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One question, that I know has been discussed before but I can't remember the answer, and since uni is under discussion...
Do each of the four years at uni equate to a day in the main hood?
There's no hard and fast rule that is universal. That's the rule I currently use, but depending on how long you normally play out the teen stage, and what effect you desire, you may or may not use anything from 2 Semeters:1 Day to 1 Semester:1 Day. The exact tuning effect really depends on what you want to achieve, but I would recommend evenly divisible ratios. |
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Cheers for the quick reply. 1 day for 2 semesters sounds good to me then, I think it'll work in well with the parents aging too. They get about 28 days as adults I think, so four years/simdays for their kids at uni feels right.
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I send my teens off to Uni when they have four days remaining: this way college time is deducted from the extremely long teen lifestage. Two semesters = 1 day.
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Yeah, true, teens stay teens too long. So 4 days off a teen's lifestage seems to work better? I'll try that.  |
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Zeljka
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hmm, I don't mind teens, (usually because my homes are crawling with toddlers and they're so helpful) so I've been sending them the day before they transition. I guess because they had more skills and it gave me more time to figure out which friends to take along.
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Yeah when it came to the crunch, I wanted to have the last few days with the teens too, I'll let them have their alotted time of carefree fun.  |
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DMDye
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In this one, RTFM is *not quite enough*. (Sorry, JM! - and you *know* I loves 'ya!) IMHO, everyone who downloads this, should read the thread.
(Shall I post in the "whine" thread? - I've *never* gotten cheese.)
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I always say people should read the threads of any hack they download; often, the RTFM is not enough, especially if it's JM's hack.  |
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At least there is an RTFM, though.
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I have yet to download a hack that didn't, although most of my hacks come from this site.
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I've seen a few, but the info on the download page is usually pretty thorough. for example, Inge doesn't include anything in the download but the hack, but the info on the page is more than adequate.
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Sita
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Polite request for clarification... so... if I back up my Hoods with this timer installed in the houses, by copying out all the My Documents\EA Games\Sims 2 stuff, and then play without any downloads, Neighbourhoods or anything installed (eg when installing a new EP or when i want to make clean stuff for uploading, which I do frequently) can I then paste the whole folder back in and the clock still work? Or does it break at that point? It's a great mod anyhow but I like to know all the possible consequences - if I have to reinstall it for all my families every time I do that it could be a bit irritating. |
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I don't know about that, but if you move house and give the family a new timer, it doesn't have to be opened, it's already installed for the family and set at the correct day.
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If I'm not answering your question, I apologize, but I hope this helps.
I copied my entire Sims2 folder to my desktop when I wanted to make a new game for testing terrain paints. When I was done, I moved back the folder and overwrote the new game, and the Lot Timer still worked. I didn't have to install it for anyone.
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Ah thank you, that is reassuring. That's exactly what I need to know. /me runs off to play with the lot timer. |
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However, I would make sure you have your Downloads folder back in place before you enter any of the lots with custom content of any kind, or you will lose it.
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You don't have to put the timer in the inventory when you move the family. You can buy a new one at the new house, and it will still have the settings intact because they are not stored with the object, they are stored with the family.
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I don't know about that, but if you move house and give the family a new timer, it doesn't have to be opened, it's already installed for the family and set at the correct day.
! You don't have to put the timer in the inventory when you move the family. You can buy a new one at the new house, and it will still have the settings intact because they are not stored with the object, they are stored with the family.
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Rainbow, you took the words right out of my post!
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Baroness
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Thass alright - I was about to make three. Seeing as I was the one who tested the idiot-proof nature of the lot sync timer, yup it's proof against this idiot. |
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PlayLives
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Okay, I'm assuming I have to uninstall the version I currently have before installing this new one for OFB.
1st question - how do I enable "debug" mode? then how do I disable it?
2nd question - for clarity sake, this can be installed for OFB to keep track of time but you can't hop between lots like previously?
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Okay, I'm assuming I have to uninstall the version I currently have before installing this new one for OFB. No, just install over. No need to uninstall. 1st question - how do I enable "debug" mode? then how do I disable it? boolProp testingCheatsEnabled true/false, shift-click on object. But you don't need to do this. 2nd question - for clarity sake, this can be installed for OFB to keep track of time but you can't hop between lots like previously? Correct: the jump-between-lots function produces some odd artifacts in the game core. It is not known how harmful this is. Current evaluation suggests it is MOSTLY harmless, as long as you don't move anyone in. Research is currently being conducted on the matter. Until then, the feature has been disabled for OFB-equipped games. |
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I don't have OFB yet, just NL. But I recently had the Lot Timer become uninstalled on all of my lots. I had to click Install for family, and then I had no options to jump between lots. I had to visit all of my lots and install it again. I believe I had just moved some sims to another house. But after I installed it for all the families again, it became uninstalled again. I don't remember moving anyone that time though. This was one of my favorite features of the Lot Sync Timer. I hope there is a way to get it to work out. I love that with NL we can click on neighbors and play them, but you're limited to only those you can click on from the house your playing. In Strangetown, it's hard because of all the hills. I moved some houses to make it easier, but then the neighborhood doesn't look the same.
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