How badly is Seasons gonna screw my game?

[Insanity Prelude]

Figured I'd better ask, after Pets's bug issues and even more annoying installation issues. I swore not to buy Seasons after said install problems, but... I'm going to actually have money soon, and it brings back some things I really liked from TS1 Vacation and Unleashed, so. Yeah.

1. Anything I'll need to do before installing it? (i.e. is it going to wipe out one of my previous EPs the way Pets did?)
2. Do the patches actually *fix* things this time, instead of making it worse the way Pets p1 did?
3. There is no three.

[J. M. Pescado]

1. Anything I'll need to do before installing it? (i.e. is it going to wipe out one of my previous EPs the way Pets did?)

Nope, not really. Just the usual, make sure everyone is home from work, or at least didn't drive there in an ownable car.

2. Do the patches actually *fix* things this time, instead of making it worse the way Pets p1 did?

Nope, not really.

[Ambular]

Figured I'd better ask, after Pets's bug issues and even more annoying installation issues. I swore not to buy Seasons after said install problems, but... I'm going to actually have money soon, and it brings back some things I really liked from TS1 Vacation and Unleashed, so. Yeah.

1. Anything I'll need to do before installing it? (i.e. is it going to wipe out one of my previous EPs the way Pets did?)
2. Do the patches actually *fix* things this time, instead of making it worse the way Pets p1 did?
3. There is no three.

Seasons is remarkably bug-free, especially compared to Pets.  But wait to get patch #2 until they finish fixing stuff they re-broke after fixing it in patch #1.  :p

[Insanity Prelude]

Relatively bug-free? EA? You're kidding me. XD Alright, get Sims home from work and don't get patch 2 yet. Got it.
(Does Pets need to be fully patched before I install? I recall something about that being an issue with Nightlife and Uni...)

[Ambular]

(Does Pets need to be fully patched before I install? I recall something about that being an issue with Nightlife and Uni...)

Prolly wouldn't hurt.

[notveryawesome]

For the record, Pets P2 has fixed A LOT of problems, and does not seem to have caused any new ones, so I personally would recommend installing it.

[SaraMK]

Seasons is actually not very buggy, as weird as it feels to say this. No huge, major, game-exploding, sim-killing bugs, except I guess the bugged lightning strikes and the children getting taken away left and right after they jump on the bed for ten seconds. The first can be fun, and the second fixed by hacks... plus supposedly the patch fixes both.

[Insanity Prelude]

Bugged lightning strikes? *intrigued*

[ZiggyDoodle]

EP5 is great; just make sure your rig is up to running it.

Wouldn't hurt to read the thread about the second Seasons patch.  Forewarned is forearmed, or something like that.

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[Sigmund]

I've had some very minor issues (babies that cry more than they used to, the occasional Sim that catches on fire for no real reason) but nothing that ruined my game beyond all repair. I haven't tried either of the patches yet, so I can't tell you for sure how useful they are.

[dizzy]

The major and "showstopper" bugs/regressions are all fixed by various hacks available on this site.

[KatEnigma]

Yeah, I'd strongly suggest moving all hot tubs under cover, but otherwise, there's not really a lot of bugs. Those testers they hired definitely earned their pay, such as it was.