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There's screenshots up at Snootysims. Doesn't look like a whole lot new of interest, though I suppose the read story to multiple kids interaction looks cute if it really does work that way.
They just released Pets and were getting another updated EXE in 2 weeks. Hope it doesn't break anything that wasn't already broken in Pets.
And I think they should make an interaction for cats to climb the Christmas tree dammit!
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Hope it doesn't break anything that wasn't already broken in Pets.
You're kidding, right? I'm certainly not buying this. Half the crap was available for download on the official site for FREE. Maxis will pry the money out of my cold, decaying hands. Which may be how they prefer it. |
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There's screenshots up at Snootysims. Doesn't look like a whole lot new of interest, though I suppose the read story to multiple kids interaction looks cute if it really does work that way.
Look at the picture more closely. It's staged. Most of the kids are playing with toys, the toddler is skilling, and only the girl in the red outfit at far left appears to be being read to. They pulled a similar trick with a screenshot of FFS, showing a similar group of kids "being read to", and I thought it was a pretty lame trick at the time. Karen |
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Oh, now that I look at it again, you're absolutely right. How lame. Damn, I just got duped by EA's trick marketing.  |
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I think the reason for all the spyware in the downloadable versions and the fact that they've made all the other stuff packs install just like regular EPs can be attributed to the fact that everything was up on the exchange right away. They're not making that mistake anymore.  The packs should have been 6 weeks apart, but Pets was a month late, and I'm sure they wanted to make sure the new HP was out in time for Thanksgiving in the U.S. |
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I agree with needing cats to be able to climb the Christmas tree. Every year our two forget they are no longer kittens, climb the tree and knock it over at least 10 times. We invested in shatter proof decorations and they can continue to enjoy themselves.
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In those screenshots I can see one new item, the rest was already in the previous Xmas pack.
Most likely they will just put all the previous holiday/Xmas stuff in there, and maybe ten or so new items and clothes. Don't expect any Pets interactions (Maxis didn't even enable GLS!).
And a new game version again of course with its own executable, yet another fork of the post-OFB code (expect reversions from Pets code, and maybe a few changes).
Yet another XP/SP which will need to be patched before it becomes usable.
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I've counted 5 new objects and a couple new kids clothes in the screenshots. But I'm not buying it until I'm assured that there really is more than a handful of new stuff that wasn't in the last HP. And then I'll probably get it on sale at Target.
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I bet this is the holiday pack where they fix the stuff they broke in Pets, and force you to buy it again so you can get the fixed versions of everything they busted in Pets.
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*Yawn* ain't buying that, I've already got the damn pack and I ain't installing it till I get my glamour and my pets
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Oh yeah, there's some more.
SC1: Father christmas statuette, girl "elf" clothes
SC2: Snowman figurine
We already had the rest.
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I believe the Asian clothes several of the adults are wearing are new. The long sleeved Chinese dress adult women are wearing in a couple of screenshots, the sari the woman coming down the stairs is wearing and the robe the guy reading to the kids is wearing. Not your usual Christmas clothing, maybe they are going for New Year's. Chinese New Year is a bit later though. |
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Aditional infos for the Holiday pack are out. 20 new items you could get alone in a special stuffpack. Requires the 2005 stuffpack to Install.
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Wait, so now we have stuff packs requiring other stuff packs? |
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It sounds like if you have the previous holiday stuff pack you can get a 'special' stuff pack that only includes the new items, but the previous holiday stuffpack is required to be installed in order to install this special mini stuff pack.
However, if you dont have the previous Holiday pack you can get the new one which include all the previous stuffs plus 20 new items...
At least that is the way I read it.
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Yes and as a top in germany and austria you could get the aditional stuff only by the ea downloader not in stores. : (
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Looks like the mini stuff pack is just that: a mini stuff pack. No mention of the old Holiday pack as a requirement.
It's probably just a cheaper version of the stuff pack with the old holiday items removed from it.
The "full" holiday pack includes both old and new items.
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The german ea site tells you the mini stuffpack requires the old Holiday pack to install. It is limited to owners of the old stuffpack.
Bitte beachte, dass die Installation des Minipacks über den EA Downloader nur möglich ist, wenn das Weihnachts-Pack aus 2005 bereits auf deinem Computer installiert ist! Der Kauf über den EA Downloader ist nur Besitzern des Weihnachts-Packs gestattet.
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Please note that the installation of the mini pack over the EA Downloader is only possible, if the Holiday pack from 2005 is installed on your computer. The purchase over the EA Downloader is only to owners of the Holiday pack permitted.
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So original game $50 + 2005 Holiday Pack $20 + 2006 mini Holiday Pack $10 (I don't think they DARE charge 20 for it) = $80
Original Game $50 + 2006 Full Holiday Pack (includes 2005 pack + 2006 mini-pack) $20 = $70
2006 Sims 2 base game Holiday Edition = $50
Moral of the story, don't buy early or be a loyal customer or you get penalized.
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I learned that lesson with TS1. The Sims Deluxe (and Double Deluxe, and Mega Deluxe) anyone? Maxoid never allowed early adopters to legally get the meshes for the 25+ exclusive objects, and 50+ clothes.
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Havelock: the Dutch site makes a similar statement, that the "light" pack is intended only for owners of the previous holiday pack.
We'll have to wait for actual system requirements I guess.
I'm not getting the light version anyway… I detest DRM-ware downloaders.
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Do any of the sites say what the bonus EA Downloader only content is? I have to say I think the Chinese stuff is kind of bizarre. It's too late for a "Fall Festival" and too early for Chinese New Year. And besides I don't think people are buying a Christmas pack for Chinese clothes. It seems like a forced attempt to seem multi-culural and say 'See? It's not just Christmas stuff. It's HOLIDAY stuff'. |
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