@jenni: When you open the file, choose to install in a different folder than default, with extension .package: in this way, in that folder you'll have all the packages extracted.

I don't know if it is possible, but I agree they are too many and too ugly. This seems a job for *drumroll* Jordi! 

No, it doesn't; that's also why my sims never have a TV or game console in their homes  . A quick way to fix that annoyance, if you want, is to set the "play" to 0x0064 (non autonomous) in pie menu resource.

Oh yeah? Then I will put it in the booty! Nyah nyah nyah 

Deleting a dog (or any other sim) in game is perfectly safe, and the best thing to do if they got stuck somewhere; they always came back, because that delete simply resets them, nothing more. To physically delete a sim from the game is a way more complex issue.

Anyway your problem seemed to be the fact that it was half-buried and somehow not working as intended. After deletion, does it reappeared normal, or in the same odd appereance/behavior?

Yeah! Sorry my list is incomplete; anyway these are those I have identified:

0x0001 Bartender (Uni)
0x0002 Bartender
0x0003 Boss
0x0004 Burglar
0x0005 Driver
0x0006 Streaker (Uni)
0x0007 Coach (Uni)
0x0008 Dorm Cook (Uni)
0x0009 Cop
0x000A Grocery Delivery
0x000B Exterminator
0x000C Firefighter
0x000D Gardener
0x000E Barista - coffee (Uni)
0x000F Grim Reaper
0x0010 Repairman
0x0011 Headmaster
0x0012 Gypsy
0x0013 Maid
0x0014 Mailman
0x0015 Nanny
0x0016 Paper delivery
0x0017 Pizza deliver
0x0018 Professor (Uni)
0x0019 Cow Mascot (Uni)
0x001A Repoman
0x001B Cheerleader (Uni)
0x001C Llama Mascot (Uni)
0x001D Social Bunny
0x001E Social Worker
0x001F Register clerk
0x0020 Therapist
0x0021 Chinese food deliver (Uni)
0x0022 Restaurant Podium host (NL)
0x0023 Restaurant Server (NL)
0x0024 Restaurant Cook (NL)
0x0025 DJ (NL)
0x0026 Mrs. Crumplebottom (NL)
0x0027 Grand Vampire (NL)

I've made a mod on MTS2 which make tip jar vanish, instead of all the boring and endless animations to follow. As because it's made modding a resource (CT - End) already included and modded in Pescado's tippingfix, these two are incompatible each other.

But, I'm a fond user of tippingfix, so I modded a personal version of that, which includes my mod also. I usually keep my stuff on MTS2 for organization purposes, but in this case I think that this forum is more appropriated, as because it's a modded mod by the owner.

I was assuming that Pescado doesn't mind if I mod his stuff; if there's any problem with this, of course feel free to remove/insult/whatever  .

Dont' know if it can help, but I noticed another detail.
Sometimes, a sim heads to the bathroom (wc icon shown) while it's already occupied. In some cases, the sim will not attempt to search for another available bathroom, as it usually does, but will remain instead right in front of the door continuously trying to launch the toilet interaction "use". In that case, no thought bubbles at all.

But as soon as I click on another bathroom to send the sim there, then he pops up that thought bubble, not before.

And possibly with a neighborhood/characters editor, even indipendent by the rest (don't know if it's possible).

And please, please....PLEASE, written in C, C++, java, phyton, basic, pascal, whatever language except C#, so it may be converted on platforms other than Win.

According to what I've seen, the nID seems to be the instance number.

How I did the check: take a married couple, then spawn tombstone of L&D, click on each sim and choose "show parent and sibling relationships": the text message reports the relationship and the nID, and that is corresponding to the instance number.

...wow...

I used the first torrent client I was able to find, and didn't bother to even modify default settings: just dowload the file from piratebay and double-click. Now I'm understanding why there's so much discussion about clients and the way they operate.

Meh, I have to be a wannabe pirate forever, just like Guybrush.

Thanks everybody! Someone has just sent me that (in)famous huge objects.package: I hopefully will be able to destroy the game update my mods yahoo  .

Pregnancy is exactly 75 sim-hours, so you can schedule woohoos according to this data.

Don't worry, QA departments usually check if the stuff is ISO 9000, like if all related internal memos are written in company official font; well maybe not useless so much, but in any case nothing related to what "quality" in human terms means.

Seems like an emitter got stuck somehow, maybe forcing an error on objects off world?

I assume that Sims' environment is hightly radioactive, hence the sparkling in food. Stocking pork chops in the same location means that they became radioactive too.
This may explain also why they die in a very short time (maybe Elixir of Life is a chemio... who knows?  ).

There's no difference (almost apparently) between package files, BHAV and stuff. Some differences there are (it seems, so far) in the way the game loads and use those packages, but it's all about the executable part, not the resources. So, yes, the objects.package (and Simsxx.package, Skins.package, etc.) from PC versions is exactly the same than in Mac versions - that's why I'm trying to dl that.

No much luck so far, as it seems that the dl time is rasing instead of diminishing - I'm not a good pirate, I suppouse  . So, if anyone may help providing somehow an objects.package from Seasons it would be much appreciated .


ETA: Maybe should be somehow useful if I explain how Mac version of TS2 is installed and configured:

The game (base) creates a folder
Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/The Sims 2
corresponding (in PCs') to
C:\Programs\EA Games\The Sims 2

(Macs uses normal slashes instead of backlslashes to indicate paths, as in all unix systems, but it's only a notation issue).

In this folder you'll have the executable (The Sims 2.app), BodyShop, Package Installer, the readme's, a folder with Body Shop tutorials and the TSData folder. That TSDAta folder contains exactly the same stuff the corresponding TSData folder has in PC installation).

Notice: that "The Sims 2" game folder has an invisible extension ".localized", used by Aspyr installers to identify the correct folder.

The game creates then the usual personal folder with settings etc. in:
Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2
exactly corresponding to
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\MyDocuments\Ea Games\The Sims 2

When you install an expansion pack, it updates the executable (you'll have only one exec, in the end) and adds in the game folder (according to the EP you have):

Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/The Sims 2/Expansion Packs/University.localized
Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/The Sims 2/Expansion Packs/Nightlife.localized
Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/The Sims 2/Expansion Packs/Open for Business.localized

(despite the extension, they're all folders)

Inside any of that EP folders, there's the additional TSData folder for that EP, with all the relative subfolders like Control, Res, Sys, etc.

So, e.g. if I want to make a mod, I open in SimPE
Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/The Sims 2/TSData/Res/Objects/objects.package

and then check the corresponding
Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/The Sims 2/Expansion Packs/University/TSData/Res/Objects/objects.package
Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/The Sims 2/Expansion Packs/Nightlife/TSData/Res/Objects/objects.package
Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/The Sims 2/Expansion Packs/Open for Business/TSData/Res/Objects/objects.package

and check if the resources are the same or not, and then make my mod accordingly.

A former coworker used to dismount and then remount his PC once a week, on a regular basis, just to "show him WHO is the master here". It seemed to work, too.

It should be possible, yes.

A rather simple way (don't know how exactly works this object though) should be looking at pie menu resource, and alter autonomy settings (from e.g. 64 to 32) and motives.
A well detailed explaination you'll find in help text included with the editor itself (there's a help button in plugin view).

There's a bit of stuff to read, but it's very helpful, and it may worth a try.

According to Aspyr schedule, Seasons for Mac will be ported at a later time. But in the meantime, I would like to update some of my mods that seems to need to (ref. diff files posted by Pescado).

Question: if I buy download from torrents the Seasons EP for PC, I will be able to extract in some way an objects.package from that, or I need to have also TS2 base + Seasons and install them all?
In short, it's worth that I wait the 36 hours dowloading the torrent file, or simply give up, 'cause it will be useless anyway?

Children should can call nannies too, if I remember correctly.

Someone also pointed me that one of mine on MTS2 (http://www.modthesims2.com/member/showthread.php?t=215847), that's work related, may cause the same problem. I can't, now, test it with Seasons, but I've sent him a link to this other topic: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...pic,7486.0.html also.

Does anyone had the same problem?

Thanks! I hope I will find the card and the ram; heh I know it's crap (I payed it 20 €  ), anyway luckily I don't have to use it for TS2, only for SimPE, that's why I didn't ask for really "good" PCs  able to run TS2 (I run TS2 on Mac).

The culprit should be some hack accidentally installed with a lot. Often, if a lot is not properly packaged by the creator, installs also global hacks the creator use, and you'll never know until something strange happens.

That cheat code (which put the game in debug mode), not only is not related for sure, but on the contrary, it may help a lot to track down errors and conflicts, as in case of stealth-installed hacks.

I post here, just to avoid a new thread on this topic.

I have to buy a new video card too, and I read all your advices with interest, but maybe I need a much less powerful card.

In short, I have a PC I use for SimPE only - it was built as a server, ages ago, so it doesn't have a great video/3d equipment: a ATI Rage Pro 2X AGP with 8Mb RAM.
I suspect that's because of that, I'm not be able to have previews in SimPE - even with managed directX correctly installed.

So, I would have a new, slightly better, video card, but newbie as I am in PC/Win stuff, I would simply go to the next mall, buy the card (any brand) with the lowest price and hoping it will work on my PC and will give me SimPE previews.

Any advice on what I have to do would be greatly appreciated: my PC specs are AMD Athlon 1.24 GHz (I suspect overclocked to 1.66), 384 Mb RAM (but I will buy more along with the video card), MS Windows XP Pro SP2.