phone hack

[ZephyrZodiac]

I did put it in brackets!

[LynnMar]

well there must be something different with the Oct 4 update because now I can set mine to 5 rings and it works and no more people are being teleported over when I answer the phone.   thanks Gailee for telling us about the update. 

 Although I can't understand why JM did not let us know.    He is just being his usual cantankerous self.   

[Zoltan]

I just checked.  The phone hack in the NL test folder looks like it's the same as the one gali posted.

phonehack.package       01-Oct-2005 04:53   327k 

http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/ffs/nl/test/

I just tried that one and I 'can' (meaning the option to set it is there) set it to 5 rings, but it keeps ringing & ringing...people teleport after they call (the gypsy lady for example)   

[ZephyrZodiac]

You and me both - at least I'm not the only one it isn't working for!

[MokeyHokey]

Me three.    I get the same effects with Gali's as I do with the one in testing.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Perhaps when the Awesome One finally gets his copy of the game.............

[gali]

ZZ, Zoltan and monkey:

Perhaps the hack clashes with some other hack.

Which hacks do you have?

My hacks are:

calltochat
portalfix
collegeclock
commskilling
daily gardener
hugginghack
handheld&MP3 autonomy
noagediscrimination
nocheeringhack
nohomework
noinfluenceobssession
nokicktrash
noretirejobspam
novelprogress
nowhatisthis
kareoke-fix
unsubscribe
youngadultwalkfix
noburnstove

and Insimenator EP

not all of them are JMs'. Some are Crammyboy's, and Two-Jeff's.
 

[Zoltan]

umm....

daily gardener
nohomework
nooutgoingshock
yawalkfix
collegeclock
collegeadjusterstackofbooks

[MissDoh]

Gali if you have Nightlife you can remove the "nocheeringhack" it is one the hack that is obsolete now since this was fix in Nightlife.

Kids and teens will cheer the 1st time they come back from school with an a+ and won't ever do it again afterward.

[MokeyHokey]

Oh lord.   I love me some hacks, now...I can't believe I typed all this out.


Abductions-HigherOdds
Abortbedmaking
Agetransitionfix
auto-lateral-calls
autosoc
autoteleportershrub
babywantsfix
breakupfix
buskertippinghack
captainherofix
CarrigonNLfooddisplay
CarrigonForeverBurnsafeFire
CasualRomance
CBoyClothingEventFix
CboyFuriousWalkByFix
CboyLessAutonomousFIghting
CboyNoDriverWatchout
CBoyNormalClothes
CboySlobsbeslobs
CboyWalkByFix
ChineseandCoffeesitdownfix1.1
ChristianLoveDormCookLobster
ClothingTool
CollegeAdjuster
Comm-skilling
dailygardener
djscareerflamingo
djlessannoyingmyshuno
djsmirrorofwantingandlocks
djsvampirenobitenpcs
djsvampiresleeplate
DoublenoKids
ffsdebugger
FlamingoofDoom
GoSteadyCriticalFix
go-to-class-notification-fix
homeworksometimesfasterfun
ijclothespatch
ijclothestoken
ijcribgetoutall
ijnocommunityplateclearing
ijsecurity (pack)
InTeenimator
InTeenimator Flavorpacks: Back to School & No Miscarriage
LessautonomyBabycare
ltwvariety
macrotastics
noverminspam
moneyorder
NLCongratsfix
NLNoautonomousNapping
NLNoFriendsneededforcareers
NLPersonalElectronicsWants
NLSchoolBusBringFriend
NLTeasingFix
NLNoINstrumentWAnt
Noautonomycomputergames
noautonomyreadto
nobogartingswings
nocorruptdeath
noemptypot
noforcewatchfight
noinfluenceobsession
nokicktrash
norandomcrush
noretiredjobspam
noreunionmemory
noroadpillows
nowhatsthis
NukaelEnhancedCoffin
Paintingsstayviewable
PY2Plant
QuietPregnancy
ReadingSkills
ReducedPlayinBathtub
stereohack
StudentsMoveawayfromportal
Teleporterpaintingplus
thefightclub
toddlerplaywithtoiletfix
togafix
tripletsandquadsmodrandomonly_v2.4
work-deliver 3
Zformalwedding

[ZephyrZodiac]

I am really too tired to start typing list.  Suffice it to say, I've been playing Pleasantview, and had no probs, but I had problems both at University and in Downtown.  Very wierd.

[J. M. Pescado]

The ringer setting, other than Off, does not presently work for the test phone hack. You can turn it off, though.

The current build may resolve that, but I haven't posted it up yet. There's going to be a few cutbacks there first.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Correct what I said about Pleasantview - the problems have started.  The visitor thing seems mainly to happen if a sim autonomously answers the phone and starts to chat, and you queue them to do something else.

And, to all the disbelievers, if JM agrees the hack has still got problems with the ringer settings, check again!

[RainbowTigress]

Correct what I said about Pleasantview - the problems have started.  The visitor thing seems mainly to happen if a sim autonomously answers the phone and starts to chat, and you queue them to do something else.

And, to all the disbelievers, if JM agrees the hack has still got problems with the ringer settings, check again!

I believe him because I've experienced this too.  I usually set 5 rings and this has not been having any effect.  I also thought that the teleporting sims had something to do with incoming calls, but when I had my sim hanswer a call on his cell phone last night, it didn't happen.  What you said about them answering autonomously makes sense though because I hardly ever let them answer the phone on their own, I usually cancel it when I see it in their queue.  So this may be why I haven't see this happen as much.  Next time I am going to empty their queue and see what happens when they answer the phone on their own.  That may be the key.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Trouble is if you have four or five sims on a lot and the phone rings, one of them will get to it before you can stop them!  Unless, of course, you pause your game.

[RainbowTigress]

Trouble is if you have four or five sims on a lot and the phone rings, one of them will get to it before you can stop them!  Unless, of course, you pause your game.

Well, I usually keep my finger on the pause button.   I usally use the spacebar to keep going through my sims to see what they are all doing and keep them busy.  I guess I'm a control freak when it comes to my Sims.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Depends, if I have a scenario that needs my control I let the rest of the sims get on with things by themselves, which  they do!  Kids will even put themselves to bed sometimes!

[Muisie]

tryoutz,  I feel your pain.  I turned my sound effects waaay down, so I can't hardly hear it ring.  Too bad they still answer the thing when you're not looking.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Well, there's always the option to turn it off!  That works.

[windy_moon]

And, to all the disbelievers, if JM agrees the hack has still got problems with the ringer settings, check again!

LOL, well I'm an idiot.  If JM's post didn't prove the point already, my experience last night did. 

Mary Sue Pleasant was in the middle of a last minute woo hoo on a date at home.  Her ^%$# cell phone started ringing (very loudly, in my ear), while the stereo was blaring (very loudly in my ear).  I'm going for points here... I'm trying to have her make a nice living off of being a P.U.R.E DJ and getting expensive presents from dates. 

Anyway, my estimate is that it rang 39.5 times before the date ended and I could take a breath and answer the freakin' phone.

In the words of a great 70's philosopher, nevermind.  (MarySue lives alone, which means there was no other Sim to pick up the phone and confuse me.)

Rosanne Rosannadana out.....

[ZephyrZodiac]

I changed my Mary-Sue to family - she's far better now!  And Daniel is knowledge  he still roams the hood though!

[Muisie]

Anyway, my estimate is that it rang 39.5 times ...

Sounds about right.  Only sims have the luxury of hearing the phone ring and instead eat, date, go to work, get promoted, come back home, pee, and then answer it.

[ZephyrZodiac]

And only since NL!

[RainbowTigress]

And only since NL!

Is this only with the phone hack or without it too?

[ZephyrZodiac]

Oh, only with the phone hack, I think - but without it you get other pesky annoyances like total strangers ringing up to ask your sim on a date!  Presumably the gypsy fortune teller is working overtime!