009 May 28, 16:37:56
My sim brought back three 'special' unbuyable gnomes from her work. It's creepy how they move, i even found one of them watching the television! Totally love 'em. However they stopped 'moving' after a sim week. Is it a bug? Do they still move for you after a week? When i got them it was with the RLD version, if that matters. Too bad there's no more testingcheats' reset option, that'ld have solved the matter.

Have you noticed that when you call a sim on the phone, his pic in the relations panel isn't moved to the far left as in Sims 2? You have to scroll though the panel to see if the relation is at the maximum to stop the phonecall. Autoyack is highely needed because of that. Why did they remove that feature?!

I love the cravings! As soon as my sim got the bump and the stupid music all she wanted to eat was cookies! That's funny since she's the athletic type (10 in body). When she's not preggy all she usually wants is fruits & yogurt, despite the fact that her favorite food is lime pie. In fact the more sport she practiced and the less lime pie she wanted, favoring the yogurt.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 28, 17:03:34
One question : does anybody know how to get an omniplant at home ? I've found the one behind the science lab and feed it some fish, it worked well, but does not seem to give seeds... Do I have to keep looking for special unknown seeds and hope to get lucky ? (like for the money tree, life plant and those strange flaming fruit ?) Thanks.

The flaming fruit can actually be found at a residents house. It's where I get it in my games to start my plants. Life plant has always just shown up in my inventory.
It's in the Wainwright's front yard. In one instance, one of my sims married a Wainwright spawn and lived there briefly. On a related note, I really miss the ability to give gifts.

My pregnant sims always want spaghetti and ice cream. Olive Langerak (ne Summers) was the only one who threw me a curveball, occasionally craving cheesesteak and apple pancakes.

The gnome can also be had from the catacombs.

Campaign fundraisers: I just had my first, and I'm not sure if it's because the thrower is a party animal, but I made over $52k. I wish some of that went into household funds. Hasn't EA ever heard of Chicago politicians?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 17:11:11
The flaming fruit can also be fished. I forget if my sim fished it in Central park or the park by the Landgraab's.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: missyye on 2009 May 28, 17:19:23
Anyone else finding it hard to move in a sim into an existing lot with your sim? Jeez. I got to a point where I was like you know what just give my sim a baby and get out!!  :-\


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: pioupiou on 2009 May 28, 17:35:00
One question : does anybody know how to get an omniplant at home ? I've found the one behind the science lab and feed it some fish, it worked well, but does not seem to give seeds... Do I have to keep looking for special unknown seeds and hope to get lucky ? (like for the money tree, life plant and those strange flaming fruit ?) Thanks.

I am fairly sure you can only get an omniplant via an opportunity from a restaurant.  My Sim is currently working on growing and delivering 10 excellent cheeses to a restaurant, and in return he's supposed to get the chance to "plant some meaty new items".  My Sim has picked up tons and tons of seeds and never gotten an Omni plant seed.

That's right. I got my omni plant seeds after completing the same opportunity, only with 10 perfect steaks instead of cheeses. Probably based on the sim's favorite food since mine's tri-tip stakes. When you complete that you get 6 omni plant seeds plus the option to order more via the mailbox.


The opportunity with 10 excellent cheese gave me the knowledge to grow steaks plants, so it looks that I just need to wait for the next opportunity with the restaurant to get some omniplants seeds. Thanks all for the answers.
Still looking after those elusive last ore and gem though...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rutet on 2009 May 28, 17:46:33
Hi i´m new here and sorry if this question are already made. Is only for me or the game is tooooooo slowly in the night? I almost sleep in from on my computer waiting for the night ends . Any change in game to modify that?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 17:49:39
Hi i´m new here and sorry if this question are already made. Is only for me or the game is tooooooo slowly in the night? I almost sleep in from on my computer waiting for the night ends . Any change in game to modify that?


If you don't do a search or try to write proper English you won't last long here at MATY...



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: pioupiou on 2009 May 28, 17:56:28
Just a thought on the slow speed-3 : I noticed in my game that zooming at max zoom on an empty zone of grass somewhere (with no sims, no mouvements, no moving shadows from tree for example) seems to greatly improve the speed and make it bearable. The inconvenience is you don't get to see anything that happened during that, still useful at night I think.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mildlydisguised on 2009 May 28, 18:09:32
Hi i´m new here and sorry if this question are already made. Is only for me or the game is tooooooo slowly in the night? I almost sleep in from on my computer waiting for the night ends . Any change in game to modify that?

You don't have to announce your n00bishness, we can tell by your post count and register date.

Also quite a few people have complained of a slow fastest speed throughout this thread, however I don't think anyone has isolated a fix for it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Eliste on 2009 May 28, 18:14:11
Annoying bug with a wedding party. Possibly even fatal if it is reproducible (I will try to reproduce it tonight).

My sim had a wedding party to marry an NPC (a magician) at the beach. During the exchange of the rings everybody swarmed to cheer and a number of guests (5 or 6) got STUCK throwing rice (interaction: react to the wedding, Dad was doing the same but thanks God snapped out of it). 24 hrs later they were still there stuck (and throwing rice  ;D ). One of them is required to finish an opportunity and the other is the groom's boss. I am not happy to let those two die just yet.  (Former magician can phone the boss and sucking up at work increases relationship score, but the boss  does not turn up if invited).
I'll see if they do die and then try to reload and marry again at the beach.


This happened to me too... My sim got married and had a wedding party and one of the swimming pools, one of the invited sims started throwing rice, and continued to do so for hours after, everyone left the parrty but he was still there, throwing rice...

I have no idea what made him stop, but he just did and went home and said he had a great time :D. Easily pleased.

No such luck. Mine 5 guests are still there a week later. They don't die either. No need to reload as it seems to be a confirmed "Al-fresco wedding bug" now.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Eliste on 2009 May 28, 18:18:35
There is indeed a resetsim cheat:  resetSim Firstname Lastname

Works regardless of whether they are household or not.



Thank you :) It has worked


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: WearsHighHeels on 2009 May 28, 18:25:55
Hi, I've lurked here for a couple years now. Thank you to all the modders who made TS2 playable.

I arr'ed TS3, and would like to add some additional notes of borkiness. I killed off in-game Bella due to fugliness, and created a new Bella who was pretty by TS3 standards. I moved her in with teen Mortimer (he had aged before I ever opened the household) aged both to adult, and married them. I noticed when Bella has interactions with Mortimer she shows the avatar as child Mortimer in her thought bubble. Mortimer's avatar also switches off and on from child back to young adult, though the sim stays an adult.

And no, I'm not one of those ZOMG Bella! people. I just wanted to keep the line going because Mortimer turned out to be decent looking, and I'm frightened the game will replace the mediocre Sims with hideous creatures if I remove too many pre-mades.

On that note, I'm also pretty irritated with the games habit of moving both game made Sims, and Sims I created in with other families without me. I left the Sim version of my family alone for a Sim week, and when I returned they had some bum living with them! I'm not really sure if I like the game or not, it does not feel like a Sims game. It feels like one of those cheap games you get off Yahoo, like Lemonade Tycoon. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GelatinousSubstance on 2009 May 28, 18:26:33
Just a thought on the slow speed-3 : I noticed in my game that zooming at max zoom on an empty zone of grass somewhere (with no sims, no mouvements, no moving shadows from tree for example) seems to greatly improve the speed and make it bearable. The inconvenience is you don't get to see anything that happened during that, still useful at night I think.

I'm hoping that's going to be fixed.

Tested on three different computers and the speeds are all definitely slower than TS2. They work. They're just slower. TS3-1 = TS2-1, TS3-2 = TS2-1-1/2, TS3-3 = TS2-2, TS3-4 = TS3-3 per action (note that times are estimated; no stopwatch was actually used). At this point, the boredom alone is enough to make me rethink wanting to play this game for much longer. Is it possible that zooming out only appears to make time go by faster for you because you're doing something other than watching them sleep?

One more note. In TS2, if I wake my Sim up 4 hrs before their shift starts, they have enough time to shit, shower, serve omelettes, eat, put away leftovers, clean their dishes and put the toddler back in the crib. In TS3, if I wake my Sim up 4 hrs before their shift starts, they have enough time to shit, shower, and get halfway through making a waffle - a fucking waffle! - I thought micromanagement was supposed to be an improvement.

On the upside:
I really love how the kids do homework now. They come home, do their homework, find something else to do if they drain too much in one area; then return to their homework on their own. I also like being able to take the guitar and play in the park for tips.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 28, 18:38:45
Hi i´m new here and sorry if this question are already made. Is only for me or the game is tooooooo slowly in the night? I almost sleep in from on my computer waiting for the night ends . Any change in game to modify that?


If you don't do a search or try to write proper English you won't last long here at MATY...
Rutet is ESL, and from Portugal. I found this through a quick check at his profile and email provider. Also, there are certain patterns of most ESL (tense issues, incorrect transitions). Your willingness to play Poke-the-Noob serves you well, but isn't appropriate in this situation.

GelatinousSubstance, I don't normally let them eat in the morning if they have work/school. They'll eat offsite. If they do need to eat, they get something from the Quick Meal menu.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 18:46:44
Hi i´m new here and sorry if this question are already made. Is only for me or the game is tooooooo slowly in the night? I almost sleep in from on my computer waiting for the night ends . Any change in game to modify that?


If you don't do a search or try to write proper English you won't last long here at MATY...
Rutet is ESL, and from Portugal. I found this through a quick check at his profile and email provider. Also, there are certain patterns of most ESL (tense issues, incorrect transitions). Your willingness to play Poke-the-Noob serves you well, but isn't appropriate in this situation.

Actually, I am ESL as well. Norwegian, born and raised. I wasn't trying to poke the n00b, rather, I was just trying to save the n00b from the sharks.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GelatinousSubstance on 2009 May 28, 19:11:08
GelatinousSubstance, I don't normally let them eat in the morning if they have work/school. They'll eat offsite. If they do need to eat, they get something from the Quick Meal menu.

Yeah. I've pretty much resorted to doing the same. Also, eating garden-goods right out of the inventory seems to have curbed the utter uselessness of the fridge. But still... not too impressed with how long it takes for them to do certain chores. I kind of feel like I'm playing a hybrid of TS1, with TS2 and SCS perks and looks added to it, which is oddly a plus due to the nostalgia - but not enough to make me think I will be as entertained in the long run by it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: pioupiou on 2009 May 28, 19:11:58
Is it possible that zooming out only appears to make time go by faster for you because you're doing something other than watching them sleep?

I didn't test it with a watch but in speed-3 looking at my sims sleeping the minute changed approximatively every real time second, while zoom in on the grass it was more of 3 sim minutes per real time second. Again it's a rough estimate.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 28, 19:20:06
Oh the clock most definitely goes faster when you're zoomed on the grass. i always do that when I'm fastforwarding. Things are always gonna go faster when they don't have to be rendered on screen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 28, 19:22:00
Stonehenge is above and to the left of the cemetary, just across from Pinochle Pond.  And magical gnomes can be acquired by your Sims when they masquerade as bits of metal or gems (you have to send it away to be smelted or cut to get them back as gnomes) or through the criminal career somehow, I think (not sure how, I just heard that from Nec).
Awesome. Man. There's so much to the game that I haven't even discovered yet. \:D/

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Do ALL female sims like being pregnant? I thought having the Dislikes children trait would make it a negative thing, but its not. I don't get it.
I agree with this. If a female doesn't like kids, she shouldn't be enjoying pregnancy. She should have a negative moodlet for pregnancy. and not everyone has ideal pregnancies. moar realism! :P



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 28, 19:32:26
Listen up, noobs! There has been a lot of rumbling about your crap, and appeals to the Grammar Police to do something about it. Consider yourselves on notice.

(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/rohinax/OnNoticephp.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rhayden on 2009 May 28, 19:51:32
Who, me? On notice??


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heodez on 2009 May 28, 19:57:20
Has anyone else noticed guests coming to parties with food?
I threw a birthday party (in formal attire, if that matters) and no less than 2 guests brought mac & cheese.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 28, 20:03:01
I love the guests-with-food thing.  Attire doesn't seem to matter - casual dress birthday parties have the same effect.  It does seem to be restricted to home parties though; my park parties have not resulted in any potlucks.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 28, 21:17:37
Well some interesting news in my Sim family full of multiples, I was aging up the infant triplets, for some reason dad is the only one who kept getting the "help with birthday" Que and gathering up the babies. So he got one downstairs goes to blow out the candles and the very obnoxious fire alarm starts going off, and I see that the cake is on fire, not only that but my dad is on fire! He had a bad moodlet for "on fire" and he had flames coming out his shirt.. So I'm freaking out because all my Sims are in panic mode, dad is just stuck in a Que of holding the baby, and I can't cancel his action.

So I made mom put out the kitchen fire, and dad was still on fire, so I clicked on him and it said "put Sim out" so I tried to have her do that but the que kept dropping, because dad was stuck. So I reset sim, him and baby popped back into play, had mom go put him out, but it canceled again, and then dad turned into a pile of ashes.. lol shocking and upsetting for me at the time, kind of funny now.

Grimmy showed up, took my guy away. I kept trying to click on grimmy and plead for the dad's life, because I have infant triplets, and toddler twins, it was hard enough with 2 parents, now mom will have to go it alone? I don't think so, lol. But there was no option to save his life, and then he jumped in his urn, and grimmy disappeared.. Obviously I hadn't saved in awhile, because I'm awesome like that  :-X

So now I have a mom, and 5 very young children lol! I thought there was a way to resurrect a sim? I can't find an option anywhere, I tried clicking on various buildings in town, including the science lab, but no options come up. Also, if/when he is resurrected, he will still function properly right, and be apart of the family? Even if hes a ghost he can still care for those thousand babies he wanted, dying can't save him from those screaming kids, not if I can help it!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GelatinousSubstance on 2009 May 28, 21:31:35
Oh the clock most definitely goes faster when you're zoomed on the grass. i always do that when I'm fastforwarding. Things are always gonna go faster when they don't have to be rendered on screen.

Interesting… So, if that is correct, it would appear that for once in my life, watching grass grow can finally make the time go by faster…


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 28, 21:38:48
Since I'm conducting some genetics tests, I figured I'd take a moment to test the speed between zoomed on grass and zoomed in on Sims.

Zoomed in on grass: in one real minute, 4hours 16 minutes Sims time elapsed.

Zoomed in on Sims: (who, because their motives are maxed, were just standing around): in one real minute, 3 hours 5minutes Sims time elapsed.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lurker on 2009 May 28, 21:43:53
And magical gnomes can be acquired by your Sims when they masquerade as bits of metal or gems (you have to send it away to be smelted or cut to get them back as gnomes) or through the criminal career somehow, I think (not sure how, I just heard that from Nec).
My three non-moving-anymore gnomes were brought back by my thief from her work. She also brought back a truckload of paintings and statues. Apparently these extras are supposed to be her share of the night's booty.
Too bad these damn gnomes stopped moving after a week. Arg i hate this bug.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sanmonroe on 2009 May 28, 22:24:23
Someone asked what happens when you have a whole town that is related. Well I amtesting that.

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Picture of a child playable ghost.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7329/screenshot78.jpg

and apparently this is what can happen if you have no jealousy (which TS3 does not really have) and a sim with all the romance/loving traits, perks, and the fertility perk (100% impregnation rate with high chance of twins/triplets).

Yes that is 4 pages of family tree babies.
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http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4951/picture2p.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8789/picture3m.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3867/picture4r.jpg

Edit

Apparently evil women hate noisy birthday parties and sneak up on their victims.

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http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7237/screenshot11w.jpg
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Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: WearsHighHeels on 2009 May 28, 23:00:38
I kept trying to click on grimmy and plead for the dad's life....But there was no option to save his life,

If your Sim has some logic skill points there is an option to "Play Chess For Life" or something like that. Sort of lame you have to beat him at chess as opposed to beg. I didn't really want to save the sim in question, so I did not click it. Wonder how good Grimmy is at chess? Lol.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 28, 23:40:05
I kept trying to click on grimmy and plead for the dad's life....But there was no option to save his life,

If your Sim has some logic skill points there is an option to "Play Chess For Life" or something like that. Sort of lame you have to beat him at chess as opposed to beg. I didn't really want to save the sim in question, so I did not click it. Wonder how good Grimmy is at chess? Lol.

At least you don't have to play Battleship and Twister with him.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Chain_Reaction on 2009 May 28, 23:52:19
Has anyone else noticed the "Hey guis! Lets all go out in the yards and stares at teh tomatoes plants!1"? I built a house across from the Bachelor's and every evening the entire fambly piles out of the house and just stares at the garden for hours then when it gets dark, its back inside. It's like they have cannabis planted and are frantically waiting for it to mature so they can feed their addiction!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 28, 23:53:28
Twister with Grimmy would be great.

Yes that is 4 pages of family tree babies.
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3914/picture1amu.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4951/picture2p.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8789/picture3m.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3867/picture4r.jpg
Oh my goodness. Someone needs to learn to keep it in his pants.

Question: Is it a good sign when party guests end up passed out on your floor?
(http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7057/screenshot25g.jpg)
That's Kaylynn Langerak, sister of my starter-sim Olive's husband Parker. She did not transfer well to TS3.

(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4212/screenshotkax.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Chinaberry on 2009 May 29, 00:05:56
I had to come out of lurkingdom to tell of the bug I've found.  I have a family of 3 roomates that are pretty much unplayable due to a jump/freeze bug.  Invisi-sims with only footprints visible before they "jumped" outside, and objects saying that a sim is currently using them when they aren't.  The rest of the town had some issues too. 

This is what happened to my sleeping sim.......

(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss178/ChelseaArkadian/weirdsleep.jpg)


At the library......

(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss178/ChelseaArkadian/FrozenatLibrary.jpg)


Some sort of Vulcan body meld???..........

(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss178/ChelseaArkadian/2frozensimmies.jpg)



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 29, 00:20:20
Since I'm conducting some genetics tests, I figured I'd take a moment to test the speed between zoomed on grass and zoomed in on Sims.

Zoomed in on grass: in one real minute, 4hours 16 minutes Sims time elapsed.

Zoomed in on Sims: (who, because their motives are maxed, were just standing around): in one real minute, 3 hours 5minutes Sims time elapsed.



Thanks for that info


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 29, 01:50:34
I found for myself that keeping testingcheats enabled on borked my game by making sims go invisible, and making it impossible for the game to save and exit.  So, I have turned it on, tweaked, and then turned it right back off.  It might cause other problems as well.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 May 29, 02:17:03
I found for myself that keeping testingcheats enabled on borked my game by making sims go invisible, and making it impossible for the game to save and exit.  So, I have turned it on, tweaked, and then turned it right back off.  It might cause other problems as well.

It has been nothing but on for me, and I have yet to see any issues arise. I have played the game for at least 7 hours a day since I've had it installed. So maybe coincidence? Your configuration? Your copy of the game? Some combo thereof in addition to debug?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: CharleeRose on 2009 May 29, 02:25:25
I just wanted to let you all know that someone posted over at Snootysims that they have recieved the Prima Guide early.  I'm not sure how helpful it will be because I've only just started reading it myself but it can't hurt, right?

Here is the link http://snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=29573 (http://snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=29573)

ETA: I just got around to reading the cheat code section in this post and saw "edit in cas - takes the sim back to Create-a-Sim allowing you to make full physical and personality changes".  I'm very cureious as to how this works.  Anyone willing to test it out on one of the horribley ugly demon spawn?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 29, 02:27:21
Hmm, I always run with testingcheatsenabled on. I have not had jumps or invisisims. Maybe it matters what you do with it? I pretty strictly use it for teleporting and dragging up motive bars, and I do both very frequently. Probably 18 hrs or so total gametime.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 29, 02:53:22
I just wanted to let you all know that someone posted over at Snootysims that they have recieved the Prima Guide early.  I'm not sure how helpful it will be because I've only just started reading it myself but it can't hurt, right?

Here is the link http://snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=29573 (http://snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=29573)

ETA: I just got around to reading the cheat code section in this post and saw "edit in cas - takes the sim back to Create-a-Sim allowing you to make full physical and personality changes".  I'm very cureious as to how this works.  Anyone willing to test it out on one of the horribley ugly demon spawn?

It seems like all the options under testincheats had been changed into actual cheats that are typed in.  Some of those look to be very useful especially the throw into cad edit one.  DEATH TO FUGLY TOWNIES.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: CharleeRose on 2009 May 29, 02:56:43
I just wanted to let you all know that someone posted over at Snootysims that they have recieved the Prima Guide early.  I'm not sure how helpful it will be because I've only just started reading it myself but it can't hurt, right?

Here is the link http://snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=29573 (http://snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=29573)

ETA: I just got around to reading the cheat code section in this post and saw "edit in cas - takes the sim back to Create-a-Sim allowing you to make full physical and personality changes".  I'm very cureious as to how this works.  Anyone willing to test it out on one of the horribley ugly demon spawn?

It seems like all the options under testincheats had been changed into actual cheats that are typed in.  Some of those look to be very useful especially the throw into cad edit one.  DEATH TO FUGLY TOWNIES.

I was thinking the same thing.  Maybe EA decided to dumb down debug mode so idiots that didn't bother to learn how to use it properly wouldn't be able to explode their games with it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ciane on 2009 May 29, 03:15:54
A few have reported that the cheats listed at SnootySims aren't working for them; such as "shazaam" to give lifetime happiness points to the active sim. I wonder if they aren't typing the cheat correctly or just misunderstand the cheat, i.e. it might only apply to the active sim rather than the whole household. It might be nice to confirm if the cheats are all working or if there are problems with certain versions or systems. The "force opportunity" by clicking on a career building seems like a great way to recoup some lost opportunities while checking on a different family and the "make happy" for everyone in the household also seems like it could replace "maxmotives" as the most frequently used cheat.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 29, 03:20:32
A few have reported that the cheats listed at SnootySims aren't working for them; such as "shazaam" to give lifetime happiness points to the active sim. I wonder if they aren't typing the cheat correctly or just misunderstand the cheat, i.e. it might only apply to the active sim rather than the whole household. It might be nice to confirm if the cheats are all working or if there are problems with certain versions or systems. The "force opportunity" by clicking on a career building seems like a great way to recoup some lost opportunities while checking on a different family and the "make happy" for everyone in the household also seems like it could replace "maxmotives" as the most frequently used cheat.

i selected a sim, opened up their lifetime happiness to see if it moved when i entered the cheat... opened the cheat menu, typed shazaam, and it says "unknown command: shazaam."


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 29, 03:22:02
I was thinking the same thing.  Maybe EA decided to dumb down debug mode so idiots that didn't bother to learn how to use it properly wouldn't be able to explode their games with it.

People stupid enough to make their game expode with debug mode deserve it and should not be using it to begin with.

On the note of cheats i believe for some reason they may actually require debug mode on actually use them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: CharleeRose on 2009 May 29, 03:25:03
Either the Prima is full of crap (which wouldn't shock me - EA does love to change things after giving Prima the information).  Or they just aren't working in the version that has been available on the torrents.

I guess we'll just have to wait until June 2 to find out if they work in that version.  I'm not holding my breath though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: ciane on 2009 May 29, 03:28:32
Diskoh, are you using the Rzr or Rld version? I am curious if the version might make a difference.
CharleeRose, I also think it is possible certain cheats, initially planned, were taken out later.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: mandababy on 2009 May 29, 03:31:10
I tried having testingcheats enabled, and typing in some of those cheats, they didn't work, it would say what someone already mentioned, "unknown command" I was very excited to see the edit in cas one! I hope it will work with the final game, so I can fix the messed up genetics my children seem to get, like the multiples births coming out, with 2 very different skin tones.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 29, 03:54:33
Diskoh, are you using the Rzr or Rld version? I am curious if the version might make a difference.
CharleeRose, I also think it is possible certain cheats, initially planned, were taken out later.

rld


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: CharleeRose on 2009 May 29, 03:56:11
CharleeRose, I also think it is possible certain cheats, initially planned, were taken out later.

Yes, ciane.  That's what I was getting at when I said that EA loved to change things after giving Prima their information.  ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 29, 05:03:05
Well shit, that "edit in CAS" cheat would have been a god send for dealing with some of these fugly ass Sims populating the 'hood.   >:(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 May 29, 05:24:12
I have tried the edit in cas cheat with and without debug mode on with and without spaces it doesn't work.  I got the reloaded version btw.  The idiots probably took the cheat out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lum on 2009 May 29, 06:13:18
Well, if you have the Razor or the Reloaded to Razor versions and type 'help', a new command --at least, one I didn't see with the plain Rld version-- says something like 'toggle on/off toddler to grow up and become NPC'.

I'm guessing it means you can make a toddler grow up and make him uncontrollable? Sounds kinda interesting.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 29, 06:32:03
I am getting the feeling that the difficulty of ‘epic' parties in TS3 has been greatly reduced. I've thrown a few now, including one wedding party, all of which have given been ‘near epic'- to paraphrase the in game dialog. Just to satiate my own curiosity, during my wedding party (the last one I held) I had one of the grooms ‘Play for Tips' before and after the marriage interaction; I did not decorate, cook food, or in any have my other sim socialize with the guests- one of which was one of my grooms ex-boyfriend, though how that factored into his enjoyment of the wedding I am not yet sure. In the end, every guest left and the party was a resounding hit.

So either the mastered guitar skill is amazingly powerful, or parties have become a lot easier. Has anyone else noticed this? Are your experiences similar or different?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 29, 06:39:30
Parties have been downgraded. Just about any guitar playing causes the "Enjoying Music" moodlet which can basically cause a roof raiser. I wouldn't sweat it, it's an improvement on plastering a sim on each (2!?! what kind of party is that?!) guest and repeating joke after joke, in my opinion.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 29, 06:59:28
My parties have also been constantly near epic, even when in the case of my previous roof raiser - the host's boyfriend hits on the host's boss, the host ends up with a betrayed moodlet and arguing with her boyfriend in front of the guests. Everyone leaves with red x's above their heads and in the end, the host is betrayed and bothered by "inappropriate behavior"... sounds like a pretty bad party to me. Yet everyone had a blast.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Kyna on 2009 May 29, 07:07:31
My parties have also been constantly near epic, even when in the case of my previous roof raiser - the host's boyfriend hits on the host's boss, the host ends up with a betrayed moodlet and arguing with her boyfriend in front of the guests. Everyone leaves with red x's above their heads and in the end, the host is betrayed and bothered by "inappropriate behavior"... sounds like a pretty bad party to me. Yet everyone had a blast.

Sounds like a bad party to you? 

It sounds so much more interesting than "everyone stood around talking about the same old stuff, drinking their usual drinks (might as well have just taken everyone down to the pub, saved on preparation & clean-up time, with the bonus that I can leave when I've had enough of hosting it), and everyone had a good time"


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coltraz on 2009 May 29, 07:13:05
Well, sure, it's more interesting from the player's point of view. But for the Sims in attendance, it should have been a pretty lousy time. Only one guest made it out unscathed by the events.

But in contrast, I do enjoy the Sims 3 parties more than Sims 2. In TS2, I always ended up with "Disaster" ratings during the last few seconds of the night, when every guest decided it was time to pee themselves.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sanmonroe on 2009 May 29, 08:19:34
With the party perk you will always get a good result. I have been using parties to lure ugly sims to the house en masse to kill off. As the last one dies they always report how great it was.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: I.Am.She on 2009 May 29, 09:05:27
I had an amusing time last night laughing at the logic around Sim pregnancies.

I sent my heavily pregnant sim out to do a spot of seed hunting and got the little popup saying "THE BABY IS COMING!! Make sure you get to a hospital or home" or whatever it says. So i hastily clicked the little icon next to her to send her home... But no! She was squatting and moaning, presumably in labor. Which meant I couldn't click anything.

So I left her to do her business, and worried about how I would get the baby/babies home once she'd popped them out... But I needn't have worried! After two hours, she stopped making constipated noises and RAN... yes RAN all the way home, went round to the back of the house (why when there was no back door?!) and produced two girls, then left them on the floor and went to sleep in bed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 29, 09:10:51
Parties! Don't talk to me about TS3 parties, of which there have been exactly two so far. Gah. Total disasters more like.

The first party was a wedding in the central park. I didn't know about setting up beforehand, so I sent the couple down and tried to find a way to put some food and entertainment down. Nothing. So finally I just made them get married, figuring I could make one of them grill some hotdogs after. The guests just stood there, throwing rice for what seemed an eternity until I tumbled to the fact they were stuck. It took me about five real minutes. TS3 sims move so slowly I couldn't be sure.  ::)

Then, shamefacedly, most of the guests slunk off, mumbling something about a 'nice' party - a damning condemnation if I ever heard one. There were about four or five sims still standing near the fountain throwing rice and when they refused to talk to the bride and groom, I left them there.

I happened to take a sim to the park several days later and wondered for a moment why the sims in the park were throwing rice. This time my sim was able to talk/interact with the rice throwers and they stopped and went home. Bizarre.

The second was a birthday party to age a baby to a toddler. Just as a side note, I now understand why most of the EAxis porches are 3x3. While I was trying to stop the father from doing something stupid so he could go and get the baby; the guests managed to achieve total gridlock on my 2x3 porch. I couldn't extend the damn porch, the sims had already sold their stereo to buy the birthday cake and had no money for building.

I managed to get the mother outside - where I had wisely (I thought) put the birthday cake. Then I called all these damn guests back down the one flight of stairs. It took two fucking sim hours to get 8 sims out of gridlock. Argh!

So then I have to line the father up with baby again.

I think there were three guests left by the time I got the father to the cake with babby in hand.

NEVER AGAIN!



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scratch on 2009 May 29, 09:27:10
I've been playing the Reloaded version for the past few days with very few problems, except for the extremely long time it takes to save a game sometimes.

Tonight I thought I'd try the Fresh Mountain hood (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,15033.0.html), because the fugly's in Sunset Valley were hurting my eyes. I made a sim in Cas and after a couple of days he got lonely, (aaww), sent him down to the park and to the store for cookie ingredients, (aaww), when he came across this interesting gent...

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/Osmo8/Screenshot-7.jpg)

(If I could figure out how to post a screenshot without it being huge, i would) anyways... The partly invisible gents name is "Harrison Ford" he was reading a paper on the bench. My sim was overcome with curiousity and just had to meet him.

The interesting thing is, I couldn't click on the invisible parts of Mr. Ford... I could only interact with him by clicking on the visible parts. He eventually got bored with my sim and grabbed a taxi and left.... but it's the only borked sim I've seen so far.... unless this was done intentionally by Crazetex when he made the hood.

Other than this, i'm actually enjoying Sims3, but there are some definitely annoying behaviors i've noticed already. That "hand on hip" has got to go, and also the extremely loud burglar/fire alarms.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: I.Am.She on 2009 May 29, 09:27:41
LOL. Witch, I had the rice throwing 'bug' too. It's put me off throwing parties now!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 29, 09:46:41
Screenshots

There most certainly is jealousy in Sims 3, in this scene the fiance has just done a runner and left the sim on the bed to deal with the jealous girlfriend who's just walked in on them.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/nz_witch/Screenshots.jpg)


Sims still can't attack the burglars! This was really irritating to have her standing watching as she was burgled.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/nz_witch/Screenshot-9s.jpg)


At least the cop has won these fights so far.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/nz_witch/Screenshot-11s.jpg)


Gyms make you flexible. Very.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/nz_witch/Screenshot-6s.jpg)


Telly? What telly?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/nz_witch/Screenshot-14s.jpg)


I love the mausoleum.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/nz_witch/Screenshot-4s.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 29, 09:47:27
A few have reported that the cheats listed at SnootySims aren't working for them; such as "shazaam" to give lifetime happiness points to the active sim. I wonder if they aren't typing the cheat correctly or just misunderstand the cheat, i.e. it might only apply to the active sim rather than the whole household. It might be nice to confirm if the cheats are all working or if there are problems with certain versions or systems.
Snooty sims, there is your source for problems, this is the only authoritive site reguarding sims 3


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 29, 09:54:23
I wonder why the ghosts are now firebreathing and burn sims.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Salomon on 2009 May 29, 09:57:03
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/Osmo8/Screenshot-7.jpg)

That's how male pregnant sims look like in TS3.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zucabr on 2009 May 29, 10:06:08
Has anyone found a way to cheat skill levels yet? The Lifetime Rewards thing with Cheat Engine was easy enough to think of, but I don't know what types of values they use to represent skill levels. :(

And yes, I know that it's pretty sure that it's been asked, but damned if I'm gonna trawl through seveny-un pages. The search option didn't cough up much, aside from people saying that there is no way found so far. So my obvious choice was to ask again anyway. :P

I'm trying to test certain aspects of genetics, but this lack of shiftclickery is confusticating. No Speed Up My Pregnancy, no Spawn..., no Tombstone of Life And Death with which to impregnate Sims.

And speaking of that! What is this about male pregnancy? It seems to me like they didn't include the frameworks for guys to get pregnant (as they did with TS2 because of alien abduction) so does that mean that guys will have to endure invisibibbility in pregnancy? :( What a blow to the homosimual rights movement. Gobias Koffi and whichever Frio brother he chooses will have to adopt or be invisibibble.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 29, 10:10:38
I wonder why the ghosts are now firebreathing and burn sims.

D'oh. Edited to delete dumbass comment. I geddit now. Thought you'd made an awesome mod.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heinel on 2009 May 29, 10:21:40
Sims still can't attack the burglars! This was really irritating to have her standing watching as she was burgled.

Oh god you have no idea.  I have a brave, athletic sim in the law enforcement career and he can't do shit to the burglar.  The mom from across the street has to fight the burglar for him (and shockingly she actually won).  Then the burglar took my sim's newspaper and proceed to read it in my sim's house.  The mom had gone back to her own house to sleep by now.  So I manually called the police and as soon as the police arrives the burglar ran away.  The police didn't even have a chance to fight.

I still got the stolen item back in the family inventory afterward though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 29, 10:31:23
So neighbours can fight for you?!?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heinel on 2009 May 29, 10:46:16
So neighbours can fight for you?!?

It would appear to be the case.  My house didn't have a burglar alarm, but when the burglar got in my sim still had the "react to burglar" action queued up.  He was a bit slow to wake up though, and that woman came charging in from across the street in what looks to be her PJs and fought that burglar, it was actually quite hilarious.

It would be better though if our sim could fight for ourselves though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 29, 11:09:00
I haven't experienced it yet because my sims live on empty lots and never actually stay home, but sims with the "Brave" trait can apparently be mighty warriors and will fight the burglars, fires, and whatnot, instead of screaming like neurotic idiots that in my family, we would shoot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Heinel on 2009 May 29, 11:15:55
I haven't experienced it yet because my sims live on empty lots and never actually stay home, but sims with the "Brave" trait can apparently be mighty warriors and will fight the burglars, fires, and whatnot, instead of screaming like neurotic idiots that in my family, we would shoot.

That's the description we are given, but it is vague at best.  I think more testing needs to be done.  The sim I got robbed with had the brave trait.  I intentionally put that trait in (along with getting him a law enforcement career) to maximize my chances of actually seeing the sim fight the burglar because that is precisely what I want to happen.

I don't know if the neighbor hadn't come would my sim then be able to fight the burglar himself, but as far as I've seen there are no interactions available on the burglar for me to click.

So either:

1) That the action is autonomous, but since in my situation it was interrupted (someone got to the burglar first) it failed.

2) Brave trait is borked.

3) It only works on sims you do not control.

and I guess those are all possibilities?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mixreality on 2009 May 29, 12:11:29
Seems like nobody mentioned yet that the Store is up, along with Riverview.

Sims 3 Store (http://store.thesims3.com/)

*waits*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 29, 12:21:32
My god, I can see an official gaming site at work?  :o

*checks out what's going on over there*

Ooh, the new town is pretty. Hmm... that would be useful in the story I'm trying to write NOW... dammit. >.< I don't want to have to start over. :P

You know, they could have totally put all of those sets IN the game. Here's hoping the usual pirates come through for us. ;)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Eliste on 2009 May 29, 12:22:30
I haven't experienced it yet because my sims live on empty lots and never actually stay home, but sims with the "Brave" trait can apparently be mighty warriors and will fight the burglars, fires, and whatnot, instead of screaming like neurotic idiots that in my family, we would shoot.

That's the description we are given, but it is vague at best.  I think more testing needs to be done.  The sim I got robbed with had the brave trait.  I intentionally put that trait in (along with getting him a law enforcement career) to maximize my chances of actually seeing the sim fight the burglar because that is precisely what I want to happen.

I don't know if the neighbor hadn't come would my sim then be able to fight the burglar himself, but as far as I've seen there are no interactions available on the burglar for me to click.

So either:

1) That the action is autonomous, but since in my situation it was interrupted (someone got to the burglar first) it failed.

2) Brave trait is borked.

3) It only works on sims you do not control.

and I guess those are all possibilities?

In my family dad fights the burglar every time (3 so far) autonomously. He has no brave trait. Mom has the brave trait but I command her to phone the police as soon as I hear "burglar announcement music".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Batelle on 2009 May 29, 12:50:56
Seems like nobody mentioned yet that the Store is up, along with Riverview.

Sims 3 Store (http://store.thesims3.com/)

*waits*

So, if I'm figuring correctly, it would cost $80 ($79.75) to buy everything up on the Sims 3 Store right now.  For the cost of 2 regular Sims 2 EP's you get 142 items, 16 outfits and 11 hairs and 0 new features. Fuck EA.

On the plus side, once someone figures out a way to get shared Store Stuff into the game, we only need 8 people to volunteer their $10 pre-order incentive.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sirnh on 2009 May 29, 13:07:52
So, if I'm figuring correctly, it would cost $80 ($79.75) to buy everything up on the Sims 3 Store right now.  For the cost of 2 regular Sims 2 EP's you get 142 items, 16 outfits and 11 hairs and 0 new features. Fuck EA.
<snip>
First we get bugs, and only half of the game. And now they expect us to pay ransom for the second half of the game?  How stupid do they think we are?  >:(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vecki on 2009 May 29, 13:21:45
So, if I'm figuring correctly, it would cost $80 ($79.75) to buy everything up on the Sims 3 Store right now.  For the cost of 2 regular Sims 2 EP's you get 142 items, 16 outfits and 11 hairs and 0 new features. Fuck EA.
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First we get bugs, and only half of the game. And now they expect us to pay ransom for the second half of the game?  How stupid do they think we are?  >:(

... I'd say about as stupid as your average BBSer.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Avi on 2009 May 29, 13:29:12
I'll volunteer to share!  I preordered the collector's edition and it should be arriving on the 2cd.  What they're doing with the Sims Store is just not right; it was bad before but now it's just unbelievable.  How greedy can one company be?  Granted, all I can promise is to hand it over.  I have no modding knowledge and would have no clue how to make unsharable content sharable.

Now to back up a bit . . .

Dunno if anyone has mentioned it, but seeing how some of you think that is sexist for EA to make the game force maternity leave and all..

I have a sim who Dislikes Children, she gets a negative moodlet every time she is around a kid. She got pregnant, and when she started showing and got the pregnancy moodlet, its positive and she has the wish to read a pregnancy book and to have a girl. Why? Do ALL female sims like being pregnant? I thought having the Dislikes children trait would make it a negative thing, but its not. I don't get it.

Yeah, I agree.  I find this fact really sexist and presumptive.  I'm glad you let me know the "Dislikes Children" trait didn't make a difference . . .  *sigh.*  This is totally not the way I play.  My Sims are mostly gay/lesbian and adopt rarely and the straight couples don't have kids.  The only time I play with babies, toddlers & kids is if they're already at Maxis created characters lots or on the rare occasion it makes sense for the story I'm creating.  You can imagine my horror when I left my SelfSim for one Simday while I played a bit with another family and returned to find her preggers.  Ugh!  Do not want!  What was EAxis thinking???  Can't wait for some sort of birth control hack or something if the final cut is anywhere near this one regarding pregnancy.

I am slightly warming up to the game, but the Sims are more or less still fugly though I managed to create a half-way decent Draco Sim.  I like the moodlets and the expanded traits as well as the variety of food and books.  I don't like the overuse of the rabbit hole buildings and how long it takes for Sims to be at work or sleep.  It's pretty boring to watch nothing basically when both of your Sims are at work for 7 or 8 Simhours.  :^\  I definitely don't like the aforementioned magical happy pregnancy shit.  No thank you!  Also don't like the forced Legacy style play.  That's totally NOT how I play my game.  I usually play each family in a neighborhood for a SimWeek at a time before I switch.

I haven't had any of the weird glitches yet . . .  worst thing that happened was my game 'sploded spontaneously to nothing.  It just blinked out, not even typical crash style.  Only happened once, though.  I believe like a lot of you here now that this definitely can't be the final cut, more like a leaked preview.  Dear god, I hope so!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Raicuparta on 2009 May 29, 13:29:21
Riverview is free, so if annyone manages to download it share it as soon as possible!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: WearsHighHeels on 2009 May 29, 13:37:10
I'm getting really tired of the "feature" which causes my Sims to leave town. It irks me that after spending time creating them, and fostering a career and relationships they can just pack up and go. I have been losing my Sims left and right only to have them replaced by townies, and my Sims spawning. They need some sort of "lock household" feature. The only thing I am liking about the new game is that I can move Sims into a lot and not have to actually enter the lots.

The hair styles all look like they were developed as a collaboration between Peggy and XM Sims. Really the whole games reeks of having been cooked up by a team of pay site artists. The hair styles for sale in the store do not look any better.

Another thing this game is in serious want of is an eyedropper tool for the paint workshop. Is there one and I am too blind to see it? It would be fair easier to grab color off an object to match it than have to save the pattern.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 29, 13:42:52


Another thing this game is in serious want of is an eyedropper tool for the paint workshop. Is there one and I am too blind to see it? It would be fair easier to grab color off an object to match it than have to save the pattern.



Pick the object that you want to copy the color (or color scheme) or texture from.  The horizontal palette above the color wheel should display the color channels used.  Simply drag the color you want from the palette onto the object you want to update.  If the object has multiple channels, it will let you pick which one to replace.

If you want to copy the whole scheme, kit and caboodle, the vertical palette has a "grippy" corner that you can click then drag to the object you're updating.  Somewhere around here someone explained this in pictures, but it's fairly straightforward.  The only real hassle is that it tends to be a bit sluggish, at least for me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: iHateyou on 2009 May 29, 13:43:27
I'm getting really tired of the "feature" which causes my Sims to leave town. It irks me that after spending time creating them, and fostering a career and relationships they can just pack up and go. I have been losing my Sims left and right only to have them replaced by townies, and my Sims spawning. They need some sort of "lock household" feature. The only thing I am liking about the new game is that I can move Sims into a lot and not have to actually enter the lots.

The hair styles all look like they were developed as a collaboration between Peggy and XM Sims. Really the whole games reeks of having been cooked up by a team of pay site artists. The hair styles for sale in the store do not look any better.

Another thing this game is in serious want of is an eyedropper tool for the paint workshop. Is there one and I am too blind to see it? It would be fair easier to grab color off an object to match it than have to save the pattern.



There's no eyedropper, but you can use the create a style edit feature to go into the object that has your desired texture, drag it out of CAS onto the item you want to inherit that texture. You'll then get a pop up asking which place on the new object to put that texture. I hope that made sense... I've been awake all night.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 29, 13:45:51
I didn't want to post this in the "rigorous genetic testing" thread, since it didn't conform to the standards of the test and since the test is over anyway.  However, I did want to share my andecdotal evidence.

Founding generation:  Holden - dark brown hair; Gwen - red hair

1st generation:
  Single birth: Grant - red hair (married Felicia, lighter red hair)
  Twins:  Moira - dark brown hair (married Claudio, black hair); Angelica  - dark brown hair (married Patrick, black hair)

2nd generation:
  Spawn of Grant/Felcia (active household)
    Single birth: Eldon - red hair
    Triplet girls - one dark brown, one red, one lighter red (I remember their names, but not which hair goes with which girl yet - they just became children).
  Spawn of Moira/Claudio (unplayed)
    Single birth: Lane, red hair
  Spawn of Angelica/Patrick (unplayed)
    None so far

Conclusion:  Either there really is some way the hair traits are passed down, or my families have been coincidence-ridden thus far.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 29, 13:51:21
I think the "brave trait may give you a higher chance of someone else(i.e., police) stepping in for you.  My sim has the brave trait and is a mad scientist so she's starts fire's doing experiments.  She just whips out the extinguisher and takes care of them herself & the fireman just says something like "I see you handled this on your own".  She's had 3 attempted robberies but the crook doesn't interact with her nor does she run thepolice come & haul him/her off.  She only jumped a little once with a ghost then it was like they were anyone else.

On another note mods this game needs (to keep it from boring you to tears):

Slower motive decay

One-click "Fertilize all"  & " talk to all" for gardening possibly added to "tend".  Tend garden takes care of everything except those which you have to do one plant at a time..a waste of gameplay.

It's been mentioned ad nauseum but true ultraspeed.  One sim sleeping for 6-10 minutes actual time is just dumb.

Faster skilling.

Explore options, so you can walk longer if you want to. Game makes you take a cab to certain places.  Then again I'm biased, I liked walking for good health.

Would it have killed then to make experiments you can see? If you're a mad geneticist who mixes genes you should be able to make fish walk & talk or something. I know, too much to ask.

*******

Really the game needs more action.  I don't want to read that my sim met a bear in the catacombs, I want to see it.  Heck If I can't explore the catacombs let the darn bear chase me out and fight me in the graveyard.   Let me see a fish attack.  A little narration is cute but 75% is excruciating.  I spend half the game doing something else while my sim is busy.  Maybe I'm just a control freak.

One day back in TS2 made me want to kiss my screen.

[/end rant]


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 May 29, 14:20:58
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How stupid do they think we are?  >:(  How greedy can one company be?
Baa baa, black sheep. Have you any wool?

*gets out shears*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: buny on 2009 May 29, 14:35:47
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So, if I'm figuring correctly, it would cost $80 ($79.75) to buy everything up on the Sims 3 Store right now.  For the cost of 2 regular Sims 2 EP's you get 142 items, 16 outfits and 11 hairs and 0 new features. Fuck EA.

    I did some figuring and I get a total of $241.00 if you were to buy all the sets, clothing and hair.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 29, 15:10:45
Despite the fact that I'm an accomplished gardener (10 skill and omniplant seeds), I still haven't figured how the hell fertilizing works. I've tried fertilizing individual plants with perfect fertilizers, but they still grow with the same speed and yield the same quality produce with the rest of the batch I planted. Help.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Batelle on 2009 May 29, 15:30:27
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So, if I'm figuring correctly, it would cost $80 ($79.75) to buy everything up on the Sims 3 Store right now.  For the cost of 2 regular Sims 2 EP's you get 142 items, 16 outfits and 11 hairs and 0 new features. Fuck EA.

    I did some figuring and I get a total of $241.00 if you were to buy all the sets, clothing and hair.

It's definitely cheaper to buy the sets whole rather than piece by piece, but I think you're looking at the price given per item in the set listing (which is the price for subsets) rather than the a la carte menu.  A la carte everything seems to be between 25 and 100 points each.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: buny on 2009 May 29, 15:44:12
   The Furniture sets come to $59.75 total, it's the clothing and hair that adds up.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caupi on 2009 May 29, 15:57:24
Despite the fact that I'm an accomplished gardener (10 skill and omniplant seeds), I still haven't figured how the hell fertilizing works. I've tried fertilizing individual plants with perfect fertilizers, but they still grow with the same speed and yield the same quality produce with the rest of the batch I planted. Help.

I have in no way tested this scientifically, but it seems to me that fertilizing with better items (fish, in my case) might make your plants live longer.  I've noticed that plants that have been fertilized with perfect fish seem to live longer than those which are not fertilized, or fertilized with poorer quality fish.  I'm openly admitting that it's not something I'm watching with a magnifying glass, so it could be observer error, but I do think this is what I'm seeing...possibly.

Edited to add that I've also seen the quality of plants increase over time, but I don't know if it's because they've been fertilized (most of my long-term plants are) and/or talked to.  This has mostly happened with my money trees, but I believe I've also seen my apple trees improve quality.

Also, someone long ago in this thread mentioned that money trees don't drop seeds - I've found that they do - rarely, but they do drop seeds.  You just need to keep your eyeballs peeled.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 29, 16:19:48
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So, if I'm figuring correctly, it would cost $80 ($79.75) to buy everything up on the Sims 3 Store right now.  For the cost of 2 regular Sims 2 EP's you get 142 items, 16 outfits and 11 hairs and 0 new features. Fuck EA.

    I did some figuring and I get a total of $241.00 if you were to buy all the sets, clothing and hair.
So glad the RLD version will compensate for that and has the built in recolour the boring items feature.
To buy the game here is $99.00 AUD ,with all the items at that price above
you would be up for a whopping $581.00 AUD !


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sparks on 2009 May 29, 16:35:31
Is it possible that TS3 EP's will only add functionality and new towns, but no hair/clothing meshes (non-NPC)/objects? If they're already starting with the nickel and diming method of selling objects, then I would hope they wouldn't burden people with having to worry about if an EP has furniture they've already paid for.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 May 29, 16:37:52
It's EA. Nickel and diming is their THING. Have you seen the downloadable content lists for the 360 EA games? 100 pts for a TUTORIAL VIDEO.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Papercut on 2009 May 29, 16:44:53
Is anyone else being driven mad by craptacular plumbing?

Every fucking day at least one piece of the plumbing will break down in one of my houses (and one night three pieces did all at once). Doesn't seem to make a difference if I hire the repairman, replace the piece, or get one of my handier sims to fix it.

It is far more frequent than in TS2 and incredibly annoying.

Though I haven't had a single fire ... yet.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 29, 16:46:54
Yes, I've commented on the ridiculously high clog chance, etc.

I think they can be upgraded to unbreakable with handiness, though. And not sure if cheaper plumbing = more break.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 29, 16:47:30
With the party perk you will always get a good result. I have been using parties to lure ugly sims to the house en masse to kill off. As the last one dies they always report how great it was.
Yes, and this is even better when it's a campaign fundraiser. I've had six of them, and always made $49k-$52k a party, getting the highest level for job performance purposes. Before that, all parties for me were awful, even with guitar or boombox on lot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 May 29, 16:52:26
A little narration is cute but 75% is excruciating.  I spend half the game doing something else while my sim is busy.
[/end rant]

That's the biggest downfall the game has, in addition to crappy camera controls. It gets  incredibly boring to watch 45 REAL minutes of garden tending / skilling. The collecting gets you out and about, then you can't really DO anything with what you find (besides seeds/ fish to grow / eat) except name it, cut or smelt it, or stack it.

I find I miss memories, and a better clue about what my Sim is whining / yey!-ing about. If it isn't a routing issue, I'm often left thinking, "what was that all about?"

Game opportunities don't seem to take power-skilling into account. One Sim is maxxed in all skill bars and is only now starting to catch special fish (has read the books, too), or to get special gardening tips / seeds.

I, too have found pink diamonds. No plutonium yet.

What I've found, and a very rough guesstimate of which are the most popular in my 'hood:
(green) Emerald
Blue Topaz
Yellow Sapphire
Smoky Quartz
(white) Diamond
(red) Ruby
Luminorious (sic)  Gem (dark; looks like black opal)
(purple/indigo) Tanzanite
Rainbow Gem (light; looks like regular opal)
Pink Diamond

Cuts so far:
Emerald
Oval
Pear
Plumbbob
Marquis
Crystal Ball
Brilliant
Heart-Shaped


My kingdom for a surface that can display either all of one colour or all of one shape together! A gem cabinet would be great, esp. if it worked like the fridge and you could drag / drop the tiny gems on it to be displayed. The heart cut is, BTW, a huge waste of money (so far as I've seen) if you accidentally request two heart cuts of the same gem and then try to sell one.

Smelted / cut stuff occasionally gets returned with a note explaining that it was really a Magic (i.e., moving) Gnome. Catalogue gnomes don't do walkabout.

I did not find a single non-butterfly insect prior to earning the Collection Helper perk.

I have had collectibles drop in uncollectable places, like directly under the bordering boxwood hedge line at the graveyard. Argh! My kingdom for build/buy 'hood-wide"!

Re: earlier comment about fish--I caught vampirefish at the Science Center.

Salt/fresh water makes a difference in what you'll get.

Occasionally you'll fish up an apparently water-tight box full of odd stuff. I got a mess of ducks and gnomes.

Some wishes do not register success; I was asked to befriend Sim Whosits / grow lettuce / catch # of fish (etc.) and did so, did not get rewards.

If Sim A sits at a kitchen counter to eat, it is more likely that Sim B will trek to the next room to sit at a table than next to Sim A, despite ample room.

If TS2 was a genetics-based  / CC-enhanced self-determined Simverse with several hoods to explore, including the option to make your own from scratch, then TS3 is one long series of LEVEL UP!s and collecting jags and mini-games that have had "make your own character / homebase" playability added on to make it a Sims game. It could be Splotch with the same gameplay, really, or any number of "adventure" games that make you run your player character back and forth across the game 'verse to collect tokens / clues / points.

It is a TS2 supplement / level-up game more than a true successor to TS2.

Also, should the other 'hood leak, I vote that download links / discussion related to it or other game content leaks and instructions on how / where to put them should go in their own thread and not here, where there's 70+ pages to wade through.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 May 29, 16:54:19
Is anyone else being driven mad by craptacular plumbing?

Every fucking day at least one piece of the plumbing will break down in one of my houses (and one night three pieces did all at once). Doesn't seem to make a difference if I hire the repairman, replace the piece, or get one of my handier sims to fix it.

It is far more frequent than in TS2 and incredibly annoying.

Though I haven't had a single fire ... yet.

If you manage to get a Sim up to level 10 in handiness, anything they repair will never break again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 May 29, 16:59:34
If TS2 was a genetics-based  / CC-enhanced self-determined Simverse with several hoods to explore, including the option to make your own from scratch, then TS3 is one long series of LEVEL UP!s and collecting jags and mini-games that have had "make your own character / homebase" playability added on to make it a Sims game. It could be Splotch with the same gameplay, really, or any number of "adventure" games that make you run your player character back and forth across the game 'verse to collect tokens / clues / points.

It is a TS2 supplement / level-up game more than a true successor to TS2.

This, coupled with seriously depleted hard drive space and an inadequate video card, in addition to graphics that look like a throwback to TS1 more than an improvement on TS2, has influenced me to uninstall for now.  I will do some rig upgrades and then get the final release version and give it another go.  I'm having more fun with TS2.

TS2 = MATY hoods, vampires vs. werewolves, genetics, sudden instant death.
TS3 = Scavenger hunt and fugly sims.

I have made my choice for now.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 29, 17:40:13
Seems like nobody mentioned yet that the Store is up, along with Riverview.

Sims 3 Store (http://store.thesims3.com/)

*waits*

Wow. Just wow. Now I know the new trend for video games is to have a lot of ‘extra' stuff you can go buy- profits for the company- but this is just ridiculous; absolutely absurd. To have the gall to put so many items up for sale right off the bat is insulting! Much of the fun- that I have anyways- in The Sims is being able to decorate like a mad man and have access to lots of different hair and clothing to keep at least a semblance of uniqueness to my sims; this however is beyond greedy. The game itself- mind you the ‘official' copy might have more items in it, but I highly doubt it- feels devoid of décor and options therein! Decorating a single house is a nightmare without putting up doubles of various items, let alone trying to do an entire neighbourhood!

This is a terrible direction for TS3 to be taken, especially given the prices of the items- perhaps if they were significantly slashed, you know a few cents each, then I would have less of an issue here, but as it stands I am insulted; no, beyond insulted; I am bloody well offended and disgusted by this repugnant direction EA has taken.

On the bight side, I can only hope that the community- beyond the pay sites- will come together as a few have mentioned here to… deal with EA and their cohorts.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Carokube on 2009 May 29, 18:00:03

I have in no way tested this scientifically, but it seems to me that fertilizing with better items (fish, in my case) might make your plants live longer.  I've noticed that plants that have been fertilized with perfect fish seem to live longer than those which are not fertilized, or fertilized with poorer quality fish.  I'm openly admitting that it's not something I'm watching with a magnifying glass, so it could be observer error, but I do think this is what I'm seeing...possibly.

Edited to add that I've also seen the quality of plants increase over time, but I don't know if it's because they've been fertilized (most of my long-term plants are) and/or talked to.  This has mostly happened with my money trees, but I believe I've also seen my apple trees improve quality.

I really hope fertilizer is there just to lengthen the life because my gardens tend to be giant and fertilizing each one of those freaking things individually is really not fun. I moved in a sim to be my fulltime gardener. I make him sleep in the shed. So let me know if you have any more updates/observations.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 29, 18:15:14
WRT fertilizer, one of the Skill Journal perks mentions that "fertilizer will last longer" which leads me to believe that fertilizer must be applied multiple times to be of any use.  I suspect you would have to do it until the plant reaches maturity.  I don't know for certain because I can't be bothered to continually refertilize a freakin plant.  With all foods seeming to have nearly identical hunger-satisfaction factors, there doesn't seem to be much point in taking the extra effort to grow higher quality vegetables (unless your Sim is gardening for income, I suppose).  By the time the opportunities that require high quality produce come up, your Sim probably already has enough gardening skill to grow high quality produce naturally.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EsotericPolarBear on 2009 May 29, 18:15:59
Yes, I've commented on the ridiculously high clog chance, etc.

I think they can be upgraded to unbreakable with handiness, though. And not sure if cheaper plumbing = more break.

If you get the plumber challenge for the handiness skill, then it automatically makes any plumbing object unbreakable the next time you repair it.  Then you can (I think) also upgrade it to self-cleaning and never have to deal with it again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Carokube on 2009 May 29, 18:29:11
Do the number of different qualities of plants/fish bother the crap out of anyone else? Why can't we just have 'Bad', 'OK', and 'Spectacular' as opposed to like 'Horrible', 'Bad', 'Kind of Bad', 'OK', 'Normal', 'Good', 'Great', 'Awesome', 'Really Awesome', and 'Perfect'. Honestly, I couldn't name for you what all the real levels are. My sim has an opportunity to deliver some sort of quality to a lady, but I can't figure out how to get it. Apparently, whatever it is is better than 'Very Nice' because I think that is the best I have.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 29, 18:38:01
Do the number of different qualities of plants/fish bother the crap out of anyone else? Why can't we just have 'Bad', 'OK', and 'Spectacular' as opposed to like 'Horrible', 'Bad', 'Kind of Bad', 'OK', 'Normal', 'Good', 'Great', 'Awesome', 'Really Awesome', and 'Perfect'. Honestly, I couldn't name for you what all the real levels are. My sim has an opportunity to deliver some sort of quality to a lady, but I can't figure out how to get it. Apparently, whatever it is is better than 'Very Nice' because I think that is the best I have.

It pretty much does go that way.  Normal, Nice (or does it go straight to very nice?), Very Nice, Great, Excellent, Outstanding, then Perfect.  I was bothered trying to figure out what I had in my inventory til I realized you could click the folded corner of the icon to pull up a close up of the stack. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Carokube on 2009 May 29, 18:42:48
It pretty much does go that way.  Normal, Nice (or does it go straight to very nice?), Very Nice, Great, Excellent, Outstanding, then Perfect.  I was bothered trying to figure out what I had in my inventory til I realized you could click the folded corner of the icon to pull up a close up of the stack. :P

Ah yes, outstanding is what I am supposed to be getting. However, at 8 gardening skill I seem to be stuck in "Very Nice". Will I have to find some 'outstanding' seeds, or is there a way to get outstanding somehow else? Also note that fertilizing with outstanding things won't work because clearly, I don't have any!

I'm starting to feel confused and dumb. Bested by a video game... Prima is going to make a killing :(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 29, 18:49:26
It pretty much does go that way.  Normal, Nice (or does it go straight to very nice?), Very Nice, Great, Excellent, Outstanding, then Perfect.  I was bothered trying to figure out what I had in my inventory til I realized you could click the folded corner of the icon to pull up a close up of the stack. :P

Ah yes, outstanding is what I am supposed to be getting. However, at 8 gardening skill I seem to be stuck in "Very Nice". Will I have to find some 'outstanding' seeds, or is there a way to get outstanding somehow else? Also note that fertilizing with outstanding things won't work because clearly, I don't have any!

I'm starting to feel confused and dumb. Bested by a video game... Prima is going to make a killing :(

Actually every time you plant something, the sprout that comes out is of the next level of quality. Thus if you keep planting the same produce in cycles, you'll end up with perfect quality. However, I don't remember if I noticed that behavior before or after I took the gardening lifetime reward.

By the way, did you notice the text color of the quality levels? Someone at EAxis has been playing WoW. Plus, the concept of the moodlets.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Batelle on 2009 May 29, 18:50:16
  The Furniture sets come to $59.75 total, it's the clothing and hair that adds up.

I missed most of the clothing and hair.  Holy shit, there's $135 worth of clothes alone!  I think, I just counted up the number of and multiplied by 75.  I'm not even going to get into the hair, since they're selling the same style for different age groups separately from one another.

I understand that online stores and the like are the "way of the future" for gaming, but I can get three mini-expansions for Fallout 3 for $30 (well, I'll be able to when they release it for PS3 :P).  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Carokube on 2009 May 29, 18:55:33
  The Furniture sets come to $59.75 total, it's the clothing and hair that adds up.

I missed most of the clothing and hair.  Holy shit, there's $135 worth of clothes alone!  I think, I just counted up the number of and multiplied by 75.  I'm not even going to get into the hair, since they're selling the same style for different age groups separately from one another.

I understand that online stores and the like are the "way of the future" for gaming, but I can get three mini-expansions for Fallout 3 for $30 (well, I'll be able to when they release it for PS3 :P).  

Yeah, Bethesda really gets it's community. They even gave away the expansion packs on facebook, if you were a fan of Fallout 3 on facebook. Granted, you had to be really quick to get them (whoever entered in the key first got it), but they make the move towards MORE free stuff as opposed to abolishing free things all together. Plus their games are just infinite quality.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 29, 19:30:53
Something I haven't seen mentioned yet... maids are recurring for me, no matter which household it is. I can call them once and they'll come, but after that they don't come again until I call them. Newspapers pile up for a week.

They worked at first, but over the course of the hours I've put into the neighborhood they've become borked.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 29, 19:34:01
Something I haven't seen mentioned yet... maids are recurring for me, no matter which household it is. I can call them once and they'll come, but after that they don't come again until I call them. Newspapers pile up for a week.

They worked at first, but over the course of the hours I've put into the neighborhood they've become borked.

It is interesting that you mention that- there was a in game pop up that said not all maids work as hard as they should… maybe this is how EA decided to deal with a bad code?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 May 29, 19:45:39
Something I haven't seen mentioned yet... maids are recurring for me, no matter which household it is. I can call them once and they'll come, but after that they don't come again until I call them. Newspapers pile up for a week.

They worked at first, but over the course of the hours I've put into the neighborhood they've become borked.

It is interesting that you mention that- there was a in game pop up that said not all maids work as hard as they should… maybe this is how EA decided to deal with a bad code?

I don't know about you but in my game, the maids aren't regular, I seem to be getting 3 different maids, 2 female and 1 male, and whoever comes each day seems random. As for their work performance, one of the female ones decided to take out and eat a can of beans or soup or whatever on my kitchen island counter, and as soon as she finished she ended her shift, not bothering to clean up after herself. I wonder, if I fire that particular one will only herself stop coming, or all 3 of them?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 29, 20:03:50
I don't know about you but in my game, the maids aren't regular, I seem to be getting 3 different maids, 2 female and 1 male, and whoever comes each day seems random. As for their work performance, one of the female ones decided to take out and eat a can of beans or soup or whatever on my kitchen island counter, and as soon as she finished she ended her shift, not bothering to clean up after herself. I wonder, if I fire that particular one will only herself stop coming, or all 3 of them?
It has no effect. I've fired two maids: one for standing at the kitchen sink brushing his teeth and then pussyfooting around, the other for repeatedly chatting on the computer. Both came back after a couple of days.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 May 29, 20:17:16
...in addition to graphics that look like a throwback to TS1 more than an improvement on TS2, has influenced me to uninstall for now.

Really? I thought the graphics were pretty nice, base game graphics weren't that great either. I have a feelings they'll be upping the ante with future EPs. 

I agree, the graphics to me look superb.  The lighting makes the sims look creepy and weird sometimes, but object textures and detail looks great.  Sims are quite obviously much higher polygon models than before.  Skintones are generic, but it's a necessary evil since the skintones are one-size-fits-all.

TS3 = Scavenger hunt and fugly sims.

I'll admit they take some getting used to but there are some seriously fugly sims in TS2 as well. I'm not real fond of the scavenger hunt crap but I'm kind of enjoying not having to worry about memories and I don't miss playing multiple households as much as I thought I would. With more neighborhoods you can have more households, this makes me happy. It's kind of weird but I think the game has some real potential and I've definitely been having fun with it (despite it taking a week to finally get the installation to work, lol).

The sims were really fugly to me at first, but I've warmed up to them.  The male sims look somewhat decent to me now, but the females still look ugly to me with their big chins and round fat faces which looks really disproportionate on the skinny ones.  Several Sims 2 female townie faces look good with makeup, but I can't think of a single one in Sims 3 that looks attractive and oddly, makeup in Sims 3 makes them uglier.  Well, that one blonde that lives with Cycl0n3 Sw0rd is kind of okay looking... anyway, I was able to make a somewhat decent-looking female so I'm happy with that.
I've definitely been having fun with it too.  I see a lot of complaints, but personally, I think it's a great.  The change is refreshing and makes things interesting.  I won't be uninstalling Sims 2 though, there might be times I want to go back to old style gameplay and have some good looking female sims to look at.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 29, 20:49:21
I won't be uninstalling Sims 2 though, there might be times I want to go back to old style gameplay and have some good looking female sims to look at.

Exactly... except the good looking female part. I actually like TS3 females. Sure, the SUPER skinny ones look friggin' weird but the regular looking females and quite fat ones look sort of normal. I really want a breast adjuster though. It's not fair that only hugely obese sims have huge boobs. I know lots of skinny women with huge knockers.

They failed in not supplying us with uppern and lower body sliders.  Both men and women can have different proportions.  In addition, but not all fat people are shaped like a pear.  I'm still shaped like an hourglass, just a generously proportioned one.  In addition, some guys are shaped like triangles, with nice broad shoulders and narrow hips.  That's hard to manage, as much as having a curvy slender woman is.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 May 29, 20:52:56
Exactly... except the good looking female part. I actually like TS3 females. Sure, the SUPER skinny ones look friggin' weird but the regular looking females and quite fat ones look sort of normal. I really want a breast adjuster though. It's not fair that only hugely obese sims have huge boobs.

Yeah, the fat ones do look sort of normal.  They look exactly like someone I know in fact.  I wish the game had a breast adjuster too.  I wonder if such things could be tweaked in the character files at some point... if there are indeed Sims 3 equivalents of character files.  I'm guessing the bodies are a base mesh with some kind of morphing algorithm applied.

I know lots of skinny women with huge knockers.

I envy you.  ;D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BeautyWitch on 2009 May 29, 21:05:11
Hi, I'm a long time lurker, here to annoy you ...

I noticed at least one person mention that they were playing Sims 3 on a laptop - so, for those of you who've been using one, I'm curious - is it a super spectacular gaming laptop, or just a really good regular laptop?

Also, thanks to everyone who's taken the time to post pictures.  They rock.
I'm using a regular laptop. I initially installed it on my desktop, but even though I installed all the Sims 2 games, the graphics were crappy and it ran slow. I have all EPs and Sps of Sims 2 still installed on my laptop and The Sims 3 still runs very smooth with all settings on high.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 29, 21:13:51
Something I haven't seen mentioned yet... maids are recurring for me, no matter which household it is. I can call them once and they'll come, but after that they don't come again until I call them. Newspapers pile up for a week.

They worked at first, but over the course of the hours I've put into the neighborhood they've become borked.

It is interesting that you mention that- there was a in game pop up that said not all maids work as hard as they should… maybe this is how EA decided to deal with a bad code?

I don't know about you but in my game, the maids aren't regular, I seem to be getting 3 different maids, 2 female and 1 male, and whoever comes each day seems random. As for their work performance, one of the female ones decided to take out and eat a can of beans or soup or whatever on my kitchen island counter, and as soon as she finished she ended her shift, not bothering to clean up after herself. I wonder, if I fire that particular one will only herself stop coming, or all 3 of them?

I have the reverse problem with the maids.  I constantly find my sims chatting with them.  Bloody shut up already and let them do their job.  You have 6 other family members to chat with 'tard. >.<


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Deadclown on 2009 May 29, 21:56:13
Well when one of them starts doing nothing and because I usually keep testingCheatsEnabled on I just add them to the family and age them to death or teleport them onto someone else's lot where they can't move then starve them to death. Going to try drowning them


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Carokube on 2009 May 29, 21:57:09
I thought that maybe this was a coincidence but I've decided that it's definitely not so I have to share. My sim who has been 'Neat' since birth grew up always having wishes to befriend the maid. I thought this was cute but likely a coincidence since maids seemed to be the only people outside of his family that I let him spend time with. As a teen, he became best friends with two of the maids (they were both teens at the time... maids seem to be able to be teens or adults). Now that he is a young adult, he is constantly rolling wishes to flirt/massage/kiss the two maids that are serving his house. Clearly I will have him marry the prettier one since it's just so easy. He doesn't have any romantic traits at all either, he is brave/loves the outdoors/neat (he only has three traits because of the bug, i'm just about to give him more with the mid-life crisis reward). Anyways, I think this is an extremely adorable trait of the 'Neat' sims. Anyone else seen this?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 29, 22:16:32
I just opened up one of my saved games--sad that there's kind of no point in calling it a 'hood anymore--where I had "Lolita Goth" break up the Goth marriage. So Lolita's been living in the Goth mansion for quite some time now. Today I load up and see an unusual looking ghost on the lot. I hover over her, and her name is Lolith Goth. I quickly check, the original Lolita is still alive. WTF? Why did the game decide that my living sim needed a ghost dupe? Granted it doesn't look exactly like her. I'm guessing, like many things, the explanation here will turn out to be 'just because'.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TrapperJohn on 2009 May 29, 22:26:23
...in addition to graphics that look like a throwback to TS1 more than an improvement on TS2, has influenced me to uninstall for now.

For some reason the screens I've seen from TS3 do remind me a little of TS1, but not in a negative way. I think this is in part because of the colours used. TS1 had more vibrant colours than TS2 has, and they seem to be making a return in this new game. I'm fairly sure the brick fence used in the park and the large shrub with pink flowers are based on objects from TS1. There may be more, but those are the ones I've noticed.

Also, TS2 tends to seem a little empty if you're not a good landscaper (I'm not), and even then the surroundings look pixelated and unattractive. The main reason I'm even going to buy TS3 is because the world itself looks so much prettier. I'm still hanging on to TS2, though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 29, 22:41:59
Exactly... except the good looking female part. I actually like TS3 females. Sure, the SUPER skinny ones look friggin' weird but the regular looking females and quite fat ones look sort of normal. I really want a breast adjuster though. It's not fair that only hugely obese sims have huge boobs.

Yeah, the fat ones do look sort of normal.  They look exactly like someone I know in fact.  I wish the game had a breast adjuster too.  I wonder if such things could be tweaked in the character files at some point... if there are indeed Sims 3 equivalents of character files.  I'm guessing the bodies are a base mesh with some kind of morphing algorithm applied.
The pudgy girls' body shape looks like this other bridesmaid in the wedding I was just in. She and I wore the same cut in the same size, but our dresses looked so different because she's more of the traditional pear-shaped, heavy on the rear, and I'm more of a tube with big boobs. If you can count a 1/2" indentation as a waist, I guess I still have one.

I thought that maybe this was a coincidence but I've decided that it's definitely not so I have to share. My sim who has been 'Neat' since birth grew up always having wishes to befriend the maid. I thought this was cute but likely a coincidence since maids seemed to be the only people outside of his family that I let him spend time with. As a teen, he became best friends with two of the maids (they were both teens at the time... maids seem to be able to be teens or adults). Now that he is a young adult, he is constantly rolling wishes to flirt/massage/kiss the two maids that are serving his house. Clearly I will have him marry the prettier one since it's just so easy. He doesn't have any romantic traits at all either, he is brave/loves the outdoors/neat (he only has three traits because of the bug, i'm just about to give him more with the mid-life crisis reward). Anyways, I think this is an extremely adorable trait of the 'Neat' sims. Anyone else seen this?
The second that Dillon Langerak, the first-born of my current family, grew to YA, he wanted to befriend the last maid he'd seen. He's not wanting to mess around with any, but he's a newlywed and is otherwise occupied with wanting to become friends again with the highschool sweetheart I had him dump for his wife. And this is why I didn't let him marry the highschool sweetheart:
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Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: CharleeRose on 2009 May 29, 22:48:00
Is it just me or does she have a goatee in the child picture?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 29, 22:52:22
The second that Dillon Langerak, the first-born of my current family, grew to YA, he wanted to befriend the last maid he'd seen. He's not wanting to mess around with any, but he's a newlywed and is otherwise occupied with wanting to become friends again with the highschool sweetheart I had him dump for his wife. And this is why I didn't let him marry the highschool sweetheart:
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/3562/screenshot29t.th.jpg) (http://img33.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot29t.jpg)
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9774/screenshot4x.th.jpg) (http://img33.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot4x.jpg)(http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3710/screenshot3cdf.th.jpg) (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot3cdf.jpg)

Is she an Ursine?  One of my gen 2 sims married an Ursine and she has the exact same lips.  One of their kids got them as well as her apparently immaculately conceived grandson.  

Has anyone else noticed a sim not sleeping in the bed they shared with their spouse after the spouse dies?  My CAS sim randomly slept in her grandson's bed the night her husband died.  Other than that and one other time, they've always gone back to the same bed automatically.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Avi on 2009 May 29, 23:02:40
I know this is going off on another tangent but is getting rid of Securom and EADM going to be the same as it was for Sims 2 or more complicated considering the launcher seems more integrated with EADM?

I've only seen mention that Securom is back, but not anything about how to get rid of it with TS3.  Or did I miss something?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 29, 23:36:09
Is it just me or does she have a goatee in the child picture?
I suspect it's an issue with the gums showing through her skin, kind of similar to the occasional issue you'd get with a kid in TS2 with face proportions far from the usual. Most of why I had Dillon pursue her was to see how she turned out. And yup, she's an Ursine.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 30, 00:08:31
Does anyone have a list of functional cheat codes going yet? I'm thinking about starting a thread but I don't want to push my luck. I see a bunch of Prima Guide cheats got posted on Snooty, but from what I hear they mostly don't work?

I do know about motherlode and testingcheatsenabled.

There was one, "edit in cas", that if actually functioned would have been nice for dealing with ugly townies.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cheezwiz on 2009 May 30, 00:13:14
'kaching' still works for 1000 simoleons.  Typing 'help' into the console will get you a list of commands, but none of them looked terribly inspiring.

There may be more, but I haven't taken the time to delve into them.

I have to say I'm kind of liking TEH HORROR thus far.  There are a few obvious annoyances, but all in all the game is quite enjoyable, moreso than Sims 2.

For me, the major cons are:
  • the general ugliness of sims - it's hard to make a non-ugly face, and the townies have clearly not even bothered.
  • Holy obesity, batman - no offense to persons of the large persuasion, but I almost freaked out when I saw the extent of the fat slider
  • Bodies are not really all that customizeable - I guess I can't realistically wish for something like Spore's editor, but they need a lot more than just those two sliders
  • Heinously limited clothes/furniture - their plan to nickle-and-dime sims players to death with their online store rears its ugly head.

However, I quite like the gameplay, and I love how you can just zoom out and look around town with no loading.  Oh, how I loathed loading in the Sims 2.  My poor sims were lucky if they got to visit a community lot once in their entire existence.  This new one, I can have my fitness sims jog down to the outdoor chess table, practice chess and meet several random townies all at the same time.  I also quite like the traits system, although there are a few I wonder if anyone would ever take.  The new wants and moods are neat as well, although I wish they'd be a little more consistent about spawning new ones; sometimes sims can go awhile without developing any strong desires for anything, it seems.  This is likely realistic, but it does cut down on my micro-goal rewards.

I do miss all the random crazy crap I had downloaded for the other game, but as it is, playing "normal" sims as opposed to the melange of aliens and fairies and whatnot I usually end up with is something of a change.  We'll see how long it lasts. :p


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 30, 00:14:01
Moveobjects on works (to a certain extent - you can't delete newspapers); familyfunds apparently works if you have testingcheats on.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GayJohnScarritt on 2009 May 30, 01:02:22
My three non-moving-anymore gnomes were brought back by my thief from her work. She also brought back a truckload of paintings and statues. Apparently these extras are supposed to be her share of the night's booty.
Too bad these damn gnomes stopped moving after a week. Arg i hate this bug.

Just noticed, that after my paperboy kicked my non-working gnome, and I stood him back up, the gnome started his hijinks later on that night.  So obviously the old saying "He needs a kick in the pants to get him moving" really is true.  :)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 30, 02:04:32
They failed in not supplying us with uppern and lower body sliders.  Both men and women can have different proportions.  In addition, but not all fat people are shaped like a pear.  I'm still shaped like an hourglass, just a generously proportioned one.  In addition, some guys are shaped like triangles, with nice broad shoulders and narrow hips.  That's hard to manage, as much as having a curvy slender woman is.

The fat slider is useless! I could put up with faulty genetics, and the fat sims who can stick their arms through themselves due to horrible bone structure, but what the fuck is that slider for?! It's either skinny and flat-chested, or a giant pear with thighs the size of Texas.

My initial reaction was that I could like TS3, but all this crap adds up - leaving EA in desperate need of Chk-Chk boom.  :P

(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs013.snc1/4204_83006970753_83005575753_2340033_7831392_n.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Doc Doofus on 2009 May 30, 02:26:19
Well, all I have to say is, it was smart noodlin' on EA's part to put Securom in the pirated version of Sims 3 to keep people from pirating it!

Oh.  Wait...  What the fuck? 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Warge on 2009 May 30, 03:02:51
After having tested this for about half a week, I'd like to report a few bugs and also provide my personal notes about it:

First off, I've had a jumping bug. Yes indeed, one of the sims (my self-sim no less) had troubles sleeping and shifted every second from lying in bed to stiding through the bed. I should have saved a screenshot from that.
I didn't care really since this jumping did not disturb the energy recovery, but it got worse: the self sim began teaching a toddler to talk and again, shifted from sitting on the floor to standing twice a second. Very annoying.
About here, the spouse also began teaching a toddler to talk, and was done - the message popped up and everything, but she did not stop teaching the toddler. That was more serious.

I tried remedy this through the old TS2 way, by making the sims usable and simply deleting them, returning to the neighbourhood and return (where they should in TS2 style, return standing by the mailbox, fresh from bugs and whatnot). They didn't. I ended up with a household consisting of one (1) toddler... So don't delete sims, will you?

Apart from the bugs, I don't really mind the game - and this is indeed a game as Pescado said earlier. It IS possible to make quite good sims, and by using and undertanding the color wheel and materials, you can make anything look exactly how you want. Using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V in the binary field also makes sure everything has the exact same color. The building and buying tools are a blast.

One thing I really do mind is the animation set, or rather, the lack of animations. The animations are dull and flat and the facial animations even worse. A good smile is more than just showing the teeth. The walking animation seems to be taken from The Movies where the theatralic way of walking was more in line with the actors, but for normal people or sims, the walking looks just wrong.

Since this is a game and a new way of approaching family life, I think it just is a matter of getting used to the new style and way it is played. Even if I don't like that I can't make my own setting but is limited to Sunset Valley it could have been ok, if there would have been options to a) remove all the crap EA has filled the family and house pools with, and b) would have allowed me to put down a few lots of my own.

Things are EXPENSIVE, and I'm not talking about the game itself, but the stuff in the game. Building a house for a couple and keeping it under 16000 simoleons is hard, especially if the girl is knocked up. Not that I mind actually - it was way too easy to make money in TS2, but here you actually have to earn your keep. That is very, very good.

The most fundamental things in life are weather, time and seasons, and not having those included was a disappointment.

Got to love the rabbit holes. I don't give a damn about how a school looks inside, I just want to know there is one in town. Very good initiative.

The lack of hair styles is also a disappointment, and also the fact that my teen boys can't grow a five o'clock shadow. I don't mind the lack of clothing styles that much, mainly becuase the customizing tools makes most of what you want.

For the game itself, I find it odd that a game that is not holding everything that was promised is to be released, and that so much will be available only through download. Perhaps EA was inspired by the great paysites debate, and decided they wanted some of the cake. Since EA and Maxis are companies they are out to make money, and that's fine by me. However, trying to make money this way, by making people pay for extra content that was supposed to have been included from the start, that sucks.

Have a nice day.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: teaislovely on 2009 May 30, 03:14:34
Has anyone else had an elder last a really really long time past their lifespan? I've got mine set to live 190 days and this sim is now 206. I like her and all but I  need to make some way for babies. DIE SIM DIE.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lurker on 2009 May 30, 03:49:56
Just noticed, that after my paperboy kicked my non-working gnome, and I stood him back up, the gnome started his hijinks later on that night.  So obviously the old saying "He needs a kick in the pants to get him moving" really is true.
I already Kicked all of them several times and stood them back up, they're still stiff frozen. Thanks for the suggestion though :) I will kick them like 5 times in a row each just to be sure. Since you had that non-moving glitch too i wonder if they're just borked. Or maybe the RLD version is the culprit since they already had stopped moving before changing it for the Razor one. I will have to get new gnomes to test anew.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Cameo on 2009 May 30, 03:56:20
 :D  Hi ALL!  I'm new here and thrilled about it...I think...maybe...maybe not...will wait and see how y'all treat me.   ::)  Besides what I've read here tonight, I've been viewing a lot of TS3 videos (some with voice-overs) made by simmers who got the game one way or another...don't care.  Many of them (the videos) have been "taken down" since, but between this site and those videos...what an education!  I want to thank ALL of you here and would like to participate.

MY very first and BIGGEST disappointment was learning that the animation of getting on/off the school bus and in/out of taxicabs & cars is GONE.  Sims simply poof in/out of them.  Then I saw a video of 2 Sims going to the waterfall for a picnic/fishing via a car as transportation.  When they got there...poof...out of the car and then the CAR poofed away!   >:(   I adored this animation and used it an a TS2 story and plan on using it again in other TS2 stories.  Obviously, it won't be used in any TS3 stories, should I decide to even venture there.  I did reserve the Collector's Edition but may be regretting it now.

The ONLY thing that comforts me is that the base game appears to be on 1 DISK!  Well, that's the size of the box.  Didn't TS2 require 4?  Don't really know what that means, but 1 disk vs 4 is better.  As for my PC handling it AND TS2, it should.  If not, I'll just dump/sell TS3.  Apparently, no biggy.  I've still got lots to do in TS2 anyway and thankful for that.

Hats off to the OP for this thread and the rest of you for your contributions.  Excellent!  THANK YOU!

 ;)  Cameo

                 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 May 30, 04:22:22
:D  Hi ALL!  I'm new here and thrilled about it...I think...maybe...maybe not...will wait and see how y'all treat me.   ::)  Besides what I've read here tonight, I've been viewing a lot of TS3 videos (some with voice-overs) made by simmers who got the game one way or another...don't care.  Many of them (the videos) have been "taken down" since, but between this site and those videos...what an education!  I want to thank ALL of you here and would like to participate.

MY very first and BIGGEST disappointment was learning that the animation of getting on/off the school bus and in/out of taxicabs & cars is GONE.  Sims simply poof in/out of them.  Then I saw a video of 2 Sims going to the waterfall for a picnic/fishing via a car as transportation.  When they got there...poof...out of the car and then the CAR poofed away!   >:(   I adored this animation and used it an a TS2 story and plan on using it again in other TS2 stories.  Obviously, it won't be used in any TS3 stories, should I decide to even venture there.  I did reserve the Collector's Edition but may be regretting it now.

The ONLY thing that comforts me is that the base game appears to be on 1 DISK!  Well, that's the size of the box.  Didn't TS2 require 4?  Don't really know what that means, but 1 disk vs 4 is better.  As for my PC handling it AND TS2, it should.  If not, I'll just dump/sell TS3.  Apparently, no biggy.  I've still got lots to do in TS2 anyway and thankful for that.

Hats off to the OP for this thread and the rest of you for your contributions.  Excellent!  THANK YOU!

 ;)  Cameo

                 

Judging by your use of smiley faces, you smell of sheep, even if you at least exhibit knowledge of proper grammar, etc. Just a forewarning that you can get eated alive here for that. Anyway, TS2 was on 4 CDs. TS3 is on a single dual layer DVD. It's about 5.6 gigs versus a little over 2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: eforrest on 2009 May 30, 04:50:48
Is it just me or are the lots just way too big?  What the hell kind of house am I going to build on a 40x40 lot? 
I guess I'll just try to stick with 20X30 and 30X40. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 May 30, 04:53:17
It turns out that the Moodlet Manager actually serves as a semi-Need Rejuvenator in that it restores a need to full if the Sim has one of the negative/neutral moodlets for it. (E.g. Needs to Pee, Getting Hungry, Tired, etc.) The rare backfiring isn't that big of a deal since you can use the MM again to get that depleted need back to full.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimKat on 2009 May 30, 06:24:06
Again EA with their big lots.I still don't understand their obsession with over sized lots that lag the hell out of your game.Nightlife comes too mind with this one.I'm also sticking with the smaller sizes(oh man that came out bad) lol.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 30, 07:37:22
Things are EXPENSIVE, and I'm not talking about the game itself, but the stuff in the game. Building a house for a couple and keeping it under 16000 simoleons is hard, especially if the girl is knocked up. Not that I mind actually - it was way too easy to make money in TS2, but here you actually have to earn your keep. That is very, very good.
Well, it's even easier to get huge amounts of cash in TS3, but none of it is necessary: Due to the open neighborhood, you tend to be better off simply living off the land than trying to build a house, as the structural cost will quickly leave you no budget except for a pile of shitty equipment which will actually make your sims less happy than nothing at all.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Liveangel on 2009 May 30, 07:49:36
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Baa baa baa baa baa baa baa baa thanks this is great.

 ;)  Cameo

I call sock.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Papercut on 2009 May 30, 07:50:32

If TS2 was a genetics-based  / CC-enhanced self-determined Simverse with several hoods to explore, including the option to make your own from scratch, then TS3 is one long series of LEVEL UP!s and collecting jags and mini-games that have had "make your own character / homebase" playability added on to make it a Sims game. It could be Splotch with the same gameplay, really, or any number of "adventure" games that make you run your player character back and forth across the game 'verse to collect tokens / clues / points.
Sadly, you speak the truth.

I'm already getting bored with TS3. This is a far cry from TS2 - when that first came out I was riveted, and my real life fell apart for a few weeks due to massive playage. Unlike this.

Collecting shit holds no interest for me. Nor does completing unrealistic, tasky opportunities. Skilling seems like more of a grind in TS3, which is strange, as I thought it was grindy in TS2, but it has somehow been made WORSE. Maybe it's because the game puts so much emphasis on A!CHIEVE!MENT! - I'm guessing Rod Humble is a fan of personal development tapes and motivational speakers (also that he loves to collect random useless shit).

While I do like the improved social interactions, friends seem kind of pointless, as others have mentioned. And friendships are strange. On one hand you have to make an effort to build and maintain them, even if it's between sims living in the same house (unlike in TS2 where sims living together would eventually build up the relationship score by nattering over breakfast and the like). But on the other hand if you have a guitar sim with high charisma they seem to accumulate friends every time they go out busking.

And romance seems like a total afterthought. They really should have put less fish types in the base game and included an attraction system instead. In TS2 I used to orchestrate a lot of tragic romances and illicit affairs. But in TS3 everyone is too busy working and sleeping, and without the lightning bolts there doesn't seem to be any point, as they are neutral towards everyone else anyway.

While moodlets are a rather nifty system, they make the game too easy in some ways. In TS2 you had to make an effort to satisfy wants otherwise you'd end up with asp failure. But in TS3 as long as you put someone in nice house and keep their needs filled, then they remain content, more or less. It's almost like everyone is perma plat.

Also, spawn-raising and playing the generation game is no fun when you know you're gonna get batch after batch of pudding-faced children. I wish there was a way to force ALL born-in-game sims to have head-width maxed to the left. And I can't believe EA borked the genetics so much. Having a toddler with Grandpa Alto's silver tipped hair is fail.

I just want TS2 with an open neighborhood and traits, pretty much ... not this goal-orientated, gotta catch 'em all frankengame.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mikkey on 2009 May 30, 08:16:41
On one hand you have to make an effort to build and maintain them, even if it's between sims living in the same house (unlike in TS2 where sims living together would eventually build up the relationship score by nattering over breakfast and the like).
Another thing that bothers me. Apparently sims cannot serve meals anymore, all you can do is "call household to meal" which is a problem in larger families. In TS2 I loved to build up their relationships over breakfast/dinner, in TS3 the first ones are finished when the last ones are still waiting in line for their food  >:(


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 30, 09:15:52
Has anyone else had an elder last a really really long time past their lifespan? I've got mine set to live 190 days and this sim is now 206. I like her and all but I  need to make some way for babies. DIE SIM DIE.

My CAS sim lived to around 107 days though her life span bar filled at 90.  On the other hand, her husband, who was about 6 days younger, died well before she did.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 30, 10:02:31
I'm already getting bored with TS3. This is a far cry from TS2 - when that first came out I was riveted, and my real life fell apart for a few weeks due to massive playage. Unlike this.
Well, TS2 is a toy in which you make your own game. TS3 is a game that you beat. The "toy" aspect is less than well-developed.

Collecting shit holds no interest for me. Nor does completing unrealistic, tasky opportunities. Skilling seems like more of a grind in TS3, which is strange, as I thought it was grindy in TS2, but it has somehow been made WORSE. Maybe it's because the game puts so much emphasis on A!CHIEVE!MENT! - I'm guessing Rod Humble is a fan of personal development tapes and motivational speakers (also that he loves to collect random useless shit).
Skilling is more of a grind in TS3 because in TS2, it was A: Faster, and B: Automated with Awesomeness. You could press the command to DO EET and it would. Neither of these features was in base game.

While moodlets are a rather nifty system, they make the game too easy in some ways. In TS2 you had to make an effort to satisfy wants otherwise you'd end up with asp failure.
Well, more avoid fears, really. You couldn't go into aspirational failure otherwise.

But in TS3 as long as you put someone in nice house and keep their needs filled, then they remain content, more or less. It's almost like everyone is perma plat.
That is pretty much true of TS2, too. An entire command was created to accomplish this automatically without the need for user input.

Also, spawn-raising and playing the generation game is no fun when you know you're gonna get batch after batch of pudding-faced children. I wish there was a way to force ALL born-in-game sims to have head-width maxed to the left.
Well, it's your own fault for breeding with other puddingfaces. I imagine the problem is less apparent when you breed non-fatheads.

And I can't believe EA borked the genetics so much. Having a toddler with Grandpa Alto's silver tipped hair is fail.
Accept that there are apparently no hair genetics. We have a hypothesis going that the hair genetic behavior may actually be a bug. Code ripping studies are ongoing.

I just want TS2 with an open neighborhood and traits, pretty much ... not this goal-orientated, gotta catch 'em all frankengame.
We are working on it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jonas on 2009 May 30, 10:38:47
Quote
I just want TS2 with an open neighborhood and traits, pretty much ... not this goal-orientated, gotta catch 'em all frankengame.
We are working on it.

I just thought you should know that statement made me feel all warm and fuzzy.  For the life of me, I don't know why EA hasn't made you freakin' head programmer and game emperor yet. If I was a major shareholder I'd bloody demand they did just that and beckon you with many 0's on your paycheck.   


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 May 30, 10:53:15
Can I ask, also, what the fuck is with the Saves? I had played a family five hours previously (and after 40 or so minutes, Vista went blue screen on me, as usual; nothing new there) but unlike usual when I returned to play, I didn't have any saves at all. The files are still there, but the game apparently doesn't deem them worthy to be played.  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MaryH on 2009 May 30, 11:08:29
Quote
I just thought you should know that statement made me feel all warm and fuzzy.  For the life of me, I don't know why EA hasn't made you freakin' head programmer and game emperor yet. If I was a major shareholder I'd bloody demand they did just that and beckon you with many 0's on your paycheck.

I think that the saying "Death before dishonor" is the appropriate quote. EA would be a gutted shell if Pescado ever got his mitts on it, if he even cared to bother with it.
Of course that's not saying that EA isn't already a gutted shell.
By the looks of this game, they're almost there. Just a few more EP's for this mess and they'll be done.
Nothing like driving the plane right into the rocks for a good ending.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jonas on 2009 May 30, 11:17:11
That's another thing I just don't get.  With the glutinous success the Sims franchise has had, there should be more clones.  I know of the crappy attempts at clones so far, but no one really goes much further than that. You'd think Blizzard would give it a go in a more extreme way with all the cashola they have.  Or maybe Sony (eek). 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: farmersimmer on 2009 May 30, 12:16:48
That's another thing I just don't get.  With the glutinous success the Sims franchise has had, there should be more clones.  I know of the crappy attempts at clones so far, but no one really goes much further than that. You'd think Blizzard would give it a go in a more extreme way with all the cashola they have.  Or maybe Sony (eek). 
After Sims 3 is released and many see what EA has done', no one will attempt to clone it, there won't be a sims 4.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: snowluv on 2009 May 30, 13:33:05
That's another thing I just don't get.  With the glutinous success the Sims franchise has had, there should be more clones.  I know of the crappy attempts at clones so far, but no one really goes much further than that. You'd think Blizzard would give it a go in a more extreme way with all the cashola they have.  Or maybe Sony (eek).  
After Sims 3 is released and many see what EA has done', no one will attempt to clone it, there won't be a sims 4.

One can only hope that EPs will help boost The Sims 3 the same way EPs rounded out the base game with The Sims 2.  Personally, I would love to see one of the other game companies give EA some well-deserved competition.  Maybe that would slap the smug smiles from their faces , and make them realize we fans are a fickle bunch when it comes to being taken for granted. At the moment, they have no competition in the Sims Franchise.  History has pointed out that monopolies in any form do not have long life spans.  Dictators usually end up dead or imprisoned.  Anyone else here have a want  to remove the doors at EA's Redwood Studios and watch as the developers suffer a bit for making our Sims suffer lives of pudding faces and scavanger hunts?

I hope El Presidente can unleash his Awesomeness and give us the game we really wanted with some well-placed mods and annoyance killers.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Netich on 2009 May 30, 13:34:57
Is there any way to disable the intro movies?. Not just they are a waste of time, but also put GPU at 100%. Ive searched the .ini but there isnt nothing about it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skye on 2009 May 30, 14:34:00
This is really funny, to read through all the borked stuff in this game. 

Remember the movie 'the Stepford Wives'--the Old version?  This sounds just like that!! LOL


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 30, 16:22:22
That's another thing I just don't get.  With the glutinous success the Sims franchise has had, there should be more clones.  I know of the crappy attempts at clones so far, but no one really goes much further than that. You'd think Blizzard would give it a go in a more extreme way with all the cashola they have.  Or maybe Sony (eek).  
After Sims 3 is released and many see what EA has done', no one will attempt to clone it, there won't be a sims 4.

I hate that EA has good ideas, yet unfailingly executes them horribly. It makes me want to bang my head off a wall.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 30, 17:35:35
Is it just me or are the lots just way too big?  What the hell kind of house am I going to build on a 40x40 lot? 
I guess I'll just try to stick with 20X30 and 30X40. 
It's not just you. In TS2, it was rare for me to go over a 2x2 lot. In TS3, that's not even possible. And we can't move them. This static neighborhood is probably third on my list for annoyances:

1. Story Progression is nothing but a shiny button.
2. Routing. Oh, my goodness, the route fail.
3. Having the same 'hood as everyone else insults my sense of individuality.
4. Sim skin flatness/lighting issues.

Pretty much everything else has ceased to annoy me or I've grown to like.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Inge on 2009 May 30, 17:43:21
Ah... so we're pretty much stuck with suburban living again, after all the strides we made with town houses in Sims 2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 30, 17:44:06
There still are some other things that annoys me to no end, aka are the exact culprit that makes me bored after a while:

1) "Dude thinks that XXX is very alluring" --> XXX does something else, like turning off the stereo ---> XXX has to start over again the flirting from the very beginning.

2) Extreme slowness of any action; useless and unexplainable pauses. It's a lot worse than in both TS1 and TS2. It can't take a full hour of sim time to greet a guy at the door, when you're already near; it can't take 1 sim hour from when you gave the command of "blow up out candles" to when the sim finally does it!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lemmiwinks on 2009 May 30, 17:51:16
2) Extreme slowness of any action; useless and unexplainable pauses. It's a lot worse than in both TS1 and TS2. It can't take a full hour of sim time to greet a guy at the door, when you're already near; it can't take 1 sim hour from when you gave the command of "blow up candles" to when the sim finally does it!

Your Sims blow stuff up? I want your game!   :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 30, 17:54:16
There still are some other things that annoys me to no end, aka are the exact culprit that makes me bored after a while:

1) "Dude thinks that XXX is very alluring" --> XXX does something else, like turning off the stereo ---> XXX has to start over again the flirting from the very beginning.

2) Extreme slowness of any action; useless and unexplainable pauses. It's a lot worse than in both TS1 and TS2. It can't take a full hour of sim time to greet a guy at the door, when you're already near; it can't take 1 sim hour from when you gave the command of "blow up candles" to when the sim finally does it!

Dear god toddler/baby birthdays!  Every sim in the house drops what's in their queue to go watch it and then stands there blowing horns and cheering for bloody EONS, while the toddler/baby just sits there.

Oh yeah and pathing..  It doesn't crop up enough to be really annoying for me but I've had situations where 3 sims with plenty of room to walk all try to use the same damn tiles. Then, instead of rerouting, they just decide the best course of action is to a) take turns and b) wait 1/2 hour after the way is clear before moving.  RAR!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 May 30, 17:56:39
Your Sims blow stuff up? I want your game!   :D

LOL I guess it's a freudian slip relict from when I promised to blow up the head of the next guy who would type your instead of you're.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 30, 18:03:50
Maybe some of the fans should give it a go - do a write-up and contact Blizzard [or another company that has decent customer service] and code a sim-type game that is good.  I don't mind shelling out money for something that I like and that isn't designed to screw me over.

Heck, I'd love to see sims 2 as a real MMO, not like the Sims Online debacle.  Or maybe like the Neverwinter Nights game - online play and offline play.  That would be awesome.  I'd do it, but I'm not much of a coder.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cyperangel on 2009 May 30, 18:12:56
Normally I lurk a lot, read a lot, and try not to post a lot, as english is my secondary language, and I am scared of the grammar police. But, I have a question and I am hankering for an answer, so here goes:

Do anyone know what fertilization of the plants you can grow actually do? As I understand it, quality is based on what you plant, (The seed's quality +1 = the plant's quality) and thus fertilization with rare fish or plants, means nothing. So I am wondering if anyone have found a secret about it that I am missing.

*Runs for cover again.*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sanmonroe on 2009 May 30, 18:22:19
That's another thing I just don't get.  With the glutinous success the Sims franchise has had, there should be more clones.  I know of the crappy attempts at clones so far, but no one really goes much further than that. You'd think Blizzard would give it a go in a more extreme way with all the cashola they have.  Or maybe Sony (eek).  
After Sims 3 is released and many see what EA has done', no one will attempt to clone it, there won't be a sims 4.

One can only hope that EPs will help boost The Sims 3 the same way EPs rounded out the base game with The Sims 2.  Personally, I would love to see one of the other game companies give EA some well-deserved competition.  Maybe that would slap the smug smiles from their faces , and make them realize we fans are a fickle bunch when it comes to being taken for granted. At the moment, they have no competition in the Sims Franchise.  History has pointed out that monopolies in any form do not have long life spans.  Dictators usually end up dead or imprisoned.  Anyone else here have a want  to remove the doors at EA's Redwood Studios and watch as the developers suffer a bit for making our Sims suffer lives of pudding faces and scavanger hunts?

I hope El Presidente can unleash his Awesomeness and give us the game we really wanted with some well-placed mods and annoyance killers.

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n136/edwood2007/authentic_drama_queen.jpg?t=1243707398)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zucabr on 2009 May 30, 18:46:41
Also, please don't double post. :P

Anyway, does anyone know how to complete Guitar Star in the Guitar skill challenges? It says you need to play in 10 parties/venues to earn it. What exactly constitutes a 'venue'?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 30, 18:51:52
Also, please don't double post. :P

Anyway, does anyone know how to complete Guitar Star in the Guitar skill challenges? It says you need to play in 10 parties/venues to earn it. What exactly constitutes a 'venue'?

I was wondering that as well. Playing a show at the theater, perhaps playing at parties? I'm currently just trying to skill my Sim up to level ten before getting to the challenges, but once I get there I'll let you know (or not, because I'm sure someone else already has the answer).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Peel on 2009 May 30, 18:52:52
Skilling seems like more of a grind in TS3, which is strange, as I thought it was grindy in TS2, but it has somehow been made WORSE. Maybe it's because the game puts so much emphasis on A!CHIEVE!MENT!

I find that the time speed ups move very slowly in game and observing a Sim doing most of their skilling at less than high speed is rather tedious.  All though not as tedious as watching them sleep at speeds 3 or 4. I don't know if it is my rather outdated video card or what but there is very little difference between 1 and 4, the only thing that seems to speed up are the sounds. I do like that Sims can skill at their job but following any Sims to their job, even a rabbit-hole job, was never on my must have features list. From playing this game I can see where they were trying to go but imo they never really got there. I never played "Sims Stories" or whatever they called that one but I did play "Busting Out" and it really reminds me of that console game. It is also reminiscent of that German game "Singles" that came out years ago for some odd reason.

I really like the customization tool and some of the interactions. I had a Sim sleeping and when a burglar was about to come into the house their neighbour who must of been outside at the time and had a brave attribute came running over and pounded them. That was funny. As was the "peeper" who was watching my Sim sleep at night. The jiggling of the flusher on the toilets however drives me bonkers. Of course The Sims have always had some long arsed animations that drove me. I don't really like the visual direction this game took. The more realistic 3D characters look the more living dead they look and gives them that extra creepy je n'ais quoi. In other games it is not really as noticeable as when a game is a life simulator and the more realistic characters are living in a cartoonish looking world. I found that the Sims 2 characters had a good balance of realism and toonish that they didn't have that yikes factor I find in this game, facial features aside.  

I dled the torrent after I read about all the changes that they had made to the game and I am glad that I did as I saved myself both cash and disappointment on release date. Unless future expansions add different types of game play I won't be purchasing the 3 franchise. The base game is not designed for the type of player I am of The Sims games. Like "Busting Out" is a game with an over all goal that once achieved I never picked up again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 30, 18:57:52
As bored as I used to get of the 'special event' cutscenes, I now realize how much they brought to TS2, and I miss them. One of many reasons these Sims feel more robotic and way less organic.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 30, 19:04:36
As bored as I used to get of the 'special event' cutscenes, I now realize how much they brought to TS2, and I miss them. One of many reasons these Sims feel more robotic and way less organic.

I feel the exact same way; I kind of enjoyed getting those cut scenes, now that I think about it. With TS3 I keep trying to get them too, hoping that maybe my sim just did not have enough in common with one sim or maybe my sim was not attracted to the other sim. I did not realize however, that they- the cut scenes- had been removed; I am a bit disappointed now… the little dingle of music on ‘first kiss' interaction is hardly equivalent in terms of dynamic and dramatic sensation.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: vagabondher on 2009 May 30, 19:09:01
As bored as I used to get of the 'special event' cutscenes, I now realize how much they brought to TS2, and I miss them. One of many reasons these Sims feel more robotic and way less organic.

I grew tired of the Woo Hoo cut scene whenever it was your first time, but I do miss all the fireworks and cute baby-twirling-in-the-air when you give birth. I mean, in theory, I like that my pregnant Sim can go to the hospital when she's in labor, but I wish when she actually gave birth it would cut inside to the room and show her holding the baby or something. Just a standard little cut scene would do.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 30, 19:34:07
Normally I lurk a lot, read a lot, and try not to post a lot, as english is my secondary language, and I am scared of the grammar police. But, I have a question and I am hankering for an answer, so here goes:

Do anyone know what fertilization of the plants you can grow actually do? As I understand it, quality is based on what you plant, (The seed's quality +1 = the plant's quality) and thus fertilization with rare fish or plants, means nothing. So I am wondering if anyone have found a secret about it that I am missing.

*Runs for cover again.*

I haven't harvested much as of yet, but I did notice that using anchovies as fertilizer for my apple trees gave me "very nice quality" apples.  Still trying to figure out what fertilizer with what plant gives you, uh, what in return.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Charamei on 2009 May 30, 19:38:49
I don't understand why the traits system had to replace the personality system.

Was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt before, but having played the game for a few hours, I really don't get it. There's very little in the two systems that contradicts; the few traits that do (such as hyper-neatness) could have easily been removed. And conflating the two systems would produce far more interesting, diverse Sims than having both separately.

As for the actual gameplay, I'm fed up of my One Fambly already. In theory this game should have been perfect for me - I'm a storyteller, but over the whole neighbourhood, with events causing knock-on effects, etc. In practice, it's tedious and restrictive, and 'the whole neighbourhood' may just as well be 'those two Sims'. Way to go, EA.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lurker on 2009 May 30, 21:17:34
Maybe someone outside you/your family has to kick them over...?
Ah crap, haven't thought of that one. Good idea, 'will try. Thanks :)
Since i changed for a bigger house they're locked in the back yard and haven't had the newspaper boys' daily greeting. I'll move them to the front yard.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: hooptytrib on 2009 May 30, 21:41:40
Deal-braker #1295:  "Daredevil" sims get "extreme nap," "extreme sleep," "practice extreme speech," etc.

They do not get "extreme woo-hoo."

I call bullshit.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 30, 22:17:20
As bored as I used to get of the 'special event' cutscenes, I now realize how much they brought to TS2, and I miss them. One of many reasons these Sims feel more robotic and way less organic.

I grew tired of the Woo Hoo cut scene whenever it was your first time, but I do miss all the fireworks and cute baby-twirling-in-the-air when you give birth. I mean, in theory, I like that my pregnant Sim can go to the hospital when she's in labor, but I wish when she actually gave birth it would cut inside to the room and show her holding the baby or something. Just a standard little cut scene would do.

The hospital is yet another rabbit hole?

(http://i43.tinypic.com/2s8g2ft.jpg)

I haven't harvested much as of yet, but I did notice that using anchovies as fertilizer for my apple trees gave me "very nice quality" apples.  Still trying to figure out what fertilizer with what plant gives you, uh, what in return.

Ford Prefect > Zaphod, by the way. [/off topic]


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GayJohnScarritt on 2009 May 30, 22:28:08
Just noticed, that after my paperboy kicked my non-working gnome, and I stood him back up, the gnome started his hijinks later on that night.  So obviously the old saying "He needs a kick in the pants to get him moving" really is true.
I already Kicked all of them several times and stood them back up, they're still stiff frozen. Thanks for the suggestion though :) I will kick them like 5 times in a row each just to be sure. Since you had that non-moving glitch too i wonder if they're just borked. Or maybe the RLD version is the culprit since they already had stopped moving before changing it for the Razor one. I will have to get new gnomes to test anew.

Looks like my solution wasn't the best.  After the first night of my gnome moving again, he never moved again.  Now I'm starting to doubt even my own memories.  I also tried kicking him several times, and no go.  I'll wait on that paperboy to autonomously do his thing again (my NPC's are weird - the paper boy sat on the outside couch a couple of times and the mailman sat at one of the outside computer stations and logged onto the interwebs - tho they both only did it for about a minute or so before leaving).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lurker on 2009 May 30, 22:42:05
GayJohnScarritt, it does seem we have a bug here. Their movement shouldn't logically rely on newspaperboys' kicks, but i'll check anyway. You never know with EA. Too bad as it's the creepiest and funniest thing i ever saw in any game.

I too had a funny thing with the mailman: i forgot to pay the old bills and they were left in the mailbox. He pulled them out of the mailbox, throwed them angrily on the lawn, pointed at them with a raging finger and shouted something like 'Nananana!". ;D He then put the new ones in the mailbox and went his merry way.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: WatersMoon on 2009 May 31, 00:24:36
Ok, I've been playing the Arr'ed game for a few hours. The problem that I was most bugged by is the stupid, stupid paths they take. My Sim decided she had to walk out to the corner of the yard to play guitar. And my Sim couple felt the need to both go outside in order to get to the back of the house. And woe betide any Sim that has to go around another Sim in its path - there is plenty of space, but they cannot seem to figure out that one of them needs to move over. *grrr*

I know that this is a known annoyance, like the dreaded baby hoard (since I actually read all 76 pages before I posted) - but it still really bugs me. I'm glad that the No Censor Hack was already up by the time I finished downloading this - I fear the stupid mosaic that tried to eat my Sims when they bathe.

[Edited to Add:]There are somethings about the game that I do like. The moodlets are cute, and amuse me. I really like the traits, and how they effect the ways that Sims learn and act (though I do hope that these are someday tweaked to be...awesome). I really like the fish bowl, and how I could just put a live fish in. The water takes good advantage of my spiffy new graphics card, and many of the other graphics are quite nice (even if almost all of them were just ripped out of the Sims 2). The trees are kind of clever, but I wonder if real, full meshes would make the game that much slower. I haven't had that difficult of a time making Sims with a minimum of double chins - but I would like it a lot if it were possible to allow some of the Sims to have single chins. Not everyone looks like this guy:
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/images.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dream_operator on 2009 May 31, 00:24:58
Can we still drop custom paintings into a Paintings folder and have sims paint them at higher skill levels?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kiki on 2009 May 31, 00:27:53
Can we still drop custom paintings into a Paintings folder and have sims paint them at higher skill levels?

If we can, I'm going to do the same thing for TS3 that I did for TS2 - in TS2 I took a bunch of high-res screenshots and shooped them into appearing like "simlish" watercolour portraits that sims could paint, so that we'd have simlish artworks that didn't look like total ass. I'll do that for TS3 again and make them available, given that my TS3 looks pretty shiney on my graphics card.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: hobbitgrl on 2009 May 31, 01:08:13
I apologize if this isn't the place to post but I have a couple of  questions.

Can you add your own Textures? If so How?

Last Question is anyone running the game on a Mac?  I downloaded a copy just to check it out and it looks really bad the furniture is very choppy looking, from a distance the buildings look great but the furniture looks awful!!

Thanks


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 31, 01:35:07
i just met Gobias. i love all the Arrested Development references in the game. Gobias and the Funke family so far, i'm sure there are more.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 31, 01:36:57
I apologize if this isn't the place to post but I have a couple of  questions.

Can you add your own Textures? If so How?

Last Question is anyone running the game on a Mac?  I downloaded a copy just to check it out and it looks really bad the furniture is very choppy looking, from a distance the buildings look great but the furniture looks awful!!

Thanks

Marhis is running the game on a Mac, or so I have inferred from previous readings of this thread.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rohina on 2009 May 31, 02:40:12
A bunch of people are running on mac, with mixed success. Check the OSX thread.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 31, 03:29:10
Can we still drop custom paintings into a Paintings folder and have sims paint them at higher skill levels?

If we can, I'm going to do the same thing for TS3 that I did for TS2 - in TS2 I took a bunch of high-res screenshots and shooped them into appearing like "simlish" watercolour portraits that sims could paint, so that we'd have simlish artworks that didn't look like total ass. I'll do that for TS3 again and make them available, given that my TS3 looks pretty shiney on my graphics card.
At least one of the masterpiece paintings looks like it is a sim posing. It's quite nice and surprising.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sanmonroe on 2009 May 31, 03:31:48
Can we still drop custom paintings into a Paintings folder and have sims paint them at higher skill levels?

Doesn't look like it so far. Hopefully there is a way that I couldn't find.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 May 31, 03:34:55
Can we still drop custom paintings into a Paintings folder and have sims paint them at higher skill levels?

Doesn't look like it so far. Hopefully there is a way that I couldn't find.

It'll probably be in a future EP. I'm sure EAxis left features like that out so they can make future EPs look good. Knowing them, they will probably take all the features we took for granted in TS2, and spread them out through several expansion packs.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: StormKloud on 2009 May 31, 03:41:29
I find it funny that when EA tried to make the game more easily customizable (especially in CAS) they actually made it harder to have custom content in the game. So every idiot can make their simes have blue hair, godforbid anybody import actual CC skintones like with nipples or body hair


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 May 31, 09:23:02
I'm already getting bored with TS3. This is a far cry from TS2 - when that first came out I was riveted, and my real life fell apart for a few weeks due to massive playage. Unlike this.
Well, TS2 is a toy in which you make your own game. TS3 is a game that you beat. The "toy" aspect is less than well-developed.

Collecting shit holds no interest for me. Nor does completing unrealistic, tasky opportunities. Skilling seems like more of a grind in TS3, which is strange, as I thought it was grindy in TS2, but it has somehow been made WORSE. Maybe it's because the game puts so much emphasis on A!CHIEVE!MENT! - I'm guessing Rod Humble is a fan of personal development tapes and motivational speakers (also that he loves to collect random useless shit).

I just want TS2 with an open neighborhood and traits, pretty much ... not this goal-orientated, gotta catch 'em all frankengame.
We are working on it.

I'll be first in line for that version.

I'm amazed at the time invested in this game, it's so god-awfully boring.  Kudos to all the test players who've actually made it through several families.  Family actually doesn't have much purpose in this game--there are no memories, no real "drama",  and is more like Marioland for the sims...instead of coins you run around collecting seeds, insects, & money.   With TS2 cheats and hacks were nice but I didn't feel like I didn't want to play at all without them.   It's pitiful really.  I keep waiting for at least one thrill in this game that makes it all worthwhile but I haven't found it yet.  

Definitely waiting for the real TS2 follow-up Pescado mentioned above.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: saeda on 2009 May 31, 10:36:37
At the comments about Blizzard doing a Sims spin-off..just..no. There is a reason they are a successful company, because they don't do things like that.

Their "next WoW" is already in production anyway, they would not divert resources from it at this point.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 May 31, 10:50:19
At the comments about Blizzard doing a Sims spin-off..just..no. There is a reason they are a successful company, because they don't do things like that.

Things like what? Things like owning the franchise to the best selling game of all time? There's certainly nothing wrong with the original sims conception.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jonas on 2009 May 31, 11:19:29
Next WoW?  They have no reason to leave this WoW for like another 5 years at least.  Maybe you mean next WoW expansion pack, which, I imagine they've had planned for several years already. 

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At the comments about Blizzard doing a Sims spin-off..just..no. There is a reason they are a successful company, because they don't do things like that.

Huh.  That sounds like a statement from any one of my friends that don't take the Sims seriously at all.  I hope I'm misinterpreting that because this is one of the last places I'd expect someone to go all "it's not a real game" on that statement.  If Blizzard were to do a Sims clone correctlyand say fuck the teen rating, we'd have ourselves something interesting to play I'd wager. They do have sick amounts of cash lying about the place after all.  And the Sims success should be enough to make any CEO drool at the thought of such a lucrative franchise.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 31, 11:35:57
Next WoW?  They have no reason to leave this WoW for like another 5 years at least.  Maybe you mean next WoW expansion pack, which, I imagine they've had planned for several years already. 

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At the comments about Blizzard doing a Sims spin-off..just..no. There is a reason they are a successful company, because they don't do things like that.

Huh.  That sounds like a statement from any one of my friends that don't take the Sims seriously at all.  I hope I'm misinterpreting that because this is one of the last places I'd expect someone to go all "it's not a real game" on that statement.  If Blizzard were to do a Sims clone correctlyand say fuck the teen rating, we'd have ourselves something interesting to play I'd wager. They do have sick amounts of cash lying about the place after all.  And the Sims success should be enough to make any CEO drool at the thought of such a lucrative franchise.

There is an as yet unannounced new Blizzard MMO in the works.  A couple of the more prominent WoW devs have left WoW to work on it.  I read somewhere that Blizzard bought the license for a Pokemon MMO. I certainly hope that's not true.  :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: coralleane on 2009 May 31, 11:50:58
Despite having never yet used the original Macrotastics (it's on my list of mods to get now that TS2 is 'complete' and I don't need to worry about having to redownload all mods with each new EP), I find myself craving a "Macro.. Collect" option.  Zooming in far enough to click on each thing is so bloody tedious, especially since you can still only stack eight actions at once.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 May 31, 12:30:34
Ok, so I've been storing newspapers under the foundation, because they annoy me.  Recently, I've noticed my houseguests standing in the middle of the spacious living room and complaining about route fail.  I was mystified for a while until I saw the picture of the newspaper in a thought bubble and realized that they were trying to recycle the newspapers that were under the foundation.  WTF?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 31, 12:51:31
I can't believe I'm jumping into this one, but:

No, there is no way in a zillion years Blizzard will make a Sims MMO. It's a cute thought but has nothing to do with reality. They work within their own few extremely successful titles and this would make them a laughingstock. (I know a lot of males do play the Sims, but the few I know who do in real life have all sworn me to secrecy...with good reason or not it's still considered a girlie game. This is not my opinion, this is strictly observation. Do not jump on me.) To say nothing of associating themselves with the spectacular load of fail that was Sims Online. It's like saying "It would be awesome if they made Pirates of the Caribbean/Star Trek crossover movies!". Fun to think about, if you like fanfiction, but would never actually happen.

Yes, they are working on their next MMO (http://www.massively.com/2009/05/13/first-official-confirmation-that-new-blizzard-mmo-is-original-ip/), it's not just a rumor, but I think the person who said "WOW 2" was being glib. My guess would be a StarCraft MMO, but who knows.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Maximillian on 2009 May 31, 14:25:58
Minor annoyance: having the Throw Party dialog pop up when in cinematic camera mode to frame a painting causes mouse clicks to not work. You can't click out of the menu or camera mode or anything. Hitting things on the keyboard doesn't do much.

At least that's not the kind of glitch that crops up every couple of minutes (coughcoughroutefail).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 31, 15:23:53
Bug? One of my Sims was in the automatic garden-tending mode when his work carpool showed up. He missed his ride, but then I noticed when he finished gardening (and was still home) he had the work activity anyway, as though he was there. "Work hard" etc. I ended up using the Go to work button, which queued up another work activity, which I ended up canceling. But it got him to actually *go* to work. I wonder what would have happened if I left him at home.

I've also had sims randomly decide to stop working and come home an hour or so into their shift, so I had to send them back.

ETA: Can't imagine this hasn't already been mentioned, but it looks like they didn't bother to make a pregnant mesh for naked females. Gonna take my preggers to the pool and see what she wears...ok, yes on pregnant swimsuit, just gets magically skinny when naked.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 31, 16:23:20
ETA: Can't imagine this hasn't already been mentioned, but it looks like they didn't bother to make a pregnant mesh for naked females. Gonna take my preggers to the pool and see what she wears...ok, yes on pregnant swimsuit, just gets magically skinny when naked.

With the huge pixel blur, they probably figured there was no point in making a naked mesh since theoretically, we'd never be able to tell the difference.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 31, 16:28:25
With the huge pixel blur, they probably figured there was no point in making a naked mesh since theoretically, we'd never be able to tell the difference.

This is a reasonable explanation, but they HAVE to know by now that the censor blur is the first thing to go, and there were naked pregnant meshes in TS2. (Weren't there? Someone correct me if not.)

I guess if the new EA attitude is very anti-CC-unless-you-get-it-from-us, it could explain the shift: "if you get rid of the censor blur via third-party means and uncover our laziness, that's your own problem."



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 31, 16:38:28
Yes, there were naked pregnant meshes.  I can't remember who made them, but the belly was significantly bigger and more pregnant-like.  They were at MTS2 and Insim (way back in times of old before Pescado had to rescue it).  That gives me hope that someone will be able to fix this shitty mess eventually.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lurker on 2009 May 31, 17:17:33
Tasha, here's a preggy random townie at the pool:
(http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1992/screenshot21g.th.jpg) (http://img194.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot21g.jpg)
Well, EA could have done the naked pregnant. This is too awful and lazy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 31, 17:37:01
Yes, there were naked pregnant meshes.  I can't remember who made them, but the belly was significantly bigger and more pregnant-like.

I'm not sure if you mean to say they didn't exist without third-party intervention, but I just tested on unmodded (except for censor blur) TS2 and naked pregnant sims look pregnant.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 31, 17:40:45
Oops, yes, I was talking about third-party meshes in that case.  I don't understand the laziness in this game concerning the lack of EA-manufactured pregnant bellies and the materializing into cars and whatnot instead of just getting in.  I have to admit that I miss the car interactions (like woohooing) from Sims 2.  Talk about cutting corners!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: linz on 2009 May 31, 17:46:30
I don't know if this has happened to anyone else: I saved my game and it seemed to have crashed during the process, when I started up the game again all of the lots I created were gone but the families and houses I had saved to the "bin" were still in the the bin. ???!!!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 31, 17:51:18
Oops, yes, I was talking about third-party meshes in that case.  I don't understand the laziness in this game concerning the lack of EA-manufactured pregnant bellies and the materializing into cars and whatnot instead of just getting in.  I have to admit that I miss the car interactions (like woohooing) from Sims 2.  Talk about cutting corners!

I'm thinking the whole materializing in cars thing is because of the fact that you can now place parking spaces anywhere on the lot. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 May 31, 17:52:59
Perhaps.  Still doesn't make it any lease cheap and irritating, but cheap and irritating seem to be EA's motto.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 May 31, 17:58:59
Can you pick people up with move_objects on?

Edit: I know you can select them, but can you pick them up and say, fling them across town, or are you limited to placing people in your lot?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 May 31, 18:17:56
Limited to your lot, and going into Buy or Build mode while playing a family zooms into the family lot. I suppose that can be useful, but I prefer saved camera points. I have one set to my family in play, and one set to spy on the relatives.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Budgie on 2009 May 31, 20:27:07
Has anyone else noticed that when you zoom in on a rabbit hole quickly, you can sort of see inside before it disappears? For instance, if you zoom in quickly on the  supermarket, you can see some shelves with boxes on them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 May 31, 20:40:05
Has anyone else noticed that when you zoom in on a rabbit hole quickly, you can sort of see inside before it disappears? For instance, if you zoom in quickly on the  supermarket, you can see some shelves with boxes on them.

If you get in at the right angle, you can do it intentionally... The classrooms have very pixellated blackboards and posters, the hospital has a little lobby area, with flowers on a table.  All very backdroppy looking, but fun to play around with while you're waiting for your Sim's workday to end.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lurker on 2009 May 31, 20:52:37
Has anyone else noticed that when you zoom in on a rabbit hole quickly, you can sort of see inside before it disappears? For instance, if you zoom in quickly on the  supermarket, you can see some shelves with boxes on them.
It also works on the neighbours' houses.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Budgie on 2009 May 31, 20:55:56
Has anyone else noticed that when you zoom in on a rabbit hole quickly, you can sort of see inside before it disappears? For instance, if you zoom in quickly on the  supermarket, you can see some shelves with boxes on them.

If you get in at the right angle, you can do it intentionally... The classrooms have very pixellated blackboards and posters, the hospital has a little lobby area, with flowers on a table.  All very backdroppy looking, but fun to play around with while you're waiting for your Sim's workday to end.

Wow, I just tried it at the diner and it does look kind of cool. I heard that the first expansion is supposed to be job-related, I wonder if it's going to let us see our sims at work?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TheCheat on 2009 May 31, 21:24:03
Anyone figured out how to get custom MP3's in the CustomMusic folder to actually work in-game? I even moved the game's default custom music *out* of the folder and somehow it still manages to play them.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Pyromaniac on 2009 May 31, 21:30:18
My Documents -> Electronic Arts -> TS3 -> Custom Music

^ The correct file path. Not the one under C:/Program Files/.../GameData. (Assuming you made the same mistake I did when I first tried to load custom music in the game :P).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lingeringviolet on 2009 May 31, 21:32:16
Is anyone else having issues when mousing over wishes to read them? It flickers and disappears and I have to do it several times before it will stay put long enough to read. Unfortunately, it's not only wishes that are affected but anything that you mouse over to read. Other than that, I've thankfully had no other glitches.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jello on 2009 May 31, 21:58:25
Has anyone else noticed that when you zoom in on a rabbit hole quickly, you can sort of see inside before it disappears? For instance, if you zoom in quickly on the  supermarket, you can see some shelves with boxes on them.

If you get in at the right angle, you can do it intentionally... The classrooms have very pixellated blackboards and posters, the hospital has a little lobby area, with flowers on a table.  All very backdroppy looking, but fun to play around with while you're waiting for your Sim's workday to end.

"fadeobjects off" = you can see the insides all the time.

Of course, there's not much to see, but there you go.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: diskoh on 2009 May 31, 21:58:52
ann song just moved in with my couple while i was playing another house. despite the fact that she hadn't met either of them (and still hasn't, i still have the menu option to introduce them).

this game is mind boggling sometimes.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 May 31, 22:18:36
I smell a faux noob.

Couple more things from the 'this has probably already been mentioned' file:

--There *are* bald hairstyles in the game...for toddlers.
--Speaking of which, part of the New Ugliness for toddlers is the horrible selection of female hairs for them.


With testing cheats on:

--Shift-clicking on another sim gives you "trigger age transition", avoiding cake rigamarole.
--Shift-clicking on self also gives "modify traits for active sim", which I assume is exactly what it sounds like.


Annoyances:

--Sims wake up sleeping toddlers to snuggle them. Leave that squalling brat alone.
--Hungry sims prepare meals and then walk away and do something else without eating them.

Overall, the more I play the more I think someone in a position of design authority spends all his or her free time playing World of Warcraft. A bit too much skilling & gathering, as has been often commented upon, plus the 'quality level' of items (purple = epix!), the skill journals (much like the achievement system in WoW, which to be fair is being used by a number of other games already too, such as Warhammer's Tome of Knowledge and Left 4 Dead's achievement unlocks), skill books, the questiness of opportunities, etc. I've got no doubt that the metal and gems will be used in a future xpac to make jewelry. Which I can already do in World of Warcraft.

Unfortunately it seems like this RPG emphasis came at the cost of of any depth in storytelling and relationships, which continue to fall horribly flat. No memories, no organic feeling to your friendships or extended families, and the horrible interaction trees. I've given up on the 'give X a massage' wish because damned if I can figure out which tree it's in, and I have limited patience for clicking random buttons to access an interaction that should be available at all times to a freaking married couple.

ETA: I loaded up TS2 earlier to test something, and it made me realize how much I miss my MATY-fied, lot-sync-timer'd hood full of houses that all have their own stories in my head, and genetics running around that go back many generations and a couple of years for me.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: tizerist on 2009 May 31, 23:20:06
The first lots are up for download at sims3.com.
Only two, and the odd-shaped roof one is in basegame anyhow (possibly both), but the ball has started rolling.

Gonna have a good browse on MTS on tuesday, I can't build this whole town on my own


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 May 31, 23:40:20
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Overall, the more I play the more I think someone in a position of design authority spends all his or her free time playing World of Warcraft. A bit too much skilling & gathering, as has been often commented upon, plus the 'quality level' of items (purple = epix!), the skill journals (much like the achievement system in WoW, which to be fair is being used by a number of other games already too, such as Warhammer's Tome of Knowledge and Left 4 Dead's achievement unlocks), skill books, the questiness of opportunities, etc. I've got no doubt that the metal and gems will be used in a future xpac to make jewelry. Which I can already do in World of Warcraft.

I agree.  They're trying too hard to appeal to the *finger quotes* hardcore gamer.  The charm of the Sims series has always been the open-endedness and the ability to make the game be whatever you want.    It's that whole toy vs. game thing again. 

BTW, it took WoW for-freakin-EVAR to implement achievements.  Warhammer's Tome of Knowledge is great though.  I wish I could have persuaded some of my WoW guildies to jump ship with me.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: asciident on 2009 May 31, 23:52:48
Has anyone arr'd the newer torrent that claims to be the final release + patch that EAxis has already released? It's close enough to release date that I think it might be legit. I'm wondering if anyone has gotten both and compared.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Salomon on 2009 June 01, 00:03:47
Plenty of people, from what I've read here's a list with all the changes between the Reloaded version and the Razor version:

1. It doesn't crash as much.
2. It doesn't overheat as much.

So for people that didn't have crashing or overheating issues it may look identical.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Whylorinda on 2009 June 01, 00:08:44
Has anyone looked into adoption at all? Specifically, I was wondering if you could put your own sims at the front of the adoption pool by having them taken by the social worker, like in TS2. Thanks.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lurker on 2009 June 01, 00:17:21
So for people that didn't have crashing or overheating issues it may look identical.
I'm in that case, no crashing, no lag. Not a single difference in fact.

Whylorinda: one of the help lessons mentions the social worker taking away neglected childs. It also has a pic of the SW doing it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 June 01, 00:25:57
[BTW, it took WoW for-freakin-EVAR to implement achievements.  Warhammer's Tome of Knowledge is great though.  I wish I could have persuaded some of my WoW guildies to jump ship with me.

ToK was my first introduction to that kind of concept, yeah. :) We played a bit at launch, got sucked back into WoW because of stupid Lich King and blew a few more months there. I think I may be over MMOs but I do think WAR deserved more credit than it got.

And this is on-topic because...um...skill journal achievements! I need to go cook 6 perfect dishes.

ETA: I just did a search on 'gnome' and it came up with way fewer results than seems realistic, so I guess I'm asking: has anyone *seen* the evil gnomes move, or that part of their creepiness? Mine has definitely changed position several times since my sim kicked him and then picked him back up, but I never see him move. Reminds me of that Doctor Who episode "Blink".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 June 01, 01:02:14
They teleport into the new movement. It's pretty instantaneous. Yes, I've sat there and watched them for hours to catch it.

I like the achievements, but then I used to go after those dumb "stickers" on MSN Games and such. I just want my control back. I now suspect that Dusty, who I left when I decided to follow Hunter & Eugenia, is pregnant again as she was thinking about nausea at a birthday part for Hunter & Eugenia's daughter. Dusty was only supposed to have one spawn.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 June 01, 01:52:35
Ah, thanks.

Has anyone been able to get kids to garden? My outdoors kid had a wish to buy some produce and the text said something about gardening, but she cannot plant them, interact with the family garden, or read gardening vol. 1. Suck.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 June 01, 02:00:53
Out of curiosity, I've seen several people say that the free neighborhoods are up for download already as long as you register.  Has anyone with the 'arred version been gutsy or stupid enough to register the serial they used?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Trinity on 2009 June 01, 02:02:22
Has anyone looked into adoption at all? Specifically, I was wondering if you could put your own sims at the front of the adoption pool by having them taken by the social worker, like in TS2. Thanks.

I have only seen it once but I don't think it works like that anymore. Last night I was playing a family that had twin toddlers, and they were taken by the social worker. I wanted them back as they were spawn of the fireman and I wanted to test the pyromaniac trait. I switched houses and had a neighbor try to adopt, she got a new toddler girl.  I was looking through the hood and saw one of them through the neighbors window, I found the other one at another neighbors house. I cheated to get them back, all their relationships are the same, but I seemed to have borked them because they can't be aged up with the cake, only with testingcheats.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 June 01, 02:10:12
Out of curiosity, I've seen several people say that the free neighborhoods are up for download already as long as you register.  Has anyone with the 'arred version been gutsy or stupid enough to register the serial they used?

I can say with 99% certainty that keygen'd serials will not work. It's pretty harmless to try, though. This is where people will really have to decide whether to plunk down that $50--if CC is limited to the exchange for a while, it could get tempting.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Skadi on 2009 June 01, 02:16:44
Sublime Sims will have TS3 content once the Australian launch occurs (June 4). So I don't think you will be limited to the exchange.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 June 01, 02:33:34
Well, that's certainly nice to know!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LauraW on 2009 June 01, 04:29:57
My house is stuck in a moving mode. I can't go into edit neighborhood and change families. Michael Steel married Darlene Bunch and I moved him and his spawned motherless baby to the Brunch house. The baby never moved but stayed suspended in air in the empty house. I decided to see if the social worker would take him and sure enough after about 12 hours, the social worker took him away. But the hood is still stuck in move mode. I can't even move out Darlene's ugly brothers.

Anyone else have this problem or have a suggestion? I guess I could start over but was hoping there might be a way to get out of move mode.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 June 01, 07:12:35
I find it very weird that my Sim's lifetime wish is only to make it to Level 9 of the Science career, not level 10:

(http://bluesoupistan.com/bluesoup/pictures/Misc/level9.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DigiGekko on 2009 June 01, 07:18:10
The career based LTWs are a bit scattered. The business one is only level 8, while others go up to 10. The higher ranked LTWs give a little more points, too.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lingeringviolet on 2009 June 01, 07:36:27
It would be really nice if they kept a tally somewhere of the number of books a sim has read for the wish to read fifty books and similar ones like it. Apparently a small counter on the wish is too much to ask for.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 June 01, 07:38:16
Oh, those all seem to be printing errors. They are actually level 10, IIRC. For instance, the military "astronaut" one, I believe claimed to be level 9 (Astronaut was L9 in TS2), but it is L10 in TS3.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 June 01, 07:42:09
It would be really nice if they kept a tally somewhere of the number of books a sim has read for the wish to read fifty books and similar ones like it. Apparently a small counter on the wish is too much to ask for.

I'm seem to remember that the writing skill journal keeps track of the number of read, which led me to wonder if the number of books read increases the quality of those written.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 June 01, 07:43:39
Out of curiosity, I've seen several people say that the free neighborhoods are up for download already as long as you register.  Has anyone with the 'arred version been gutsy or stupid enough to register the serial they used?

I can say with 99% certainty that keygen'd serials will not work. It's pretty harmless to try, though. This is where people will really have to decide whether to plunk down that $50--if CC is limited to the exchange for a while, it could get tempting.

What they're offering so far on the exchange isn't at all impressive.   They'll have to put an ounce of effort into it if they're hoping to tempt anyone.

Mine had that one two BlueSoup.   I wonder if anyone has a lower level LTW?  It would make sense that a slacker wouldn't care about succeeding.

On another note, it's ridiculous that you can hire a maid but not a gardener.    It takes a sim hours to keep several healthy plants or a lifetime to grow them all.  Really would you miss work or hire an assistant gardener?    Hobbies (like gardening exotic plants) could be interesting if it wasn't for odd quirks like that.   Like ladybugs.   Great for a garden--but you can only donate them to science not release them into your home garden.   Couldn't anyone connect those simple dots?

Oh, those all seem to be printing errors. They are actually level 10, IIRC. For instance, the military "astronaut" one, I believe claimed to be level 9 (Astronaut was L9 in TS2), but it is L10 in TS3.

I thought that at first too but then she reached level 10 of that career which is "Mad Scientist."


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 June 01, 07:45:37
It would be really nice if they kept a tally somewhere of the number of books a sim has read for the wish to read fifty books and similar ones like it. Apparently a small counter on the wish is too much to ask for.

They do have a counter, in the skills journal under writing.

Oh, those all seem to be printing errors. They are actually level 10, IIRC. For instance, the military "astronaut" one, I believe claimed to be level 9 (Astronaut was L9 in TS2), but it is L10 in TS3.

Mad Scientist is Level 10 though, and this wish is indeed Level 9.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lingeringviolet on 2009 June 01, 07:46:48

I'm seem to remember that the writing skill journal keeps track of the number of read, which led me to wonder if the number of books read increases the quality of those written.

You're right, it does; I just went in game to check. I suppose I should give my self sim the absentminded trait.  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 June 01, 08:02:03
You don't want to do that. It's the most annoying trait in the game: Actions will randomly drop from queue.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Caraleede on 2009 June 01, 08:14:40
You don't want to do that. It's the most annoying trait in the game: Actions will randomly drop from queue.

What happened to the most annoying trait in the game being "Pescado"?  :o Actions are randomly interrupted to replace with more awesome actions?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 June 01, 08:18:57
Are you trying to be funny?
(http://cats.moreawesomethanyou.com/trashcat.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dorquemada on 2009 June 01, 08:20:27
Hit my first bug, seemingly harmless -- the sim hit teen years and  his pop's icons everywhere now shows him as a kid. Sometimes it reverts back, but just for a short time. Looks like visual annoyance, because the game treats him as an adult, but -- not sure if it's connected -- opportunities completely stopped coming for him.

Also, Marathon Runner achievement is a waste of space. The guy with it dutifully kicked the bucket on his 90th day, but his sister with no skill lived well into her 95th. Haven't noticed any benefits from Dirt Defiant perk either.
 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: lingeringviolet on 2009 June 01, 08:22:23
You don't want to do that. It's the most annoying trait in the game: Actions will randomly drop from queue.

Unfortunately, I've done that already, although not a self sim as I tend not to make them. I made an evil / mean-spirited / insane / brave  / absentminded sim to be the emperor of evil in the criminal career track. She was pretty fun except for the random queue stompage and that irritating "duuuuuh" sound they make from the absentmindedness.

(The self sim comment I made previously was a lame attempt at self-sporkage.)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Quill on 2009 June 01, 08:35:19
I've been playing for about a week now and I've been reading the thread.  I've seen a few of the bugs others have reported, but I've got one that's really pissing me off.  I just noticed today that the daughter of two of my sims is missing one of her traits.  I distinctly remember being able to choose her traits, since I'm annoyingly controlling and generally pretty good at keeping them happy.  I created her with Excitable and Friendly as a toddler, and when she grew from toddler to kid she got Bookworm.  She's still got the toddler traits, but she's missing Bookworm.  Her brother has all of his traits, and he went through the same process, including being created as a toddler. 

It could be that I somehow canceled her traits after adding them.  It's very easy to not add a trait you think you've added to the list, but I think it warns you if you try to leave the window without filling all the trait slots.  Anyone able to confirm or deny that vague memory?

Also, a request for a mod - Gardening for idiots: macro - Fertilize all that need fertilizing with X.  It's very difficult to see which leafy green plants need to be fertilized without clicking on them, and I've got a gardening sim.  If it turns out that different types of plants do better with different fertilizer, it could be based on plant type instead of all types.  Also, as someone mentioned before: macro - Turn on all sprinklers.  Which idiot thought it was a good idea to make us click on each of them to turn them on, and to turn them off?  It's an exercise in frustration. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 June 01, 08:39:46
Missing traits is a known bug.  It tends to happen most often when the window with traits on your sim is open when selecting them.  However my last kids a set of twins for some reason when aging up to young adults only had the option to add a 4th trait and not a 5th.  Overall the trait selection is screwy.  Always check your traits after selecting them and if some are missing use debug mode to click on your sim to open the trait selection again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 June 01, 09:08:33
Haven't noticed any benefits from Dirt Defiant perk either.
 

Dirt defiant significantly slows down hygiene decay for my Sims.  My nonathletic Dirt Defiant Sims only need a shower around every 3rd day.   


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: dorquemada on 2009 June 01, 09:14:52
"Non-athletic" is a key word here. It's no big deal to drop a sim into the shower once or twice per day. Ones who would benefit the most from it are precisely sport freaks and constant gardeners - for whom, ironically, the perk does not work at all.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Eliste on 2009 June 01, 10:10:53
Which idiot thought it was a good idea to make us click on each of them to turn them on, and to turn them off?  It's an exercise in frustration. 

"Autowater" is a handiness upgrade you can do.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 June 01, 10:17:19
Haven't noticed any benefits from Dirt Defiant perk either.
 

Dirt defiant significantly slows down hygiene decay for my Sims.  My nonathletic Dirt Defiant Sims only need a shower around every 3rd day.  

It also makes the "Sparkling Clean" buff last longer; 2 days instead of 2 hours, if I'm not mistaken.
Also if your hygiene is 0, you still get the second worst debuff instead of the absolutely worst one.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 June 01, 15:56:53
It would be really nice if they kept a tally somewhere of the number of books a sim has read for the wish to read fifty books and similar ones like it. Apparently a small counter on the wish is too much to ask for.
With my bookworms, I've been taking all books from the bookcase and putting them back once she reads them. It's still annoying, because I have to make sure she doesn't snag one again. If you try to read from inventory and it says "Reread X", then obviously that one can be ignored. But you don't want to buy 50 books, do you? Remembering what books you haven't read at the library is impossible at higher levels. A different highlight behind them in the bookcase list would be helpful.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 June 01, 16:10:08
I've also been doing the 'stop rereading that!' tango, various methods of separating read from unread aren't working for me. Sometimes when I know everyone in the house has read Where's Bella ten times I'll just delete the damn thing, but then more copies mysteriously spawn (and eff you, Adventures of Raymundo). I'm thinking about putting a bookcase in an unreachable room for storage of Read, but I'm sure that will result in loads of foot-stamping.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Charamei on 2009 June 01, 16:23:39
The game appears to have a problem with selling a 'house' that isn't.

My hobo Sim was trying to get married to Agnes Crumplebottom. Since his lot is nothing more than a field, designed to keep the game happy, with enough random useless junk on it to remove his starting handout, the obvious choice was to move them into her home.

Game was perfectly happy to let them both move into his field - the tick button unfroze, everything was fine. But if even one of them attempted to move into the Crumplebottom house, let alone both, I got an alert sign up saying that the house had to have enough beds for all Sims (the house I was selling, mind), and the tick button greyed out. To make matters worse, the cancel button also greyed out, leaving me with no choice but to quit the game.

Oh well. All hobos have beds and refrigerators in their fields, right...?

ETA: RELOADED version.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Rider on 2009 June 01, 16:36:35
I got a question, I downloaded both version, reloaded and razor and in both game I don't have all the cheats listed as what suppose to be in it, does anyone know why? like I don't have testingcheatsenable.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GayJohnScarritt on 2009 June 01, 16:52:26
like I don't have testingcheatsenable.

If you're typing it in exactly as you've spelled it, then it's no wonder it's not working.   It's TestingCheatsEnabled true/false, with a D at the end.  Type help for a list of the cheats in the game, tho i can't recollect if the Debug mode cheat is listed or not.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: DaSpecialone on 2009 June 01, 16:53:50
It's very difficult to see which leafy green plants need to be fertilized without clicking on them, and I've got a gardening sim.  If it turns out that different types of plants do better with different fertilizer, it could be based on plant type instead of all types.  

When fertilizer is needed the dirt around the plant base is light brown.   With trees the bark turns a medium reddish brown around the base...learned pitifully as a result of flu and boredom.  Also the best fertilized issue is painfully obvious.   The little window (chart is much to generous a name for it) tells you which will produce nice, very nice, great, excellent, perfect or outstanding plants; clicking on the plant automatically changes the chart to the fertilizer level that matches the plant.  I tired of attempting families a while ago, so from a "win the game" point of view my sim has been maxing all skills and tediously collecting.   The bear thing happens way too often in the catacombs, does anyone actually die from that?

The ghosts however are far more interesting the regular sims (at least this minute).   Does anyone know if the array of colors they come in has to do with the way they died or the family they're in?  Of course that assumes EA took the time to give it any meaning.  They might have just decided the pretty rainbows would awe us into wonderment.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: CharleeRose on 2009 June 01, 16:58:52
The ghosts however are far more interesting the regular sims (at least this minute).   Does anyone know if the array of colors they come in has to do with the way they died or the family they're in?  Of course that assumes EA took the time to give it any meaning.  They might have just decided the pretty rainbows would awe us into wonderment.

Yes, their colors are affected by how they died.  Pink/Purple = Starvation, Yellow(ish) with the lightening = Electrocution, Blue = Drowning, Orange = Fire, and White = Old age.

You can find a picture in the thread about torturing/killing your sims.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 June 01, 17:00:45
Game was perfectly happy to let them both move into his field - the tick button unfroze, everything was fine. But if even one of them attempted to move into the Crumplebottom house, let alone both, I got an alert sign up saying that the house had to have enough beds for all Sims (the house I was selling, mind), and the tick button greyed out. To make matters worse, the cancel button also greyed out, leaving me with no choice but to quit the game.
I've actually seen the code that checks this. There are quite a few arbitrary rules involved in who is allowed to move, and stuff. I could klll them, but you will have to wait for AWESOME EDITION.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 June 01, 17:15:22
Awesome Edition will be truly awesome! \:d/

I can't wait to see what it will take care of. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jolrei on 2009 June 01, 17:16:07
Game was perfectly happy to let them both move into his field - the tick button unfroze, everything was fine. But if even one of them attempted to move into the Crumplebottom house, let alone both, I got an alert sign up saying that the house had to have enough beds for all Sims (the house I was selling, mind), and the tick button greyed out. To make matters worse, the cancel button also greyed out, leaving me with no choice but to quit the game.
I've actually seen the code that checks this. There are quite a few arbitrary rules involved in who is allowed to move, and stuff. I could klll them, but you will have to wait for AWESOME EDITION.

And until then, bang goes the asylum challenge, I guess, which would otherwise still be possible in TS3, I think.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: modelchick on 2009 June 01, 17:35:19
Check out the fugly I found...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/modelchick8806/Screenshot-12.jpg)

Look at that jaw action!

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/modelchick8806/Screenshot-15.jpg)

The little bastard had the nerve to smile at me after it asked me for a handout. :|

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/modelchick8806/Screenshot-18.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Charamei on 2009 June 01, 17:46:38
Oh Dear Lord...!

That's a kid, right? Please?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: modelchick on 2009 June 01, 17:50:27
Oh Dear Lord...!

That's a kid, right? Please?

Ha! Yeah it is, but I'd actually feel better if it was an adult.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 June 01, 18:08:29
Da Plane! Da Plaaaaaaane!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 June 01, 18:12:41
lolmidget! :D

Dammit there SHOULD be midgets and giants in gaem. :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 June 01, 18:14:32
Someone call Child Protective Services, stat.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: jaccirocker on 2009 June 01, 18:15:58
I thought that was stretch skeleton at work. Hmmph, go figure.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: AnnaFrancesca on 2009 June 01, 18:18:36
Game was perfectly happy to let them both move into his field - the tick button unfroze, everything was fine. But if even one of them attempted to move into the Crumplebottom house, let alone both, I got an alert sign up saying that the house had to have enough beds for all Sims (the house I was selling, mind), and the tick button greyed out. To make matters worse, the cancel button also greyed out, leaving me with no choice but to quit the game.
I've actually seen the code that checks this. There are quite a few arbitrary rules involved in who is allowed to move, and stuff. I could klll them, but you will have to wait for AWESOME EDITION.

And until then, bang goes the asylum challenge, I guess, which would otherwise still be possible in TS3, I think.


Well, if you were patient/crazy enough to try an asylum in TS3, could you just make a separate room [with no doors] to put the extra beds in? Sure, it would look weird, but it's kinda one way to get around it...

When you take pictures in game, do they end up okay quality, or are they as crap as TS2? It makes great graphics cards look rubbish =P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 June 01, 18:31:04
New bug I found: If you have more than 2 opportunities involving the same building, running through one of it, also completes the other one. In my particular case, I've had the "Case the joint" carrer opportunity at the science facility, and the "Discover a star" skill opportunity, and after I completed the star one by finding it with the telescope and then going to the science facility, I noticed the "Case the joint" has been completed as well.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 June 01, 19:08:07
Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI-AMnRSrc)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marq on 2009 June 01, 19:12:05
When you take pictures in game, do they end up okay quality, or are they as crap as TS2? It makes great graphics cards look rubbish =P

The quality is a lot better than TS2, IMO.  If you head over to here (http://"http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,15089.0.html"), you can see some on the "Share pix/vidz of the HORROR here" thread.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 June 01, 19:31:00
Searched 'refrigerator' and 'fridge', didn't see this mentioned:

Fridge inventories seem to be really borked. Or implemented weirdly.

--If your family moves, the new fridge in the new house will have all the stuff that was in the old fridge. Which seems fine, till you consider:

--If you packed the old fridge, it still has all that food in it. Including leftovers.

--If you buy a new, additional fridge, it will have the same contents as The One Fridge. Food endlessly dupable.

--If you then try to delete everything from the additional fridge, you will discover everything is also now gone in The One Fridge

In short, all refrigerators owned by family share some kind of interdimensional portal to a single meta-fridge.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 June 01, 20:18:52
In short, all refrigerators owned by family share some kind of interdimensional portal to a single meta-fridge.

I think this is intentional, and I prefer it.  It appears that fridges aren't actually containers themselves, they're just "access points" to some global household fridge container.  Which is far preferable to me; no more lost produce because you forgot to keep a fridge.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 June 01, 20:22:58
Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI-AMnRSrc)

Lol, I had the same reaction when I watched that.  With the OFFICIAL version you can... ad nauseam.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Budgie on 2009 June 01, 20:32:40
In short, all refrigerators owned by family share some kind of interdimensional portal to a single meta-fridge.

I think this is intentional, and I prefer it.  It appears that fridges aren't actually containers themselves, they're just "access points" to some global household fridge container.  Which is far preferable to me; no more lost produce because you forgot to keep a fridge.
Yeah, it seems intentional to me as well. I found out that if you get a higher level fridge, that will be the One Fridge, but I don't think the food is duplicated, since I can't seem to move food from one to the other.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Quill on 2009 June 01, 20:38:25
Missing traits is a known bug.  It tends to happen most often when the window with traits on your sim is open when selecting them.  However my last kids a set of twins for some reason when aging up to young adults only had the option to add a 4th trait and not a 5th.  Overall the trait selection is screwy.  Always check your traits after selecting them and if some are missing use debug mode to click on your sim to open the trait selection again.

Yeah, I thought I'd seen someone mention the bug somewhere in the thread, but I didn't know there was a solution.  I'll give it a try.  

ETA:  I tried enabling debug mode (TestingCheatsEnabled true) but I can't seem to change anything by clicking on my sim, either on her body, her info, or the mailbox.  What am I missing?  I've never used TestingCheats before in any of the games; I've used most of the other cheats but I never bothered with that one. 

I'm afraid that most of my simming before involved a lot of Awesomeware to get things working, and that often enabled me to bypass the annoyances. 

It's very difficult to see which leafy green plants need to be fertilized without clicking on them, and I've got a gardening sim.  If it turns out that different types of plants do better with different fertilizer, it could be based on plant type instead of all types.  

When fertilizer is needed the dirt around the plant base is light brown.   With trees the bark turns a medium reddish brown around the base...learned pitifully as a result of flu and boredom.  Also the best fertilized issue is painfully obvious.   The little window (chart is much to generous a name for it) tells you which will produce nice, very nice, great, excellent, perfect or outstanding plants; clicking on the plant automatically changes the chart to the fertilizer level that matches the plant.  

I know there's a way to see the difference in earth color, but it's a pain in the ass.  I do not want to have to stare at the lettuce and compare it to others to figure out what in my huge garden needs to be fertilized.  It's making me go blind get a runny  nose.  Really, it's doing something nasty to my sinuses.  I stop paying attention to the garden for a bit, and the sinus problem goes away.  Virtual allergies?

I'm fairly certain after gardening with several families that the "nice, very nice, great, excellent, perfect or outstanding" that appears in the list is a reference to the quality of the fruit in the gardener's inventory, not the future quality of the plant.  I've seen "normal" quality food in the list when fertilizing that I've then gone and removed from the sim's inventory and put in the fridge, and after that, normal doesn't show up on the list.  At least, if you're talking about the list that appears when you click on a plant and choose fertilize?  I'll test out your suggestion though.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 June 01, 21:01:09
Damn it, is anyone else having a problem placing the chess table and chairs?  No matter where I put the fucking chairs, and no matter what way I face the chess board, it still tells me that I need to place chairs before I can use it.  Jesus, this was never so difficult in the old game.  I don't know if I'm riding the fail train or finding another bug.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: LFox on 2009 June 01, 21:14:47
Found a link someone posted for scans of the game manual.  Nothing terribly interesting though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/simprograms/sets/72157613371455282/?page=13


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 June 01, 21:21:54
Damn it, is anyone else having a problem placing the chess table and chairs?  No matter where I put the fucking chairs, and no matter what way I face the chess board, it still tells me that I need to place chairs before I can use it.  Jesus, this was never so difficult in the old game.  I don't know if I'm riding the fail train or finding another bug.

I had that problem.  You can't put the chairs near a door for some reason, even if it fits and would have worked in the old game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Celestra on 2009 June 01, 21:23:11
To people saying about how parts of the game seems like WoW etc with the buffs . I guess this could be due to the fact that Rod Humble's last job before this was on Everquest . No doubt he got the ideas there and thought they would fit in well in The Sims . Maybe that's also why the game now seems more of a levelling grind than an open-ended toy .


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: daisywenham on 2009 June 01, 21:23:30
Damn it, is anyone else having a problem placing the chess table and chairs?  No matter where I put the fucking chairs, and no matter what way I face the chess board, it still tells me that I need to place chairs before I can use it.  Jesus, this was never so difficult in the old game.  I don't know if I'm riding the fail train or finding another bug.

I had trouble with chess tables.  In my main house, I could place one chair but it refused to let me place a second one.  In another house it eventually let me place the 2nd chair but I had a hard time.  


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Sagana on 2009 June 01, 21:34:09
Interestingly enough, the game had no issue at all letting me drop a family on an empty lot, motherlode them and then move them to a better house. We didn't bother to buy beds, so there certainly weren't enough on the lot for all the sims. A 2nd family dropped on the same lot (which is now listed as a 'house' even though there's nothing on it) responded similarly. So I guess Asylum wouldn't be an issue if you start with a family of created sims rather than move-ins. (Reloaded version, btw).

I had to put the cheapest chess set actually outside to place the chairs. I found that annoying as I regularly put the outdoor one inside in sims2. When I edited a community lot and added 2 more so there were actually enough available for a chess tourney to have several sims play before time runs out, one chair in each of the new sets failed to work properly. Dumb game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 June 01, 21:37:35
I've noticed the same: apparently, I didn't find the correct chair, or chair position, for the chess table. Whatever I do, the chess options are always greyed out.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 June 01, 21:39:12
Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI-AMnRSrc)
The person they have doing the voice-over sounds like a douche. And yes, I laughed. I'll laugh more when I'm playing the 'hood in my unofficial game. (Assuming, of course, that the official ships/downloads with SecuROM, because if not I can't justify not paying for it).


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zaphod Beeblebrox on 2009 June 01, 21:50:02
I had that problem.  You can't put the chairs near a door for some reason, even if it fits and would have worked in the old game.

Or even windows?  Mine wasn't near a door, just a huge window. 

It would be nice if I could place just one damn chair near the chess table, but it won't even let me do that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 June 01, 21:50:58
Yeah, I thought I'd seen someone mention the bug somewhere in the thread, but I didn't know there was a solution.  I'll give it a try.  

ETA:  I tried enabling debug mode (TestingCheatsEnabled true) but I can't seem to change anything by clicking on my sim, either on her body, her info, or the mailbox.  What am I missing?  I've never used TestingCheats before in any of the games; I've used most of the other cheats but I never bothered with that one.  

I'm afraid that most of my simming before involved a lot of Awesomeware to get things working, and that often enabled me to bypass the annoyances.  

Testingcheatsenabled true. Then hold down the Shift key and click on the sim.


Found a bug. Minor but it sure as fuck annoys me. Razor version. Patched. Clean hood. The lot by the coast on the cliff. I am landscaping at the moment. I have tried each terrain paint on the lot and they work fine. I erase all of them and then focus on actual landscaping. While making my carport I applied asphalt and then the used gravel a bit. I change the sliders to make the gravel softer. BAM. My gravel is now dark sand. Dark sand still works. All of the other terrains still work. No amount of fiddling with the shapes, sizes or softness change it back. Gravel terrain paint has now mutated into dark sand and can not be fixed. I'm restarting the game to see if it helps any and to see how many times I can recreate it.

Edit: Restarting the game has fixed it. Can't seem to trigger it again.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 June 01, 23:16:15
Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI-AMnRSrc)
The person they have doing the voice-over sounds like a douche. And yes, I laughed. I'll laugh more when I'm playing the 'hood in my unofficial game. (Assuming, of course, that the official ships/downloads with SecuROM, because if not I can't justify not paying for it).

He has one of those voices with a smile in it that drives people to murder.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Quill on 2009 June 01, 23:24:09
Yeah, I thought I'd seen someone mention the bug somewhere in the thread, but I didn't know there was a solution.  I'll give it a try.  

ETA:  I tried enabling debug mode (TestingCheatsEnabled true) but I can't seem to change anything by clicking on my sim, either on her body, her info, or the mailbox.  What am I missing?  I've never used TestingCheats before in any of the games; I've used most of the other cheats but I never bothered with that one.  

I'm afraid that most of my simming before involved a lot of Awesomeware to get things working, and that often enabled me to bypass the annoyances.  

Testingcheatsenabled true. Then hold down the Shift key and click on the sim.

The Shift key!  Ahah!  That worked.  I tried the control key, but not the shift key.  Hmmmm... What else can I do with this?  What can I explode?  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 01, 23:40:40
This game is a bummer. I started out excited for it, and I became more and more turned off as I learned more about it. It's like everything else in life, I guess. First, I learn that the neighborhood is fixed and unalterable (an inexcusable step back to The Sims original), and then I discover that all of the returning premade families promised by The Sims wiki are hoaxes (I know it's stupid to trust a wiki with no sources whatsoever, but it all seemed so plausible. Yeah, I get attached to premade Sims. Why is the minor character Kaylynn Langerak returning but not the Pleasants?), and to top it all off, there are no Spode-damn pianos! I also wanted my first family to make oreo babies!

The thing that'll drive the nail into the coffin for me is the lack of potential for custom content. Will CC creators be able to put mods, textures, and meshes into neat little package files?

I agree that someone (probably not Blizzard) needs to knock EA off of their throne in the people simulator department. After a decade of nothing but crappy linear imitations that do not even remotely match The Sims in greatness, it's about time. I definitely want a rating over teen so we can drink something other than club soda at bars. I can imagine the perfect game: it would have midgets, military career characters coming home with missing limbs, dangerously thin and immobile 1,000+ lb. obese characters, the option for gay teens to come out to their parents, their parents' option to yell at them and kick them out of the house if they have the "Born-Again" trait, and if the dad gets to the top of the evangelical career, he gets the option to snort coke off a hooker's ass.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 June 01, 23:46:58
he gets the option to snort coke off a hooker's ass.

Okay, I lol'd.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Blaise on 2009 June 02, 00:31:58
To people saying about how parts of the game seems like WoW etc with the buffs . I guess this could be due to the fact that Rod Humble's last job before this was on Everquest . No doubt he got the ideas there and thought they would fit in well in The Sims . Maybe that's also why the game now seems more of a levelling grind than an open-ended toy .

From this interview (http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-sims-3/891476p2.html):

Quote
Fargo: No more stat bars? It's all done through the "wants" system now, similar to the Sims 2 system of wants and fears?

Humble: Yeah but it's kind of deeper now. You can have as many [wants] as you want, they compress down there. [The new system] is similar to buffs in role-playing games. You can tell exactly what your sim is thinking. So, if your sim is crying, then there'll be a little thing that says, "I'm crying because I was in the rain, and I'm cold." And you can say, "Oh, now I get it." Or "I'm crying because my best friend isn't my friend anymore." These things add up, and it's this nice little look into their metaphysical life.


From this interview (http://www.mcvuk.com/features/226/FRANCHISE-FOCUS-The-Sims):

Quote
With Will Wright having stepped back from The Sims to concentrate on Spore, it's clear that Rod Humble's MMO past has encouraged him to move The Sims away from its simulation background towards a gameplay experience which will appeal more to existing gamers - while The Sims 3's increased sophistication and depth will excite current fans who would not otherwise characterise themselves as gamers.

So yeah, Rod Humble's MMO background has royally f'ed my Sims toy.

Edit: Fixing Links


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cynconzola on 2009 June 02, 00:59:34
Maybe some of the fans should give it a go - do a write-up and contact Blizzard [or another company that has decent customer service] and code a sim-type game that is good.  I don't mind shelling out money for something that I like and that isn't designed to screw me over.


Actually, I did write a letter to the dev's of Aion asking them to consider making a sims type of game.  After which, I posted said letter on the bbs. I figured since EA wasn't "getting" what we wanted, if I wrote to the other company who was making the characters look and move the way I'd like to see our sims look and move, maybe my letter would inspire someone...but of course it fell flat.

cyn


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 June 02, 01:05:46
Well, hell. I had no idea Rod Humble's background was MMO before I wrote my WoW-Sims diatribe a few pages back. (Weird, I played EQ and I don't remember that guy's name. Presumably wasn't one of the major players, at least not for EQ1.)

So yeah: Sims as RPG = fail.

Then again, if a lot of these people who buy the game have never actually played an RPG, they'll probably think that collecting rocks is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Whether they'll stay long enough to buy the next xpac remains to be seen.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MaryH on 2009 June 02, 01:08:09
Quote
Actually, I did write a letter to the dev's of Aion asking them to consider making a sims type of game.  After which, I posted said letter on the bbs. I figured since EA wasn't "getting" what we wanted, if I wrote to the other company who was making the characters look and move the way I'd like to see our sims look and move, maybe my letter would inspire someone...but of course it fell flat.

No reputable gaming company is going to even attempt to infringe the trademark of EA's Sims series. That would be not only actionable (unlike the coding stuff we've been hammering on about) but it would mean major lawsuits.

That kind of stuff can land a company in two types of court-trademark and bankruptcy. It's not even close-you don't fuck with someone's trademark or registered game. That's definitely a real big no-no in business.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 June 02, 01:23:50
Oh crap. Now I know why this game is giving me a slight feeling of a MUD-like gameplay. And since now I was telling myself: "Don't be silly, you're only obsessed by MUDs, you're seeing them everywhere, this is a single-player game..." and so on.
In the end, I'm not insane that much, after all.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cynconzola on 2009 June 02, 01:56:06
Quote
Actually, I did write a letter to the dev's of Aion asking them to consider making a sims type of game.  After which, I posted said letter on the bbs. I figured since EA wasn't "getting" what we wanted, if I wrote to the other company who was making the characters look and move the way I'd like to see our sims look and move, maybe my letter would inspire someone...but of course it fell flat.

No reputable gaming company is going to even attempt to infringe the trademark of EA's Sims series. That would be not only actionable (unlike the coding stuff we've been hammering on about) but it would mean major lawsuits.

That kind of stuff can land a company in two types of court-trademark and bankruptcy. It's not even close-you don't fuck with someone's trademark or registered game. That's definitely a real big no-no in business.



Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre.  Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.

cyn


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Whylorinda on 2009 June 02, 01:57:02
Has anyone looked into adoption at all? Specifically, I was wondering if you could put your own sims at the front of the adoption pool by having them taken by the social worker, like in TS2. Thanks.

I have only seen it once but I don't think it works like that anymore. Last night I was playing a family that had twin toddlers, and they were taken by the social worker. I wanted them back as they were spawn of the fireman and I wanted to test the pyromaniac trait. I switched houses and had a neighbor try to adopt, she got a new toddler girl.  I was looking through the hood and saw one of them through the neighbors window, I found the other one at another neighbors house. I cheated to get them back, all their relationships are the same, but I seemed to have borked them because they can't be aged up with the cake, only with testingcheats.

Oh, that's too bad. Thanks for the info, though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 June 02, 02:05:00

Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre.  Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.

cyn

You do not need to sign your posts. We can see who wrote it quite easily without it.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Hook on 2009 June 02, 02:50:07
Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market?  It's even online.  You can start playing tomorrow instead of waiting several years for one to be made.  As far as I know, EA hasn't given them any legal hassles.

Just watch out for the Furries.

Hook


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dureth on 2009 June 02, 03:09:18

Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre.  Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.

cyn

You do not need to sign your posts. We can see who wrote it quite easily without it.

LIES!
Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market?  It's even online.  You can start playing tomorrow instead of waiting several years for one to be made.  As far as I know, EA hasn't given them any legal hassles.

Just watch out for the Furries.

Hook

See? You *do* have to sign your name!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: neder on 2009 June 02, 03:15:41
Interestingly enough, the game had no issue at all letting me drop a family on an empty lot, motherlode them and then move them to a better house.

Use "freeRealEstate" in the cheatbox. It allows a family to move into any lot, regardless of price. It has to be re-entered every time you go back to the "edit" screen, though.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Solowren on 2009 June 02, 03:18:26
See? You *do* have to sign your name!

Because one person does? Come on.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Bass Junkie on 2009 June 02, 03:24:23

Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre.  Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.

cyn

You do not need to sign your posts. We can see who wrote it quite easily without it.

LIES!
Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market?  It's even online.  You can start playing tomorrow instead of waiting several years for one to be made.  As far as I know, EA hasn't given them any legal hassles.

Just watch out for the Furries.

Hook

See? You *do* have to sign your name!

Why didn't you? :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dureth on 2009 June 02, 03:28:47

Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre.  Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.

cyn

You do not need to sign your posts. We can see who wrote it quite easily without it.

LIES!
Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market?  It's even online.  You can start playing tomorrow instead of waiting several years for one to be made.  As far as I know, EA hasn't given them any legal hassles.

Just watch out for the Furries.

Hook

See? You *do* have to sign your name!

Why didn't you? :P

So nobody could see who wrote it, of course!  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: MidnightVoyager on 2009 June 02, 03:38:46
Psssst. Mr. Humble.

I'm a gamer. I've played (and do play) MMOs. I love Sims. By your logic, I would love this game, no?

No.

See, when I come to Sims, I don't want a god-damned MMO. If I want a MMO, I will find one, thank you very much.

Idiot.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gethane on 2009 June 02, 03:57:18
Quote
Actually, I did write a letter to the dev's of Aion asking them to consider making a sims type of game.  After which, I posted said letter on the bbs. I figured since EA wasn't "getting" what we wanted, if I wrote to the other company who was making the characters look and move the way I'd like to see our sims look and move, maybe my letter would inspire someone...but of course it fell flat.

No reputable gaming company is going to even attempt to infringe the trademark of EA's Sims series. That would be not only actionable (unlike the coding stuff we've been hammering on about) but it would mean major lawsuits.

That kind of stuff can land a company in two types of court-trademark and bankruptcy. It's not even close-you don't fuck with someone's trademark or registered game. That's definitely a real big no-no in business.



Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre.  Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.

cyn

after just finishing up my first year of law school, including a semester in Intro to IP, I can say with confidence that ideas are NOT protectable by copyright. Of course, a competing game could not use the expression of that idea (i.e. the code), nor could they call it "Sims" since that would likely be a TM infringement, but another life simulator game like the sims could certainly be made. Notice how many fantasy/rpg type MMORPG's there are?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 June 02, 03:58:40
With the exact same base classes, too. Every time I see some kid complaining that X game stole the Archer, Thief, Mage, and Warrior classes from Y game, it gives me the giggles.

LIES!
Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market?  It's even online.  You can start playing tomorrow instead of waiting several years for one to be made.  As far as I know, EA hasn't given them any legal hassles.

Just watch out for the Furries.

Hook

See? You *do* have to sign your name!
Did you miss Hook's last response to name-signing criticism? He's been signing his posts since you and I were in diapers. He was grandfathered in.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marq on 2009 June 02, 04:18:26
This game is a bummer. I started out excited for it, and I became more and more turned off as I learned more about it. It's like everything else in life, I guess. First, I learn that the neighborhood is fixed and unalterable (an inexcusable step back to The Sims original)...

Actually, you can edit the neighborhood you just can't place lots wherever the heck you want.  I've culled the lots in one neighborhood and I'm working on creating a goth themed hood.  With all of the lots, and there's a crap ton, I actually don't mind not being able to place lots where ever I want to. 

The thing that'll drive the nail into the coffin for me is the lack of potential for custom content. Will CC creators be able to put mods, textures, and meshes into neat little package files?

I imagine that real CC will find its way into the game eventually.  EAxis' Maxiod Whomever has stated that there will be an "official" CC tool, which I'm assuming if for the "official" version of the game.  I wonder how many more times I can say "official".  If you think back it took some time for CC to make its way to get into TS2 and even longer for quality CC to make its way into the game.  I'm sure EAxis won't be releasing (what I think is) an awesome modding tool like the ones Bethesda releases for ES or Fallout, but maybe it'll be useful to modders in creating a quality CC tool.

I say you just arr the game and decide if the game's worth it.  If you don't like it then you didn't waste $50, if you do like it then you can still not waste $50 or you can wait for the price to go down to something reasonable.

Marq


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 02, 04:50:45
EAxis' Maxiod Whomever has stated that there will be an "official" CC tool, which I'm assuming if for the "official" version of the game.  I wonder how many more times I can say "official".  ....  I'm sure EAxis won't be releasing (what I think is) an awesome modding tool like the ones Bethesda releases for ES or Fallout, but maybe it'll be useful to modders in creating a quality CC tool.

Yeah, promised object/neighborhood editors will either not come or will suck horribly (and/or will be for sale in the Store; -shudder-)

Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market?  It's even online.

Would this be Second Life? Not remotely a people simulator in my opinion. More of a virtual world social networking program that happens to have some creation tools for users. Well, maybe it's a little similar (as you pimp your avatar, build a home if you can afford a place to put it, and even get jobs like DJ or prostitute), but in the way apples are similar to oranges. They're both fruity.

By the WAY, Second Life is SUCCESSFUL. Allowing users to run wild with custom content makes you SUCCESSFUL, Electronic "Arts".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marq on 2009 June 02, 04:59:50
Yeah, promised object/neighborhood editors will either not come or will suck horribly (and/or will be for sale in the Store; -shudder-)

I don't think EAxis is capable of creating a tool that doesn't suck horribly.  :P 
Whatever happened to "Challenge Everything"?   ::)

Marq

ETA:  So, I know it may not be awesome to sign posts but it's what I do.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Bass Junkie on 2009 June 02, 05:03:48
Would this be Second Life? Not remotely a people simulator in my opinion. More of a virtual world social networking program that happens to have some creation tools for users. Well, maybe it's a little similar (as you pimp your avatar, build a home if you can afford a place to put it, and even get jobs like DJ or prostitute), but in the way apples are similar to oranges. They're both fruity.

By the WAY, Second Life is SUCCESSFUL. Allowing users to run wild with custom content makes you SUCCESSFUL, Electronic "Arts".

Kudos is another life sim, however I wouldn't call it a competitor to either.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 02, 05:11:27
Whatever happened to "Challenge Everything"?   ::)

To be fair, your patience and optimism are under the category of "everything".

Kudos is another life sim, however I wouldn't call it a competitor to either.

Yeah, one of those games that tried to take advantage of the popularity of The Sims, but wasn't made with enough dedication to be as broad and open-ended.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marq on 2009 June 02, 05:28:47
To be fair, your patience and optimism are under the category of "everything".

Oh and both are being challenged everyday.  If it isn't EA sucking the life out of something its the BBS sucking the life out of you.  A pox on their crappiness. 

Speaking of sucking the life out of something, I was looking at the TS3 strat guide at work yesterday (didn't actually read it b/c I'm lazy and didn't feel like re-wrapping the thing) and it's a lot smaller than the TS2 base game guide.  I thought I was feeling like the game was missing things that even a base game should have. 

Marq


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dureth on 2009 June 02, 05:33:07
Quote
ETA:  So, I know it may not be awesome to sign posts but it's what I do.

Most things in life aren't awesome; no need to apologize.

Regarding the EA tools: I know if I don't see a friggan neighborhood creator soon, I'm gonna be rather livid. Being a paying customer always gives me a nice, warm and fuzzy feeling of entitlement.  ;D Other than what they've promised, I think I'd kind of prefer modders make our tools. It may take longer (probably not heh) but it will *work*... and if it doesn't work, it will get fixed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lerf on 2009 June 02, 05:34:19
I'm still waiting for the Sims 2 Content Creator they promised us....  ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marq on 2009 June 02, 05:44:21
Most things in life aren't awesome; no need to apologize.

Oh, I wasn't apologizing.  Just stating that I knew I wasn't being awesome.   :P
Maybe you'll get your neighborhood creator in the next Sim City.  Sim City 500000, a combination of what didn't work in Sim City 4 and what everyone hated from Sim City Societies. 

I'm still waiting for the Sims 2 Content Creator they promised us....  ::)

What do you mean?  We have the Home Crafter Plus and all it's useless wonderful  abilities.  And don't forget about Bodyshop! EAxis is nothing but dead dreams and empty promises.  And the best part is that they probably know this, they just don't care.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 June 02, 05:46:57
ETA:  So, I know it may not be awesome to sign posts but it's what I do.

Good to know we're dealing with a rude person who disregards the fact that this forum DOES NOT LIKE redundant stupidity like signed posts.

Hook is a special case, and does it primarily to get on specific people's nerves, to boot.

Stop signing your posts. It is retarded, especially as we can see your username RIGHT THERE.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 June 02, 05:47:39
Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI-AMnRSrc)

The ‘official' Casanova does not even look like he could swoon the pants off a dead guy, let alone a living one. You would think that an ‘official' TS3 product would have better looking sims.

Though after reviewing their purchasable hairstyles I think I should reconsider where I am placing my confidence.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marq on 2009 June 02, 05:53:59
Good to know we're dealing with a rude person who disregards the fact that this forum DOES NOT LIKE redundant stupidity like signed posts.

Hook is a special case, and does it primarily to get on specific people's nerves, to boot.

Stop signing your posts. It is retarded, especially as we can see your username RIGHT THERE.

In my mind it has nothing to do with seeing the user name, it's like ending a note or a letter.  You sign your name.  It's polite in my book.  If it's rude in yours then I won't do it.  Maybe i missed the post where it was said to be rude to sign your post but I have gone through this entire thread (even read the FAQ albeit a year ago) and I don't remember reading anywhere that it was regarded as rude.  Well, now I know and knowing half the battle.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 02, 06:00:26
The ‘official' Casanova does not even look like he could swoon the pants off a dead guy, let alone a living one. You would think that an ‘official' TS3 product would have better looking sims.

It seems like you can't make your Sims very good-looking OR grotesquely hideous beyond reason. I want to do both. I hope there's some way to remove the limits on the sliders.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dureth on 2009 June 02, 06:02:07
ETA:  So, I know it may not be awesome to sign posts but it's what I do.

Good to know we're dealing with a rude person who disregards the fact that this forum DOES NOT LIKE redundant stupidity like signed posts.

Hook is a special case, and does it primarily to get on specific people's nerves, to boot.

Stop signing your posts. It is retarded, especially as we can see your username RIGHT THERE.

Don't say 'It is retarded". Say the truth- it annoys you. Then people can go from there.

-Dureth  :D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 June 02, 06:09:20

The ‘official' Casanova does not even look like he could swoon the pants off a dead guy, let alone a living one. You would think that an ‘official' TS3 product would have better looking sims.

It seems like you can't make your Sims very good-looking OR grotesquely hideous beyond reason. I want to do both. I hope there's some way to remove the limits on the sliders.

Of course you can make your sims hideous beyond all reason. That is practically built in. The issue is that you can't make them reasonably attractive without them all starting to look the same, put the slider too far and they start looking cartoon-y.


Don't say 'It is retarded". Say the truth- it annoys you. Then people can go from there.
-Dureth  :D

Will saying that it is stupid, because it is redundant, work for you?



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Dureth on 2009 June 02, 06:12:55

The ‘official' Casanova does not even look like he could swoon the pants off a dead guy, let alone a living one. You would think that an ‘official' TS3 product would have better looking sims.

It seems like you can't make your Sims very good-looking OR grotesquely hideous beyond reason. I want to do both. I hope there's some way to remove the limits on the sliders.

Of course you can make your sims hideous beyond all reason. That is practically built in. The issue is that you can't make them reasonably attractive without them all starting to look the same, put the slider too far and they start looking cartoon-y.


Don't say 'It is retarded". Say the truth- it annoys you. Then people can go from there.
-Dureth  :D

Will saying that it is stupid, because it is redundant, work for you?


Fine, fine, I'm satisfied.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marq on 2009 June 02, 06:19:34
Don't say 'It is retarded". Say the truth- it annoys you. Then people can go from there.
-Dureth  :D

I think she got her point across fine.  Retarded on MATY is different than retarded in RL. 

On topic:  fiberglassdolphin, I've had a hard enough time making sims look unique without relying on skin tone and hair color.  While the 'middle ground' EA choose, imo, is hideous I'm with you in the idea of wanting to be able to control how ugly the sims turn out to be.  The sims in the hood look like clones and since someone noticed that their method of fixing it was giving them hook noses and different skin tones.  I kind of wish they had gone with a system where you click on your sim's face and drag the mouse to get the look you want.  Now that could lead to some unique looking sims.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Blaise on 2009 June 02, 06:56:11
             For me TashaFaun no positive. You can see the following impression.

Huh? Say what, Willis?

Btw, I've figured out what it is about TS3 Sims that make them so hard for me to "get into". They don't blink - at least not very much. Their wide staring eyes...creepy.

Also, I miss watching their dreams when they sleep.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Quill on 2009 June 02, 07:41:07
             For me TashaFaun no positive. You can see the following impression.
_________________
Programmable Thermostats (http://www.prothermostats.com/)

The twit above posted that nonsense solely to insert his/her stupid link to a website selling thermostats.  The post itself has no meaning.  You can tell because they bothered to put in a signature that's expressly forbidden by the FAQ in their first (and hopefully only) post.  

Why they think people in this forum would want thermostats, I don't know.  Sims 3 = thermostats.  Of course!  Why didn't I see it before?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gumbyscout on 2009 June 02, 07:57:43
Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI-AMnRSrc)

The ‘official' Casanova does not even look like he could swoon the pants off a dead guy, let alone a living one. You would think that an ‘official' TS3 product would have better looking sims.

Though after reviewing their purchasable hairstyles I think I should reconsider where I am placing my confidence.


At least the "official" Casanova looks like Lothario from TS2, though it then puts another kink in the whole story of the TS3, along with such plot holes as the book "Where's Bella?". I wish they would of got someone who had some personality so that we would actually care about some old guy's plumbing issues or some family's garden. I find it hilarious that they think that only people with the "official" game will be able to get their grubby little hands on riverview :P.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: witch on 2009 June 02, 11:03:56
Had a weird little book glitch tonight. My sim family were missing several books in the '1, 2, 3 and skill' series. I sent her to buy the 2nd book each of cooking and mechanical, and a few other bits and pieces. She also sold an extra copy of the 1st in the mechanical series. When she arrived home, she had no books at all but the money was still gone. I don't know if it's because I sold one at the same time/ on the same screen, that I bought other books.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 June 02, 12:04:33
Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI-AMnRSrc)
The person they have doing the voice-over sounds like a douche. And yes, I laughed. I'll laugh more when I'm playing the 'hood in my unofficial game. (Assuming, of course, that the official ships/downloads with SecuROM, because if not I can't justify not paying for it).
If you figure out how to get the hood in your unofficial game, please share this information. :P



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 June 02, 14:37:10
Also, I miss watching their dreams when they sleep.

That's right, they don't dream anymore do they... just large Zzzzzzzzzz's.  If they dreamed, that would at least give me something interesting to see while I wait out the painfully long sleep time and slow ultra speed (seemingly not helped at all by even the most expensive bed).  They also don't open and shut their mouths when sleeping as if snoring anymore either.  It seems they took out a lot of cute and endearing things from the game.  No more cut scenes (I loved the engagement rejection one), no more memories so you can't tell how many times they peed themselves, no more "boing" and rage when they discover they've been cheated on... I used to have a sim invite all his lovers to a party just to see how many of them would go "boing" at the same time and start slapping each other silly.  It doesn't seem like they die of fright from seeing ghosts anymore either.  I guess that means no more houses of horror with cemeteries in the back yard to see how many sims can die in one night.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Fubuki on 2009 June 02, 15:21:23
You know, at first I was really having fun with this game. However, now that I'm over the initial new-and-shininess effect of a brand new game, I'm starting to hate the fact that they left so much out -- maybe even more than they added. Let's see...

- Aliens and male pregnancy
- Memories
- Interests
- Dreams
- Cut scenes
- Photo albums
- Hot tubs
- Pianos
- Genetics that don't suck ass

All those things were included in TS2 base game. I know they just want to make sure that TS2 still has some advantages over TS3 so that it will continue to sell. But no hot tubs or pianos? Come on... Even TS1 base game had those (if memory serves). I never realized how much I used hot tubs and pianos until they were taken away. I'll be pissed if either of those things are offered in the Store later.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 June 02, 15:46:55
No diving boards for pools either. Now THAT'S retarded.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 June 02, 15:51:03
Apparently there is male pregnancy, but it can be had through traditional means. Why? Because men can totally reproduce with each other and ghosts, but the thought of an alien sticking a probe up your ass is totally beyond the conceivable.

They do have interests tied to many traits. However, not sharing the same interest doesn't have as much of an effect. There are so few ways to piss off a sim anymore. Flirt with the unflirty or poke them. That's about it.

Photo albums...I don't miss the superfluous thumbnails, but I hate that we can't change the default photo size. I'm not sharing anything over 500 pics wide, so I have to resize every frakking image.

I really miss the pianos, if only because the sound in TS3 is so well done that I'd love to hear piano music. I played piano for 10 years. My grand aunt was a concert pianist in Germany. I grew up with that. My personal opinion is that they included the guitar instead because of the success of Guitar Hero.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: WatersMoon on 2009 June 02, 15:52:33
I really miss pianos as well. I mean, they ported almost everything else directly from the Sims 2. Why not bring along the piano!?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimKat on 2009 June 02, 15:54:46
I'm sure the piano and the hot tubs will be available at their store soon like everything else they didn't put in the base game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 June 02, 15:58:51
My personal opinion is that they included the guitar instead because of the success of Guitar Hero.

Totally agree. Because cool guys dig Guitar Hero.

Proof:

(http://www.fantasiadomain.com/misc/guncollection.jpg)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Scotty on 2009 June 02, 16:00:16
Okay, now that just makes my eyes bleed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Witchboy on 2009 June 02, 16:03:15
Okay, now that just makes my eyes bleed.

Oh Scoooooty, You know you want him. :D :P


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 June 02, 16:14:39
That is the most disgusting case of grundle hair I have EVER seen.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 June 02, 16:18:04
I'm curious whether anyone who had arrred either the reloaded or razor version has purchased the real deal.  Just wondering if there are significant differences.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 June 02, 16:21:30
Quote from: zaza
I have to resize every frakking image.
I'd like to introduce you to a little program called PIXresizer (http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm).



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 June 02, 16:24:40
I'm curious whether anyone who had arrred either the reloaded or razor version has purchased the real deal.  Just wondering if there are significant differences.

I did, but I haven't picked it up yet. I'll be waiting until someone confirms a working crack. Supposedly, JM says the Razor version's launcher is safe to use.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: cwieberdink on 2009 June 02, 16:29:16
I got mine at Best Buy and it's installing now.  I have a nice complete backup of my entire harddrive, so I am willing to take the risks.  I'll report back soon.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: WatersMoon on 2009 June 02, 17:23:04
I got mine from Amazon and it is also installing now. One difference is that it is installing a lot slower than the Razor version. I'm very interested to see if there are any differences in the game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Carokube on 2009 June 02, 17:50:45
ROFL from the Gun Hero.

I broke down and bought the game during my lunch break today. I have a good job. I can afford it. Plus this way I can actually use the TS3 community. I can ARR all the expansion packs.

Obviously I haven't DLed the new city yet, but I'm guessing that's where all the other pre-mades form sims 1 and sim 2 are hiding that were claimed to be in the game on the sims 3 wikia. Most this is based on seeing that Don clone... but wouldn't you think that maybe the Pleasants/Burbs/whomever is missing from Sunset Valley might be in this new neighborhood?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: SimKat on 2009 June 02, 18:05:10
Oh that's disgusting lol,great now my eyes are bleeding and I'll have nightmares.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: gumbyscout on 2009 June 02, 18:16:27
Apparently there is male pregnancy, but it can be had through traditional means. Why? Because men can totally reproduce with each other and ghosts, but the thought of an alien sticking a probe up your ass is totally beyond the conceivable.

They do have interests tied to many traits. However, not sharing the same interest doesn't have as much of an effect. There are so few ways to piss off a sim anymore. Flirt with the unflirty or poke them. That's about it.

Photo albums...I don't miss the superfluous thumbnails, but I hate that we can't change the default photo size. I'm not sharing anything over 500 pics wide, so I have to resize every frakking image.

I really miss the pianos, if only because the sound in TS3 is so well done that I'd love to hear piano music. I played piano for 10 years. My grand aunt was a concert pianist in Germany. I grew up with that. My personal opinion is that they included the guitar instead because of the success of Guitar Hero.
The male pregnancy has to pertain to the townies spawning random spawn regardless of sex and relationships right? No matter how hard I try, males don't get preggers on TS3. I too miss the piano, but I would be cool to get the synthesizer like on the sims 2 or some other instrument, but they would probably have their own skills or change the "guitar" skill into the "musical" skill, which is unlikely to happen due to EAxis's track record.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jelenedra on 2009 June 02, 18:24:48

I really miss the pianos, if only because the sound in TS3 is so well done that I'd love to hear piano music. I played piano for 10 years. My grand aunt was a concert pianist in Germany. I grew up with that. My personal opinion is that they included the guitar instead because of the success of Guitar Hero.
I too miss the piano, but I would be cool to get the synthesizer like on the sims 2 or some other instrument, but they would probably have their own skills or change the "guitar" skill into the "musical" skill, which is unlikely to happen due to EAxis's track record.

I would actually like that. Playing the guitar well does not equal automagic success with every instrument EVER.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Faizah on 2009 June 02, 18:32:28
And yet playing the toddler xylophone gives a bonus towards playing guitar later in life.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Acid_fairy on 2009 June 02, 18:50:16
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/665.page (http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/665.page)

Haha, apparently the speeds haven't been fixed. Did we expect them to?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: timelycorruption on 2009 June 02, 18:57:14
http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?t=369835 (http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?t=369835)

"unfortunately not since sims3 has a totally different and much complicated 'hood system"

Read: EA fail'd and turned the sandbox into MapleStory.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: kennyinbmore on 2009 June 02, 19:56:15
I have to admit. I'm getting a rather perverse thrill reading the modthesims2 forum. Apparently they're finding out we haven't been playing a "beta" the last 2 weeks  ;D


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Mr. Snooley on 2009 June 02, 20:02:29
I have to admit. I'm getting a rather perverse thrill reading the modthesims2 forum. Apparently they're finding out we haven't been playing a "beta" the last 2 weeks  ;D

Indeed.

You can only close your eyes and hide from the truth for a certain amount of time ...

... Unless your dead, I guess.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Carokube on 2009 June 02, 20:12:24
Is anyone else reading the forum.thesims3.com and getting errors about how they don't have sufficient security access or something to read this thread? For a second I almost thought I got banned after 2 posts. LOL. They've found me out already...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Salomon on 2009 June 02, 21:29:43
The male pregnancy has to pertain to the townies spawning random spawn regardless of sex and relationships right?

I think the "males can try for a baby with other males and succeed" bug and the "sims can try for a baby with thin air when you aren't looking to clone themselves" feature are unrelated.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: victoriageras on 2009 June 02, 22:11:44
I have been playing the game for a week and it is quite horrible in my opinion. Reading the entire thread, i respect the assets, that people are recognize to the "monster" but i think sims 3 is nothing more than a big fuss.

The thing that really makes me want to unistall the damn thing is the motives. They are dropping soooooo fast, that i can't nearly explore anything new. I have my female sim try to walk around the city or visit a house, but she is always screaming to go to bed. Althought, i have to recognise, that while she was pregnant her motives were better than if she was pregnant in sims 2 (not dropping so fast).

I know it has been mentioned before, but i hate, detest, can't stand (runninng out of words) the sims. For the love of god, who put "moonface" as a standar bone structure in CAS? Yes, there are people with round faces but there are not like that. When you make them lean and athletic, their heads are like photoshoped to their bodies. Basically i was addicted to Sims for 2 reasons. The first was building and decorating houses and the second was creating sims. Both are lost now.

There is also this social need, that infants, toddlers and children have that i could really use pescado's hack for them ( baby dinner). My sim couple, wakes up in the middle of the night or drop anything that they are doing in order to go and "pet" their spawn. I mean...... arghhhh!!!!

I had a really good laugh previously. My female sim was pregnant (i swear the woman is a rabbit, she has two kids and she gave birth to triplets), she decided to go for a walk in the park, but her waters broke. She went to the hospital and i was waiting for the father to follow, when i suddenly saw this
(http://i42.tinypic.com/xfqlvp.jpg)


The husband run to the hosital with one of my toddlers and he stayed there until the woman gave birth. There was no reason to take the child cause there was a baby sitter. Has anything like that happened to you? It was funny!

Oh and an image of my daughter (yes the thing is a daughter)
(http://i41.tinypic.com/213qhhf.jpg)

I don't think that i am going to keep the sims 3 to my pc for long. The game is plain ridiculous. Maybe i will think about it, when a good expansion comes up or there are some cc, like sims!



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Hook on 2009 June 02, 22:14:49
(http://www.fantasiadomain.com/misc/guncollection.jpg)

ALRIGHT!  NOBODY MOVE OR THE DICK GETS IT!

===

After a couple of hours of play I have to report being surprised that the game isn't as bad as I was expecting from some of the early reports here.  The camera controls were better than I expected, but not as responsive to the mouse as in TS2.  Severe pudding face was not noticed.  

I got the impression from the game tips that changing houses was intended to be permanent.  I mean, we know how it works but it says it's "irreversable" (I think that's the word they used;  I've slept since then).  No wonder they move away while you're playing another house.

I played through a couple of days and while the time doesn't pass as quickly in speed 3 when your Sim is sleeping or working, it does pass somewhat quicker than normal.  It ain't great, but it ain't all that bad, either.

Note:  don't be misled by what's on the box.  The Collector's Edition does not come with a Prima Guide.  It's got a 4 page hint pamphlet.  The plumbob keychain USB drive is reasonably cool, and has some stuff on it but nothing really useful.  Somewhere I got the idea that I'd be getting a map of the town.  I got the wrong idea.  

I'll report later if the game is fun.  I haven't decided yet.

Hook

PS.  Yeah.  All caps.  The guy is yelling.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Avi on 2009 June 02, 22:34:32
I do love the thumb drive!!!  X^D  If nothing else, that was worth it.

I misunderstood and thought it game with the Prima Guide . . .  Damn it.  :^( 

About to install it myself and weep over the fact it is indeed, the same.  *sigh.*  I will play it once in a blue moon until I'm bored and then go back to fixing and eventually hopefully playing TS2 again.

It seems damn near impossible to give someone else my $10 points since it all relies on your registration.  Has anyone figured that one out?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: WatersMoon on 2009 June 02, 23:04:25
My newer copy of the game is a tad different from the Razor copy I arr'ed. I don't think that anything is fixed - I haven't played long enough yet to actually see if the Story Progress actually toggles off or not. I haven't spotted any spawning babies of doom (and lameness) yet, but I can't say for sure. But my copy of the game from Amazon has a few new items (like, maybe 10). So that is a little bit different.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 June 02, 23:18:07
What's the game version? That's what will tell you if the code is different or not.

There's been a lot of whining on the official forums from those who didn't pirate (and some who did and admitted it there - dumbfucks) who are having trouble with the launcher stating they don't have the latest version. They have the same one we Razor downloaders do, and the mods there have just been recommending reinstalls.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Quill on 2009 June 02, 23:30:08
Anyone know if it's possible to export sims/clothing/houses from the Reloaded version and import them into the official version?  I like the ones I made and I don't want to have to try to recreate them.  Has anyone tried it?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Haughtysims on 2009 June 02, 23:30:36
There's been a lot of whining on the official forums from those who didn't pirate (and some who did and admitted it there - dumbfucks) who are having trouble with the launcher stating they don't have the latest version. They have the same one we Razor downloaders do, and the mods there have just been recommending reinstalls.

I winced when I read those, no better way to get your accounts deactivated.  Idiots. There seems to be an idea that the 107 disc version is borked. There was no confirmation of this at the Facebook (I'm grasping at straws here.) discussion board, just a plea of "We are looking into this issue. Thanks for letting us know. We'll keep you updated! Thanks for being so patient."


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Avi on 2009 June 02, 23:44:32
I am having the above problem.  And no I didn't shout it from the rooftops.  I uninstalled everything and installed from the disk and it's telling me I don't have a legit copy.  It's no wonder why people arr.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Fubuki on 2009 June 02, 23:54:26
Apparently there is male pregnancy, but it can be had through traditional means. Why? Because men can totally reproduce with each other and ghosts, but the thought of an alien sticking a probe up your ass is totally beyond the conceivable.

I was under the impression that male pregnancy is a bug. Besides, the thing I liked about male pregnancy in TS2 was not just that they could get pregnant, but that they could get pregnant with alien babies via unauthorized anal probing. The idea was cute and humorous.

Speaking of which, does anyone else think that TS3 seems to lack a sense of humor compared to the other two?

But my copy of the game from Amazon has a few new items (like, maybe 10). So that is a little bit different.

Interesting. Could you tell us what the new items are?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TashaYarrr on 2009 June 03, 00:01:39
How did people manage to post on the official forums without a legit serial key, I wonder?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: anaximander on 2009 June 03, 00:15:55
How did people manage to post on the official forums without a legit serial key, I wonder?

The morons used a pirated version and installed it first. Then, I bet, did NOT uninstall, and simply installed a legit version overtop. Then they went to the official forum to bitch that the launcher stated they were using an unauthorized version.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 June 03, 00:48:33
How did people manage to post on the official forums without a legit serial key, I wonder?

You could sign up without one. I used my Sims 2 account and transferred it (after reserving my SN).

I did that, but it won't let me post until I register a game.  That's the message it gives me, anyway.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 June 03, 01:03:10
When I got the legit copy, I uninstalled pirate copy and then rebooted, then installed the new one.  I could register my serial, and use the launcher...but it still tells me in the launcher welcome window that I have an unauthorized copy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GelatinousSubstance on 2009 June 03, 01:10:38
When I got the legit copy, I uninstalled pirate copy and then rebooted, then installed the new one.  I could register my serial, and use the launcher...but it still tells me in the launcher welcome window that I have an unauthorized copy.

I wonder if it would still make that claim if you uninstall the game, delete the registry entries, and then try to re-install it.

Due to this recent news, I believe I'll hold off on purchasing it. I was going to buy it for my daughter tonight, but I'm not going to buy a borked game.

Edited for better legibility


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: TapThatBooty on 2009 June 03, 01:12:47
When I got the legit copy, I uninstalled pirate copy and then rebooted, then installed the new one.  I could register my serial, and use the launcher...but it still tells me in the launcher welcome window that I have an unauthorized copy.

That is very strange, I have an arrred version, and I had forgot to d/c from the internet when I had the launcher opened. I get full access to all the online features, and it quite happily informs me that my game is up to date. The only thing is that it won't install the store items, I had to use Pescado's tool for that.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Manderin on 2009 June 03, 01:58:02
I think I had the Reloaded version. I pre-ordered back in November. Y'know, when I thought the game would be out in February. How silly of me.
I picked up my copy a little bit ago (the plumbob shiny is nice, though I haven't checked its contents) and added the second neighboorhood and the European sports car. (Which looks way better than the code given with my pre-order... I didn't try that one. It says it should be redeemed by April 15, 2009.)
In this second 'hood, there are lots of names I don't recognize. There are the Brokes. I assume they're Brandi's husband's family, but I'm not really clear. It's very annoying how they just give you the picture and the family story and the funds and difficulty and house details. I liked being able to see every single member of a house and their aspiration so I knew a little about them before deciding to play. Don Lothario is indeed here, via a teleporter. How convenient. The Newbie family is also here. I didn't play them. It's a couple and a child, who might be Bob. The households are in the bin as for the other neighborhood. Overall, I'd say the second neighborhood is a complete waste.

I had no troubles installing or anything. I uninstalled the arr'd version. When I said I wanted to, it launched the game. I closed it. It launched again immediately, then told me it couldn't run because the setup wasn't complete or some nonsense. It closed and finished uninstalling. It also asked if I was sure and something about deleting my saved games. I agreed. When I got the game up and running (the official one, with no computer restarts) I still had all my saved games. They were exactly the same.
resetsim name name has never worked for me. I told the dad to read to the toddler, so he put the kid in the high chair. Then took him out. Then put him in. Then took him out. So I got fed up and sold the high chair. The kid vanished with it. I have been unable to recover him, despite him still showing in the family picture and the relationships being intact. I'm playing on epic lifespans, so he hasn't aged from toddler yet. (Someone else said they lost a toddler, but theirs was kidnapped. Seems like being a toddler is dangerous.)
Shazaam (and shazzam and shazam) still don't work. I didn't bother trying any force opportunity cheats or anything. I don't expect them to work.

Xfire displays that I'm playing Sims 3 with the official version. It did not show the pirate version. I thought that was interesting.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Jspruced on 2009 June 03, 04:06:43
Quote
When I got the legit copy, I uninstalled pirate copy and then rebooted, then installed the new one.  I could register my serial, and use the launcher...but it still tells me in the launcher welcome window that I have an unauthorized copy.
Quote
I wonder if it would still make that claim if you uninstall the game, delete the registry entries, and then try to re-install it.

I think there is stock in it being related to the registry entries.

Out of curiosity, I opened my launcher a while ago, I got a pirated Reloaded to Razor btw. It says I have an unauthorized copy. After that, I followed instructions to uninstall SecuRom from here: http://reclaimyourgame.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=40 (http://reclaimyourgame.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=40). I have no idea whether I have SecuRom installed, but I did so anyways. To make the long story short, there was one file that got detected in my registry (CmdLineExt.dll), which I deleted. Now, when I open my launcher, it loads properly. I still have the pirated version.

So maybe try to follow the securom removal instructions and see if that helps.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: milesaway on 2009 June 03, 04:14:42
hmmm....perhaps the putty-like skin can be de-puttified...maybe there is a way to disable the bump map if you can get into the code... bleh...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 June 03, 06:18:55
I've about had it with Build mode. I moved my heir (hello enforced Legacy play) to that horrible lot with all the trash in the front yard and the broken fence bits, because I figured that with nearly $300k, I could make a great remodel. Everything went perfectly until I tried to place windows and doors.

Placing windows on the first floor in TS3 feels like placing windows on the 12th floor in TS2. The camera jerks and it takes forever to get it to snap in place. Then, if you happen to cross the path of a placed window with another window or a door, the wall fills in the glass and you have to snap the damned thing again.

This:
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4366/screenshot19m.th.jpg) (http://img37.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot19m.jpg)
Has taken me a good hour and a half, and it's just a facade.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 June 03, 06:36:35
Anyone know if it's possible to export sims/clothing/houses from the Reloaded version and import them into the official version?  I like the ones I made and I don't want to have to try to recreate them.  Has anyone tried it?

You should be able to. I did it from Reloaded version to Razor version. I just snagged my Sims files from My Documents. Uninstalled, reinstalled, ran game to regenerate files and then just dropped them back in place. Anyway, all of the Lots and Sims have a Share button if you are concerned with mixing files. I haven't bothered exploring the clothes options.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VeilSethekk on 2009 June 03, 07:12:08
Does anyone know if the in-game Music for TS3 is in .package files that can be extracted to get the individual music files for them as how it was in TS2? I can't seem to find any .package files that could have those, and the only music files that I've found so far are those select tracks in the Custom Music folder.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Lorelei on 2009 June 03, 07:25:00
Looks like the RLD --> RZR upgrade is just two folders of game files (Game and GameData). Is it just a matter of swapping those out (after backing up the working ones elewhere)?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 June 03, 07:34:09
WHERE are the fireplaces? I have wasted 10 minutes looking for them. Am I that blind?

Nevermind...


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 June 03, 07:37:15

resetsim name name has never worked for me. I told the dad to read to the toddler, so he put the kid in the high chair. Then took him out. Then put him in. Then took him out. So I got fed up and sold the high chair. The kid vanished with it. I have been unable to recover him, despite him still showing in the family picture and the relationships being intact.

Resetsim is not the solution for a deleted Sim, it is the alternative to deleting a Sim.  If a Sim gets stuck in an action or refuses to respond, you use resetSim to essentially recreate the Sim near his home.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Tsarina on 2009 June 03, 07:52:04
The Escapist Show (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-escapist-show/760-Episode-31-Electronic-Arts) about TS3. Bonus: a shout out to the pirates. Sort of.
Featuring *twitch* ugly children and a guy with a boring voice.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Angelo on 2009 June 03, 08:06:27
That's brilliant. "Viewing" decorative items placed on fireplaces result in complaining that the FIREPLACE is in the way. That's gotta be the finest example of programming I will ever see.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Hraklis on 2009 June 03, 08:36:19
I've about had it with Build mode. I moved my heir (hello enforced Legacy play) to that horrible lot with all the trash in the front yard and the broken fence bits, because I figured that with nearly $300k, I could make a great remodel. Everything went perfectly until I tried to place windows and doors.

Placing windows on the first floor in TS3 feels like placing windows on the 12th floor in TS2. The camera jerks and it takes forever to get it to snap in place. Then, if you happen to cross the path of a placed window with another window or a door, the wall fills in the glass and you have to snap the damned thing again.

This:
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4366/screenshot19m.th.jpg) (http://img37.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot19m.jpg)
Has taken me a good hour and a half, and it's just a facade.

Believe me I can feel you.....Camera sucks in sims 3....I enjoyed very much building in TS1 and TS2 but in TS3 I dont want to build anymore...:/


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: rufio on 2009 June 03, 08:49:47
Well, I found a new bug - if a babysitter is holding a baby when the adult comes home, then after collecting the $75, the babysitter jumps and disappears, leaving the baby on the floor.  At least the baby doesn't disappear with them.

Also, resetting NPCs causes them to disappear.  I had some stuck babysitters that I lost this way, though thankfully my sim wasn't at work and was able to come home.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 June 03, 08:57:03
Quote from: rufio link=topic=14987.msg437069#msg437069date=1244018987
Also, resetting NPCs causes them to disappear.  I had some stuck babysitters that I lost this way, though thankfully my sim wasn't at work and was able to come home.

Resetsim puts the Sim back at their home lot, so I guess NPCs get zapped back to whatever invisilot it is they inhabit.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 June 03, 09:02:34
Well, I found a new bug - if a babysitter is holding a baby when the adult comes home, then after collecting the $75, the babysitter jumps and disappears, leaving the baby on the floor.  At least the baby doesn't disappear with them.

I've gotten that several times, and in the old house the baby would always end up outside.  So weird.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 June 03, 10:09:54
I can deal with the Camera for now, after all they are just ini files. Someone who knows what they are looking at will modify them. Aikea_Guinea already modified the Free Camera one for picture taking. It removes that drift you get. She's apparently going to look into the normal game play camera as well. The way it moves makes her sick ...same for me really.
She posted a link to her "fixed" freecam setting here:
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=12179.msg344565#msg344565


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: blackcat on 2009 June 03, 10:35:49
I just played with a magnet toy and I realized: this is exactly how build mode fills. Everything sticks to each other so fast, and you have to apply some force to unstick it and make it stick the right way. Aghh!


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: sparkleisacolor on 2009 June 03, 14:28:04
When your sim visits someone else's house, can they not use everything in the house like they're at home? Example: I sent my pregnant sim across the street to meet the neighbors, and she had to pee real bad while she was there. She chatted with a couple of them for a minute, then went to use their bathroom. Instead of using the toilet, she proceeded to pee all over herself while standing in front of the toilet. Multiple times. She continuously peed herself for a good five RL minutes before I finally managed to get her to run back to her own house, leaving the neighbor's bathroom flooded with piss.

I would have been annoyed, but I rather enjoyed watching her distress.

I'm thinking maybe it's because she didn't know the neighbors well enough? I mean, I wasn't trying to have her eat out of their fridge, she just had to pee.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Marhis on 2009 June 03, 15:05:37
Instead of using the toilet, she proceeded to pee all over herself while standing in front of the toilet. Multiple times. She continuously peed herself for a good five RL minutes before I finally managed to get her to run back to her own house, leaving the neighbor's bathroom flooded with piss.

I see Rod Humble's sense of humour at work, here. Guaranteed it's deliberate.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Zazazu on 2009 June 03, 15:45:59
I can deal with the Camera for now, after all they are just ini files. Someone who knows what they are looking at will modify them. Aikea_Guinea already modified the Free Camera one for picture taking. It removes that drift you get. She's apparently going to look into the normal game play camera as well. The way it moves makes her sick ...same for me really.
She posted a link to her "fixed" freecam setting here:
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=12179.msg344565#msg344565
Oh, thank goodness. It's just on the line of my nausea factor. I can tell that a little more jerk would do me in. Will definitely try this one for the time being.

I love that house; it was supposed to be a country cabin to match the surroundings, but somehow veered off into Spanish Revival. But after all that time spent building a house that really had no complicated features, I could barely get myself to do anything more than cut the rooms. Almost all the houses in the game are one or two bedroom models, some with gargantuan waste-o-space living rooms. They're better than TS2, but still not what I need. I need to start building my own.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: AfroSinTrick on 2009 June 03, 17:24:53
I have been enjoying the game for the most part, but I do think there is a large margin for improvement.  There are so many little things that seem left out of Sims 3.  I'm not nitpicking, but I like little realistic touches here and there. For example, the "brush teeth" interaction looks much more realistic in Sims 2.  It just looks like they gave up on it in Sims 3.  There is that weird looking mouth foam one minute and the next it's just gone. Again, not a big thing, but I miss the detail.

My only major issue so far is with the wedding parties.  I had no problems setting one up, and I really love that parties can be held on community lots.  My problem is there are no wedding items that I have been able to locate. Where is the cake and champagne for toasting? I love the interaction with the Sims cutting the cake and feeding each other. I can't believe no one thought that wedding items were worth including. If they are going to include them in an expansion, I can't help but feel gipped since they were available in the Sims 2 base game.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Manderin on 2009 June 03, 17:36:59

resetsim name name has never worked for me. I told the dad to read to the toddler, so he put the kid in the high chair. Then took him out. Then put him in. Then took him out. So I got fed up and sold the high chair. The kid vanished with it. I have been unable to recover him, despite him still showing in the family picture and the relationships being intact.

Resetsim is not the solution for a deleted Sim, it is the alternative to deleting a Sim.  If a Sim gets stuck in an action or refuses to respond, you use resetSim to essentially recreate the Sim near his home.
Maybe I'm dumb, but from the description, I thought it should fix this. ): Does that mean that there is no solution to deleted Sims? The kid was cute.
I did save as so I could go back to some point, but I'd rather not go that far back. I just want to interject the kid back into the family. Sigh.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 June 03, 17:59:29
Most likely we'll have to BUY a wedding cake and champagne. :P Can you say SIMS 3 CELEBRATION STUFF? ;p


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VegaBlack on 2009 June 03, 18:01:11

resetsim name name has never worked for me. I told the dad to read to the toddler, so he put the kid in the high chair. Then took him out. Then put him in. Then took him out. So I got fed up and sold the high chair. The kid vanished with it. I have been unable to recover him, despite him still showing in the family picture and the relationships being intact.

Resetsim is not the solution for a deleted Sim, it is the alternative to deleting a Sim.  If a Sim gets stuck in an action or refuses to respond, you use resetSim to essentially recreate the Sim near his home.
Maybe I'm dumb, but from the description, I thought it should fix this. ): Does that mean that there is no solution to deleted Sims? The kid was cute.
I did save as so I could go back to some point, but I'd rather not go that far back. I just want to interject the kid back into the family. Sigh.

Try this: Go into Edit Town mode and see if the kid is still a part of the household. If he is, grab someone random from the sim bin and move them in and then out again. This should reset the household and the kid should be standing by the mail box, with all opportunities/wishes gone and an empty inventory. It's a pain in ass but it's the only way I've found to retrieve missing sims.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: nekonoai on 2009 June 03, 18:57:22
Do ghost babbyz grow up, or are they babby forever? This has been eating away at me for some time.

ETA: nevermind. found out the answer. They do. Heh. creepy.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: VacantBlue on 2009 June 03, 20:15:34

I'm thinking maybe it's because she didn't know the neighbors well enough? I mean, I wasn't trying to have her eat out of their fridge, she just had to pee.

If you want to believe the Prima Guide, yes, you are correct.  According to the guide, you have to build up the relationship in order to use the bathroom at another Sim's home.  I have not tested this myself.




Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: hooptytrib on 2009 June 03, 20:48:41
While working up a list of mutually exclusive traits, I have learned a sim cannot be both Grumpy and Hot Headed.

What is this... this... UNHOLINESS?!

*head explodes*


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Manderin on 2009 June 03, 20:55:19
Try this: Go into Edit Town mode and see if the kid is still a part of the household. If he is, grab someone random from the sim bin and move them in and then out again. This should reset the household and the kid should be standing by the mail box, with all opportunities/wishes gone and an empty inventory. It's a pain in ass but it's the only way I've found to retrieve missing sims.

Thank you so much. ♥ I moved the dad and kid out, then back in and he's back in the family. :D Since he was just a toddler, he had no inventory or wishes to lose, so it's really not that bad.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Interfection on 2009 June 03, 20:57:28
While working up a list of mutually exclusive traits, I have learned a sim cannot be both Grumpy and Hot Headed.

What is this... this... UNHOLINESS?!

*head explodes*

That makes little to no sense.  Then again, it's probably an EA "safety feature" to keep people from creating sims that are impossible to please.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BastDawn on 2009 June 03, 21:04:58
The "grumpy" trait is stupid.  The sim isn't grouchy, he or she just gets sad instead of angry.  Just use hotheaded instead, and use grumpy where you would use "pathetic" or "whiner".


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Roflganger on 2009 June 03, 21:09:41
Has anyone seen the magician in action? I keep coming across him in town, but I've yet to see him do anything... magiciany. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: EdenNintyNine on 2009 June 03, 21:18:41
Has anyone seen the magician in action? I keep coming across him in town, but I've yet to see him do anything... magiciany. 

I also saw one; thought it was some kind of joke actually, but when I questioned him- I was looking for people to write up you see- he was all "I'm a magician! Whoosh!"

Of course he did not do anything either and when I finished my inquisition he took a taxi home. Rather disappointing.



Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Piffle on 2009 June 03, 21:21:14

I'm thinking maybe it's because she didn't know the neighbors well enough? I mean, I wasn't trying to have her eat out of their fridge, she just had to pee.

If you want to believe the Prima Guide, yes, you are correct.  According to the guide, you have to build up the relationship in order to use the bathroom at another Sim's home.  I have not tested this myself.

That's... incredibly stupid.  What, is the sim afraid that the not-acquainted-enough sim will steal all the TP?  Sure, maybe someone with the Evil trait would deny visitors potty privileges, but I can't believe that's standard.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: GelatinousSubstance on 2009 June 03, 21:31:38
It's pretty standard in my house. If I hardly know you, you won't even make it through the front door - never mind the bathroom.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 June 03, 21:45:07
While working up a list of mutually exclusive traits, I have learned a sim cannot be both Grumpy and Hot Headed.

What is this... this... UNHOLINESS?!

*head explodes*

Yes, it's stupid. I can't even make my self Sim properly, because it would require both the Childish and the Hates Children trait, they cancel each other out. Since when does being playful mean that you like peoples' little crotch droppings?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: hooptytrib on 2009 June 03, 22:39:58
The "grumpy" trait is stupid.  The sim isn't grouchy, he or she just gets sad instead of angry.

Come to think of it, I had a grouchy sim with a whiny demeanor too.  I thought some other trait was causing it.  That stinks.  ::)

Mean-spirited has its charm, but what good is "see ghost of" without a ready cowplant?

Yes, it's stupid. I can't even make my self Sim properly, because it would require both the Childish and the Hates Children trait, they cancel each other out. Since when does being playful mean that you like peoples' little crotch droppings?

This too.  I was going to combine Hates Children with Family-Oriented, which was probably a wee bit optimistic.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: phyllis_p on 2009 June 03, 22:45:02
My grumpy Sim always gets angry toward the end of her shift at work if I have her hanging with her co-workers.  I always wonder what someone's done to piss her off so badlly.  She also got really mad once when I made her get up in the night to feed one of the babies.  She's not whiny that I've noticed.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 04, 00:06:05
I got my retail game, now. My experiences:

Bugs:
If you make a Sim a second outfit in the same category, the second overrides the first.

Annoyances:
What numbskull designed genetics? I was making a kid for two Sims in CAS, and most of the time the child seems to be a clone of either the mother or father (and it's really obvious because the dad was black and the mother was Asian). When I finally got one that seemed to have traits from both, he had hazel eyes even though they both have brown.

Why do families you aren't controlling age so quickly? I have "long" lifespan selected (for the very purpose of keeping families from aging too much while I'm not playing them), but when I got Dorie Hart pregnant, she had a baby ready to age up the next time I played the family, after being away for probably less than a sim day. Babies in long lifespan mode have 15 days, right? It's both fast and erratic, because the baby was ready to age up at the same time as the teenager Bebe, who had 8 days to go until young adult, but had not grown up. I hope this is a bug and not a feature.

This probably happened before I had turned off Story Progression mode in the beginning, but just as described throughout this thread, a single male Sim cloned a baby without my permission. Were some of the programmers retarded monkeys? Story Progression could be neat, but only for townies and other families I don't care about, and only when there are two Sims of the opposite sex present to create the babies.

Also:
It looks like same-sex marriage is still in the game. I got the option to propose marriage after making the Single Moms fall in love (which was ridiculously easy; there must have been some sexual tension there before I came along). There's also Gobias Koffi, a single male whose family description obviously suggests that he's gay. The description is a bit nebulous, but not enough to keep away the complaints of parents who want to preserve their delicate snowflakes' ignorance of the homos. I'll repeat what's probably being said a lot around the webs: The Sims 3 is much gayer than its predecessors.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 June 04, 01:24:51
The Sims 3 is much gayer than its predecessors.

Which is one thing we can say is a step in the right direction, atleast. Although the MalePreg in game already is a little odd.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 04, 02:11:59
Oh yeah, another slight annoyance: you can't copy/paste from The Sims 3 to another program and vice versa. I was going to save some hex color values in a text document to match the top and bottom of a bikini, but no luck. That might have been a temporary glitch, though, because I remember that happened on and off in The Sims 2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 June 04, 02:33:47
Oh yeah, another slight annoyance: you can't copy/paste from The Sims 3 to another program and vice versa. I was going to save some hex color values in a text document to match the top and bottom of a bikini, but no luck. That might have been a temporary glitch, though, because I remember that happened on and off in The Sims 2.

Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V doesn't work?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 04, 02:51:17
Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V doesn't work?

Nope, that's what I tried. Does it work for everyone else? It could just be an intermittent glitch like it was in TS2.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: BlueSoup on 2009 June 04, 02:59:50
Nope, that's what I tried. Does it work for everyone else? It could just be an intermittent glitch like it was in TS2.

Nah, it doesn't work for me either.  I went in and tried, hadn't done so before.  Sucky.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Quill on 2009 June 04, 03:16:10
Nope, that's what I tried. Does it work for everyone else? It could just be an intermittent glitch like it was in TS2.

Nah, it doesn't work for me either.  I went in and tried, hadn't done so before.  Sucky.

It didn't work for me in the arrred version or in the official version.  It seems strange.  Wouldn't it make sense for people to want to type up their sims' biographies in a text document and paste them in, or copy a cheat code from a website into the game?  Everything seems to have copy-paste functionality now, but EAxis removes functions, of course. 


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 04, 03:31:57
I wonder if any mod could be made to force it to use the system clipboard.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 June 04, 03:38:45
Oh yeah, another slight annoyance: you can't copy/paste from The Sims 3 to another program and vice versa. I was going to save some hex color values in a text document to match the top and bottom of a bikini, but no luck. That might have been a temporary glitch, though, because I remember that happened on and off in The Sims 2.


Why save the hex? You can just grab the swatch and drop it onto the article of clothing that you want it to match. When an pattern has multiple color options for that one pattern, you can even grab the little colored circle and drop it onto something else.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Bass Junkie on 2009 June 04, 03:42:13
I wonder if any mod could be made to force it to use the system clipboard.

You'd be able to use an 'alternative' clipboard, and set the copy and paste keys to something different. Can't give any examples of programs, but I have used them in the past. Also not sure if it would work within a Direct X window, but it's certainly worth a shot if copy paste is important. Personally I don't mind - I have an iPhone so I'm used to it. ::)


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: fiberglassdolphin on 2009 June 04, 03:44:02
The Sims 3 team is taking bug reports (http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/3450.page). I think I'll point out the multiple outfit glitch, the erratic aging, and the slow, slow third speed mode. Maybe also the horrible genetics and Story Mode, but I doubt those would be considered buggy to them.

Quote
...we hope you never need to use this address...

They have a bit too much confidence in themselves.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Ayana on 2009 June 04, 05:11:33
I'm still going through the topic, but I haven't seen this mentioned yet. After sticking a "Hates Nature" sim in a basement, it seems that basements have an inherent 'outsideness', because he got the negative moodlet they pick up while outside.

I'm guessing that if I enclosed the area in walls, it wouldn't be 'outside' anymore, but that's just an asinine waste of space. I guess his hippie sister gets the basement.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: morriganrant on 2009 June 04, 05:34:51
I'm still going through the topic, but I haven't seen this mentioned yet. After sticking a "Hates Nature" sim in a basement, it seems that basements have an inherent 'outsideness', because he got the negative moodlet they pick up while outside.

I'm guessing that if I enclosed the area in walls, it wouldn't be 'outside' anymore, but that's just an asinine waste of space. I guess his hippie sister gets the basement.

Well, in that same vein of being asinine. EA didn't program a way for sims to tell the difference between a normal room and a conservatory like room. The Goth family get a negative moodlet for an "unfinished" room when they are playing chess in their conservatory. How hard would it have really been to add a check for "outside garden plants" in an "unfinished room"?


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: Madame Mim on 2009 June 04, 05:50:10
Early on I had an outside loving sim who got the mood bonus everytime she went to bed - turns out I had forgotten to extend the roof when I extended the house.

As to the Goths, yes. I ended up moving the chess set because that room was such a downer.


Title: Re: THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2009 June 04, 06:00:15
Now that there is a public store version, this thread is over.