Stupid/random questions... (v3)

[lauratje86]

I think so..... But I'm not entirely sure! Could've come with Nightlife too? I know all my sims that go on dates want to pillow fight with each other! I think anyone can use it, though.

[Charley-x]

ok thanks guys- just wondering if i had to go through uni to use it. :)

[slipknot93]

In my game pillow fight seems to be everyones favourite auotmatic interaction, it's actually a bit annoying when your trying to get them in love and they just start pillow fighting
edit: it came with uni but you dont have to go through uni to use it.

[Emina_SC]

Is there a way to stop the portraitures from automatically regenerating?

[Engram]

Chaavik made a UI Poses Override (http://www.insimenator.org/index.php/topic,98001.0.html) hack. It replaces all other poses with just 1.

[JacobEdward]

If I deleted custom skin/eyes, would it severely affect my sims who had those genetics or merely give them different skin/eye colors?

EDIT: How do you download mods? I've tried several times, and it's never worked properly. I always treated it like CC and extracted the files, but...::shrug::

[melethana]

Why don't sims actually get additional leave when a baby is born?
A pregnant sim gets that message about being put on maternity leave, and the carpool doesn't show up. And then when the baby is born there is another message about getting an additional 3 days to care for the baby, which means that the baby should be a toddler by the time mom goes back to work, but the carpool always shows up for my new mommies. One time she had just given birth, hadn't even put the baby in the crib yet, and there's the carpool, honking that blasted horn!
I know this is not a hack conflict, because back when I only had Sims2 Deluxe (no patches required) and absolutely no CC whatsoever, this still happened.
Hmmm, are there just additional days put in the vacation time on the jobs tab, and the new mommy has to call work to say that she's not coming in? Did I just answer my own question?

[mangaroo]

Melethana, that's the answer. In an unhacked game, a Sim mother gets 3 days of vacation added to her vacation time immediately after birth. The carpool still comes, but you can either ignore it and have the vacation subtracted or call in sick. Personally, I hire a nanny for the baby phase and keep the parents home for the toddler phase.

[Emina_SC]

Chaavik made a UI Poses Override (http://www.insimenator.org/index.php/topic,98001.0.html) hack. It replaces all other poses with just 1. Thank you, but I preferred to use Dizzy's hack (http://www.nectere.net/smf/index.php?topic=1530.0) instead, because I didn't like Chaavik's poses, while Dizzy's makes it just like it was before AL.

If I deleted custom skin/eyes, would it severely affect my sims who had those genetics or merely give them different skin/eye colors? If you delete a custom skin/eyes, the skintone/eyes of your sims will simply switch back to Eaxis defaults (unless you have custom defaults to replace Eaxis', then they'll switch to those instead).

EDIT: How do you download mods? I've tried several times, and it's never worked properly. I always treated it like CC and extracted the files, but...:images/smilies/huh.gif: As for mods, the .package files go like most other CC into your Downloads folder. Dunno why you have problems, though. You'll have to be more specific - which mods are you trying to install and do you already have any installed before?

[Fantasyrogue]

If you delete a custom skin/eyes, the skintone/eyes of your sims will simply switch back to Eaxis defaults (unless you have custom defaults to replace Eaxis', then they'll switch to those instead).


Actually I'm pretty sure if you delete custom eyes it'll show the eye that's on the skintone (technically it shows no eye, as it's gone, but in place of that you get whatever's on the skintone). It won't revert back to a Maxis eye.

[Emina_SC]

Yes, you're right! :doh Anyway, the point is that nothing bad happens :)

[Engram]

The eyes will revert to the eyes that are on the skintone if the deleted eyes were custom/geneticised and not default replacements.

The skintone will revert to S2 if the skintone deleted was custom/geneticised and not default replacements. This means that all your dark skinned sims will suddenly do a Michael Jackson and turn pale.

Also, if you have dependent defaults in place and you delete the custom skintone the default points to, you will have sims with custom faces and Maxis bodies. When removing the skintones associated with a dependent default, you need to remove the whole shebang, not just the skintones but the default file, too.

[JacobEdward]

Thanks guys! I just asked because I accidentally gave my legacy founder custom skin/eyes and all of her kids have the same coloring. So I'm pretty much done with custom genetics. Now to find the files...:facepalm:

[akksgurl_SC]

Ever since I installed AL, my trashcans have been invisible. Any idea what's causing it? It's annoying.

[HystericalParoxysm]

akksgurl - Sounds like your game has a problem. Please follow the FAQs in MTS2's Game Help section.

[psivampyr]

A few questions about Servos I didn't see in the OFB thread-
My servo got sprayed by a skunk- since they cannot shower does that stink go away on its own?
Also my Servo "got fat" from eating a burger- does it matter if its fit or fat?
Also I remember servos doing more then one chore- I had OFB long time ago, but cannot remember what they were like. But this new servo I have (just installed OFB 2 hours ago) does one chore and leave the rest of the house a complete mess. How can I alter it with Insim perhaps to make it happy to clean more?

[Nissun_]

I know you can't have two Bluewater Villages in two different neighbourhoods, but can you do it with the maxis default universities?

If I delete one of those maxis universities from the neighbourhood that is currently using it, will it appear again in the maxis bin, to choose in another neighbourhood?

Is the plural of "university" "universities"?

[maven2379]

Nissun- you can have many University hoods, in one neighborhood, I have all 3 of the defaults in one of my hoods.

I can't really remember but I think that if your Uni hood is in use you can't delete it, the game won't let you, but you can add any of the defaults to any of your neighborhoods, they will be empty (except for default sims that come in them).

You can't tranfer a Uni hood with students from one hood to another, and it really wouldn't be a good idea anyway.

[HystericalParoxysm]

Nissun_ - You can have two different Bluewater Villages in two different neighborhoods. And you can have all three Uni templates on every neighborhood if you want too.

[Nissun_]

Ok, thanks!

[kustirider2]

Are male servos able to father children?

[Fantasyrogue]

Are male servos able to father children?

Not that I'm aware of, no.

[kustirider2]

Oh okay. Thanks Fantasy!

[slipknot93]

I'm having a problem ith attractions, I have two sims who I want to be together, the one had a negative bolt (unsure about other because I haven't played her since they met) so I made him drink that potion to change attractions, now the problem is, if I make him check her out he is attracted to her but he still has a negative bolt.
WHY won't it change?

[Cyjon]

Attraction bolts are an average of both people's attraction so if he's showing -1 bolt then she is as well. He may well be attracted to her but she may be so repelled by him that the average is still negative. The love potion will make him more attractive but it may not be enough to push them into positive territory.

I use turn ons and turn offs if I want to increase people's attractions since its one of the few factors that a player can easily change unlike personality, zodiac and aspiration. If she loves formal and hates facial hair, have him put on a tuxedo and shave his mustache. I've heard that changing hair color doesn't help since TOs consider only genetic hair color but I've never investigated that myself.

[slipknot93]

I'll just make her drink some of that potion, she should have some.

[lauratje86]

Is it possible to play The Sims 2 in windowed mode, like you can using Numenor's AnyGame Starter? And if it is, how???

[Petchy]

Yes, it is possible!

*there is a guide how to do it on the wiki, but right at the mo I can't get you a link* :)


I think you right-click on your game icon, and select properties. Then, add a " -w" to the last thing in the ... Erm.. *thinks* run box ( as I said, look on the wiki ) :lol:

[slipknot93]

Ok I have a question about wall hangings, sometimes I just think that should be able to go above/under that, like not being able to put a wall hanging that is higher on the wall above a lower one, but I have seen this done in pics, so... how is that?

[lauratje86]

Thanks Petchy! I found it :-) This is the URL in case anyone else is interested - Playing Sims 2 In Windowed Mode (http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Windowed_Mode) -thanks again :-D

Oh, and slipknot93 - I know that hanging 2 wall hangings on the same section of wall one above the other became possible with one of the EP's - Apartment Life if I remember correctly. I don't know if it's possible without that EP though, but if you have Apartment Life it explains it in the little manual/guide thing that comes in the DVD-rom case when you buy it.

[maven2379]

slipknot93- the wall hanging are adjustable with AL to move them up or down press [ or ], you'll have to have move objects on to place them

[carenrose]

Did pillow fight come with Uni?
Andd if it did - Do you have to attend/graduate/drop out of uni to be able to use the interaction? thanks.

I'm sorry, I know this was kind of answered, but ... I got my EP's out of order, Uni installed last ... and I know for sure pillow fights came with Uni and not later EP's. :D And I've only played one YA at uni, for about 5 minutes. No other sims of mine have even been to uni, yet they all automonsly (whatever) pillow fight at the most annoying moments.

:D

[Tom Duhamel]

Do custom paintings (that is, those drawn by Sims) do any Environment points when you hang them to walls?

[TBalletToes]

i read somewhere if you have apartment life you can move pictures on the wall up and down. how do you do that?

[mangaroo]

To move wall hangings, select the item on the wall and use [ to move it up and ] to move it down. note that this only works for wall lights and catalog art, not Sims' own creations (easel art, photobooth photos).

[slipknot93]

vut what I meant was I have an item lower on the wall and then a kitchen cabinet at the top, above the lower item so why can't they go on the same peace of wall
I moticed it a lot with the country kitchen set.

[leenetje]

To move wall hangings, select the item on the wall and use [ to move it up and ] to move it down. note that this only works for wall lights and catalog art, not Sims' own creations (easel art, photobooth photos).


i just wanted to ad i'm on a non-US keyboard and i have to use ) and ^ to move it up and down.

[Charley-x]

slipknot: use the move_objects on cheat.

Can i have more than one PT? And if i did when my sim gets abducted will it chose at random for the spwan to have the genes of one the random PTs?

[antha71]

Can i have more than one PT? And if i did when my sim gets abducted will it chose at random for the spwan to have the genes of one the random PTs?


Use prescilla_beans Multi PT hack. http: //prescilla- bean.livejournal.com/436107. html It will randomly assign a PT as the father/mother of your abducted sim.


Dont have enough posts to allow adding a URL, so had to add a few spaces for it to show.

[kustirider2]

Can i take out my Multi PT Hack and put another one (With different PT's) in or will it bork my game?

[novemberlove_SC]

kustirider: You can as long as no sim is pregnant with an alien baby. If you do it while they're pregnant, the father will revert back to the Maxis PT (I found this out the hard way!).

EDIT:
I've also just read that it messes up the family tree (of an alien sim)...not sure how much of a problem that is, though.

[kustirider2]

Thank you Novemberlove :)

If it does mess up the family tree, Would it create problems?

[Tom Duhamel]

vut what I meant was I have an item lower on the wall and then a kitchen cabinet at the top, above the lower item so why can't they go on the same peace of wall
I moticed it a lot with the country kitchen set.

I think the game does not understand the height of objects and doesn't know if they will overlap or not, and thus disallow hanging two objects on the same wall segment by default. But a couple of tricks will do it.

The simplest one is to hold down Ctrl+Alt while hanging the second object. Another one is to use the "moveobjects on" cheat (using the Ctrl+Shift+C cheat box).

[novemberlove_SC]

I have a question:

Will a neighborhood eventually become corrupt no matter what you do? Even if you never delete sims or do other things that can mess up your game, can it still happen?

[HystericalParoxysm]

novemberlove - Neighhborhood corruption can happen at any time regardless of what you do. It's more likely if you do stupid things like mucking about randomly in SimPE, moving sims from one neighborhood to another without doing it properly, or with serious neighborhood overcrowding, etc., but sometimes things just go wonky even if you haven't done anything wrong. TS2 can be kind of a flaky game. Now, is it -likely- to happen if you don't go poking at it with a sharp stick? No, not terribly. But it's still possible, and thus no matter what you're doing, it's a good idea to back up your neighborhoods periodically using incremental backups (i.e. don't overwrite the old backup when you make a new one).

[novemberlove_SC]

Thanks, HP :) I'm afraid one of my favorite neighborhoods may possibly be corrupt (a toddler had a thought bubble with those weird squiggly lines instead of an actual image). Is that a sign of corruption?

[HystericalParoxysm]

Yeah, that can be, though it may not affect the whole neighborhood if it's just one toddler. You can try going into SimPE and checking the toddler's memories and relationships - look for stuff that's got "unknown" or "$subject" in it. Might also check their family and see if anyone else has the same kind of stuff. If so, you may be able to just delete those entries and prevent it from spreading. Back up first, of course.

[novemberlove_SC]

Ok. Thanks so much! :)

[Menaceman44]

To move wall hangings, select the item on the wall and use [ to move it up and ] to move it down. note that this only works for wall lights and catalog art, not Sims' own creations (easel art, photobooth photos).


Unless of course you download the mod files from here> http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,12998.0.html which allow the moving of virtually anything that can hang on the wall.

[Jorganza_SC]

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to create a temple from one of the Zelda games but I'm having trouble on the outside. On both sides of the front door are two shallow pools, like the one found in front of the Lincoln Memorial. I placed two pools but I can't figure out a way to raise the pool floor so it is closer to the edge of the land. Is there a tutorial out there I can follow, or does anybody know how to recreate this? I don't want to use just the water tool because the edges don't look right, and I want to recolor the pool like the walls of the temple.
Thanks.

[slipknot93]

I don't think the squiggly lines in thought/speech bubles are anything serious, I had sims gossiping about it monthes ago on then same hood I'm using now, I never see it any more, they've just stopped talking about it and I haven't had any problems

[Algalara]

I'm quite lucky really when it comes to weird speech bubbles, I don't have much corruption because I have to keep my cc levels quite low :(

[[email protected]]

Ok, my random question is, a couple sim actions like a mother kissing ther child on the forehead while they are going to sleep, can i make my sim do that? or is it one of the things that just happens and i cant make my sim repeat it? Also, when a couple is in bed and one is awake while the other is still asleep and the one asleep shifts over and rests on the other, is there some way i can make them do that? (Run-on sentences ftw) Because i always want to take a screen shot of these interactions but i always remember as they are done or its too late.

[maven2379]

the mother/father kissing her/his child on the forehead you can direct, once the child is in bed click on him/her and choose "tuck in", the other with the two sleeping (or almost sleeping) adults I believe is only autonomous.

[Charley-x]

Use prescilla_beans Multi PT hack. http: //prescilla- bean.livejournal.com/436107. html It will randomly assign a PT as the father/mother of your abducted sim.


Dont have enough posts to allow adding a URL, so had to add a few spaces for it to show.


I've seen those at GoS, I didn't really like the skins though..

So I can have multi-PT's in my game at once?
This could be intresting...........

[slipknot93]

Why do plantsims nearly die evry night from no sunshine, what can I do about it?

[romyhorse]

Why do plantsims nearly die evry night from no sunshine, what can I do about it?
You need to use the sunlamp that can be found in the gardening section.

[slipknot93]

can't afford it, it's winter and I'm in a family that grows vegtables for money

[Daisie]

Until you can afford a sunlamp, I don't think there's much you can do. Just have the plantsim stay outside as long as possible before dark so there's some sunshine built up.

[novemberlove_SC]

I've seen those at GoS, I didn't really like the skins though..

So I can have multi-PT's in my game at once?
This could be intresting...........

I use this multi PT pack:

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=290883

They use your games default skins and eyes.

[Ferret II]

Why do plantsims nearly die evry night from no sunshine, what can I do about it?

Theres a special lamp you can buy, its green and long, kinda like a garage light. The plantsims can sit under it and it puts the sunlight motive back up.

Sorry, I forgot what its called but its also kinda like this (http://www.indiamart.com/johnwrobertsandco/pcat-gifs/products-small/snooker-table.jpg) snooker table light.

EDIT: Gosh, I'm slow :lol:

[Gemmareno_SC]

'Bout prescilla_bean's multi PT hack; I downloaded this just now and went into Bodyshop with CAS Alien genetics visible, and the Maxis defaults were in there which I didn't have with my old PT. Is there a chance that any baby aliens could be born with the Maxis default still, or am I ok?

[kustirider2]

I have Prescilla_Beans Multi PT Hack and one of my sims had twins with maxis skin and eyes

[Gemmareno_SC]

Kusti: Ack! Nightmare. XD
Is there any way to get rid of this? I really don't like the Maxis defaults and the new PT skins and eyes looked so pretty =3.

[kustirider2]

I dunno.. I have had 3 alien babies previous to the twins and they all had the alien genes.. Not sure why the twins didnt?

[Gemmareno_SC]

Maybe it's random. It's just weird that they're defaults but they don't override Maxis... ah well! XD Thanks for clearing that up a bit though, I was confused when I saw them in BS. :S

[BubbleTeez_SC]

How do I age a sim down? Can I do it with boolprop?

[nadsy01_SC]

How do I age a sim down? Can I do it with boolprop?
Yes type in the boolprop cheat (I'm assuming you know how to do it) then shift+click on your sim go to spawn>sim modder and click on the baby doll and click set age>(sims name)

[Ferret II]

How do I age a sim down? Can I do it with boolprop?

Or you could type into the cheat box 'agesimscheat on' and then you can just click on the sim and choose 'set age...' and choose the age that you want the sim to be.

[sga_girl]

I was wondering why there's an option 'call an ambulance'? Does/did anyone ever use it? In which situations? I've never had to use it, I've never had to call police or firemen (they came on their own when there was stuff :) )

[slipknot93]

OK I was playing today with two sims who have been in love for ages and are engaged now and then they woohooed and a sim that one of only had a crush on from ages ago came in and acused them of cheating, it also annoys me that they get a memory of having affiar from trying to charm one sim that wasn't even accepted.
but anyway I heard somone mentioning a hack to stop this, anyone know?

[MacHeadMandi]

With ACR, you can turn off jealousy for non-committed couples, slipknot.

[JavaJulie]

I was wondering why there's an option 'call an ambulance'? Does/did anyone ever use it? In which situations? I've never had to use it, not even police or firemen.
I notice your location is the Czech Republic. It's possible it's just a bad translation - Sims have the opportunity to call "Emergency" (Police in the case of burglary, the Fire Department for fires). Of course, if you have a burglar alarm installed in your homes, and smoke detectors installed wherever there is a fire risk, then they'll come automatically when needed and you wouldn't ever have the need to manually call them. There is, however, no ambulance, so I'm guessing either a lost-in-translation event or a hack.

[Super B]

Almost my Entire Family just died in a fire. Is their anyway I can get them back!? Help! :weep:

[Engram]

Maybe it's random. It's just weird that they're defaults but they don't override Maxis... ah well! XD Thanks for clearing that up a bit though, I was confused when I saw them in BS. :S
Those skintones are not defaults and do not override the alien skintone. They are normal skintones that are assigned to the PT. You cannot have more than one default alien skintone at a time. They are simply assigned to those sims as their genetics. So if you don't like the Maxis alien skintone, just put in a default replacement because it won't interfere with the multi-PT.

I have no idea why the game assigned the Maxis skintone to those twins. As skintone assignment is part of the birth sub-routine, I guess the dice fell on alien skintone rather than custom genetics. In the case of those twins with the Maxis alien skin - who's the pollinator? One of the multi-PTs or the Maxis pollinator?

[kustirider2]

Engram are you talking about mine? If you are all of the alien babies (Alien skintone or maxis) Had a multi-PT as their parent

[SimLove]

Hi, i have a q, is it true that when ur sim is about to grow up that other sims can grow up with ur sim thats not on the same lot, if u have Free Time? And if it is true, how will one go about doing so?
Thanx
SimLove

[BubbleTeez_SC]

Thank you nadsy01 and Ferret II!

[PuX- 80's]

SimLove, Yes. Freetime is needed.
If your sim knows any townies, a pop-up message with ask you if you'd like to age any townie that your sim knows.

[Super B]

Sorry to Say this agian, but Is there anyway to bring my Sims back to life? And if not is thier a way to keep your Sims from Dieing? A cheat, maybe? :confused:

[PuX- 80's]

Super B, You already asked the same question, on the exact same page. Be calm.
The answer, if you have Uni. yes.

[Super B]

Super B, You already asked the same question, on the exact same page. Be calm.
The answer, if you have Uni. yes.
Sorry. I really am. Im not very good at waiting as you can see. Sorry to ask, ut what exactly is Uni?

Sorry! :err:

Brendan.

[PuX- 80's]

The first Ep. University.

[dcstucki]

Sorry. I really am. Im not very good at waiting as you can see. Sorry to ask, ut what exactly is Uni?

Sorry! :err:

Brendan.

Hi Brendan

Uni is the expansion pack University.

[Tom Duhamel]

I was wondering why there's an option 'call an ambulance'? Does/did anyone ever use it? In which situations? I've never had to use it, I've never had to call police or firemen (they came on their own when there was stuff :) )

If you have a fire alarm, firefighters come by themselves (yep, fire alarm connected to the central, isn't cool?). Same thing for burglar alarm and police. If you don't have any of those, you will have to call (however police never came fast enough when calling, they tend to ask why I called them).

I have all EPs up to FT and never noticed Ambulance. Was it added with AL? I'm too wondering what's the purpose. If only they got to call an ambulance to give birth to babies. Who gives birth at home, standing up?

[simsample]

Ambulances were originally intended for the basegame; my guess is that this is a debug option left over from game development (there are lots of 'remnants' in the game) or else a hack that utilises this.

[Super B]

Dang it! I don't have Uni!

[melethana]

Super B - why didn't you just exit without saving? If for some reason you did save, the Insimenator Object version has a mortality adjuster (looks like a tombstone) that lets you bring back deceased family members.
http://www.insimenator.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=3f83cf4664f8f8562e7b8c0fab19db3f&topic=100226.0

[Super B]

Super B - why didn't you just exit without saving? If for some reason you did save, the Insimenator Object version has a mortality adjuster (looks like a tombstone) that lets you bring back deceased family members.
http://www.insimenator.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=3f83cf4664f8f8562e7b8c0fab19db3f&topic=100226.0
I did exit without saving, but thet will still be dead. Ive seen it before. (Did it before. >.<) Insimenator Object version ? I have just Sims 2. Nothing eles, but the tombstone is in my House.

[melethana]

Insimenator is a game mod that comes in 3 versions. One add options when you click on the ground, one adds options to sims pie menus, and one has all the options attached to objects (the one I like) If you follow the link I gave, and download and install Insim, you will be able to add dead family members back to your household. The only time I had a sim accidentally die, I exited without saving, and when I re-entered the house, there she was, alive and well.

[Super B]

Insimenator is a game mod that comes in 3 versions. One add options when you click on the ground, one adds options to sims pie menus, and one has all the options attached to objects (the one I like) If you follow the link I gave, and download and install Insim, you will be able to add dead family members back to your household. The only time I had a sim accidentally die, I exited without saving, and when I re-entered the house, there she was, alive and well.
Thank you. Can that mod harm my game? And are thier any special things I have to do before I install it like make a "Addon folder or somthing."?

[melethana]

any mod has the potential to harm your game, but Insim is one of the most used mods out there. Just make sure to only get one version (not all 3) and to extract it to the correct folder
My Documents / EA Games / Sims2 / Downloads
if you are a custom content newbie, this guide should answer any other downloading questions you may have http://linna.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_for_Fracking_Idiots

[Super B]

any mod has the potential to harm your game, but Insim is one of the most used mods out there. Just make sure to only get one version (not all 3) and to extract it to the correct folder
My Documents / EA Games / Sims2 / Downloads
if you are a custom content newbie, this guide should answer any other downloading questions you may have http://linna.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_for_Fracking_Idiots
Thank you! I hope to find out how this works.

[slipknot93]

I jsut noticed people were talking about insimenator, so if I ge tthat "Object" version will the only change be the modded items added to the catalog?

cause I had insimenator bfore but I got rid of it because it added options like "spawn" and "warp here" when you click on stuff and I don't like that

[PuX- 80's]

The 'Object' version adds objects and only gives you options to do what they were programed for.

Ex)
Added Mod Object- Plumbbob
When you click- Motive controls.

[slipknot93]

well I'm ok witht that as long as the options stay in the objects, no "make controllable" when clicking on a non playable sim, and no spawn or warp when you click on the floor.

[Super B]

I just created a New Family. A Girl and a Father, but he has gone missing! The Father is not on the screen, but there is no Tombstone that I can find. What happened?

[PuX- 80's]

Is there a thumbnail of his face?

[Super B]

Is there a thumbnail of his face?
Nope. Thats the weird part and thier is no tombstone.

[PuX- 80's]

Did you check the memory of the remaining sim?
If there is no bad memory, he poofed. Simple as that.

I have a question.
There are a few homes I downloaded. I opened them with CleanInstaller and tried moving a family in them and my game crashed. I try again, crash. I go back in game move the same family in to another downloaded home (by Plasticbox) and they are living there happily.
How come CleanInstaller didn't work on the homes, but works fine on sims?

[IceAngel12891]

I just created a New Family. A Girl and a Father, but he has gone missing! The Father is not on the screen, but there is no Tombstone that I can find. What happened?

Try exiting the family and then re-entering and see if he has reappeared. Sometimes they vanish and then show up when you go back into the lot.

[o_0emma0_o]

I have a silly one!

Can really messy girls pee in the shower like messy guys can?

[cavilez]

Ok am I just plain slow or what? Where is the christmas tree located? Thanks :)

Edit: NVM found it. :D

[slipknot93]

I just created a New Family. A Girl and a Father, but he has gone missing! The Father is not on the screen, but there is no Tombstone that I can find. What happened?

you could check the family tree, if his face is gray on it then he is dead...
or he could have died on a different lot

[maven2379]

yes messy girls can pee in the shower

[SimLove]

Thanx Pux, but i dont get that. Should my sim be best friends with sims?

[Super B]

I have to Sims in my Town. Im trying to make the girlfriend and boyfriend, get married, ect. But I just can't get them to meet! Is thier a easy way to make them meet. or should I try agian as Roomates?

[Kusama]

Wouldn't one of them appear on a community lot?

[PuX- 80's]

Thanx Pux, but i dont get that. Should my sim be best friends with sims?
When I did it in my game they weren't best friends, they were friends at most.

[mangaroo]

PuX, if I understand your question (#1603) correctly, you don't have the EPs required for the lots that are crashing. Downloaded Sims are not EP-specific; downloaded lots are. There's nothing Clean Installer can do to circumvent the EP requirements for a lot.

[Super B]

Wouldn't one of them appear on a community lot?
Yes, but So far no. I will try making more Community lots though.

[slipknot93]

I have a question about graves, at times I've moved my sims, I put the graves in my inventory and then when they get there a new copy of the grave appears and the one in the inventory becomes plan with no name on it, so should I just move without putting graves in the inventorry and they will safely appear when they get to the new house?

[rosesforme17]

The tombstones will stay with the lot unless you either put them in your sims inventory or you move the tombstone to a community lot.

[slipknot93]

If you send them to a community lot is it possible to move them back to a house?

[rosesforme17]

I'm not sure about that one. I would suggest, if you really want the grave to stay with the family, you just put it in the inventory and move. Not sure why you would get a new one like you described. I usually send my tombstones/urns to a community cemetary. That way they are still in the neighborhood and your sim can visit but it won't slow down your sim's house.

[Super B]

One of my Sims keeps complaining about doors and won't do anything eles. She just stays in one place and complains, complains, complains! What does she want me to do?

[Thestrialqueen]

Super B: Is the door locked? Sometimes I forget that I locked a door and the sim can't get through.

[Super B]

Nope. The door is not locked. Uggh. :/

[slipknot93]

try selling it and rebuying

[Super B]

Uggh! She just keeps on complaining! She won't even move! The Rectangle thing in her head is a door, right?

[Tom Duhamel]

Would there be an item on either side of the door that would prevent him from going through?

There is a bug (rare but still) which prevents a Sim from tracing a route from one point to another even though there is nothing in the way. When this happens, I try asking shorter hops. That is, ask him to go to some point but not completely where you wanted him to go in the first place. Other times, I make him do something else in the same room, cancel the action, then try again.

One last idea that comes to mind, perhaps you recently downloaded an object of a mod which doesn't work well and causes a bug.

If nothing helps, perhaps you could send a picture and hope someone sees a problem.

It's probably too late to mention, but I like to save often (I have an habit of saving every morning at 6am when they awake) so I can exit without saving and going back when something really weird happens

[Super B]

I think I fixed it, but if they're are any probs, I'll tell you guys. :smash:

[PuX- 80's]

I have a question...again.
(For picture-taking purposes) How do you have objects on the first story viewable from the second story?

[maven2379]

Pux- just turn object hiding off

[Jadore]

How do I reset my Sims 2 back to its original setting without reinstalling? I would google this, but I can't.

[mangaroo]

You can't use Google? There's a story there, methinks. Anyway, assuming you haven't altered any of your Sims program files by installing "clean neighborhoods" or catalog-based fixes, you can reset by deleting The Sims folder located in Documents/EA Games (on most common installations) and then starting up the game. It will regenerate all files.

If you have Downloads you like -- or anything in your user files you wish to preserve, like a userstartup.cheat file -- drag those files to a safe location BEFORE deleting The Sims folder.

Here's a wiki article (http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Reset_All_User_Files).

[Jadore]

^Thanks, it worked perfectly :)

[Super B]

Is thier a code to stop the Bars from going down? One of my Sims in Pregnant and Its alot of work to keep her happy. And I really don't want her to die.All the codes I tried didn't work. :(

[rosesforme17]

The cheat "motivedecay off" will keep your sims needs at it's current level. You can turn the decay back on by replacing the word off with on. You can also use "maxmotives" to fill their needs completely. Just type those in the cheat window without the " marks.

[Tom Duhamel]

Open the cheat window with Ctrl+Shift+C, and hide it with Esc. Type 'help' for a list of almost all cheats. You can drag the bottom of the cheat window to enlarge.

[Super B]

This is a tiny bit off topic Question, but.. Does each Sims 2 Expanssion pack come with a Code? Like the one on the back bacause Im trying to join the Official Sims 2 website, but It appears my code has already been used. So. Does anyone know the Answer?

[maven2379]

super b - every time you buy a new expansion pack or stuff pack it comes with a code, usually on back of the instruction manual, if you legally purchased your copy you should contact EA.

[Super B]

I actually found it in another one of my PC games when I bought it at a Used store(I think) So I didn't even get Sims 2 on purpose.

[Super B]

New Question! What is Maxis? And How do you make a Sim with Maxis?

[simsample]

Super B, Maxis was the company that originally made The Sims 2. They were bought by EA and unfortunately do not exist now. When people say 'Made using Maxis' they mean made using the things that came in the game, not custom content. Perhaps you could go to the Wiki and read up about the game there:
http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Main_Page
Lots of info about the game and tips/ hints. Also Wikipedia has info on the game. This forum also has many game tips- do a bit of reading and then you won't have so many questions. :)

[Super B]

Super B, Maxis was the company that originally made The Sims 2. They were bought by EA and unfortunately do not exist now. When people say 'Made using Maxis' they mean made using the things that came in the game, not custom content. Perhaps you could go to the Wiki and read up about the game there:
http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Main_Page
Lots of info about the game and tips/ hints. Also Wikipedia has info on the game. This forum also has many game tips- do a bit of reading and then you won't have so many questions. :)

Thank you simsample. :D

[Tom Duhamel]

They were bought by EA and unfortunately do not exist now.

Not quite right. Maxis was bought and made into a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. The Sims 2 does not hold the name Maxis on the box (actually some of the expansions do, but for some reason not all of them), but Spore released 3 months ago does. I think they decided to put the name Maxis only on stuff actually developed by Will Wright, the original founder (Will mentioned once that he had little to do with The Sims 2 and absolutely no relation with The Sims 3, however he did most of Spore).

[simsample]

Ahh well, I don't have Spore -but the Sims2 games have not displayed the Maxis logo since Pets or so.

[Dreamydre]

I just installed my game and I can't find my downloads folder :blink:

[Petchy]

May not be there, If you have a Clean Game sometimes it just won't be spawned.


You can Create one, should work just fine as normal, You HAVE backed up your old CC... yes?

[Dreamydre]

No this is a totally new laptop but yeah I'll create one thanks :)

[kustirider2]

Make sure it has a capital D

[Dreamydre]

I went into my game and the new folder works and yes it has a capital D Kusty :lol: thanks you two.

[rosieposiepudnpie]

I have a problem, I installed my sims on a new computer and just got the latest stuff packs, I downloaded the patches, but now some of my sims won't get promoted. Would this have to do with the Mansion and Garden stuff or is this just my game. The sim I have was a teen scienceist and then grew up and moved out. She was promoted as a teen, but her mother wasn't promoted as a journolist. Now that the teen is an adult she won't get promoted, I have even switched jobs. Please help. My sim needs the money from the promotions.

[Tom Duhamel]

Please make sure that your Sims have completed the requirements for the promotion (both skills and friends requirements -- I often forget to check friends requirement) and that they go to work in good mood so that their job performance meter is high.

Remember than even though they have all the requirements and the performance meter is high, there is some randomness induced, so the promotion is not automatic, although it won't usually take more than 2-3 days for the promotion to come once all is in order.

Hope this helps :)

[rosieposiepudnpie]

Remember than even though they have all the requirements and the performance meter is high, there is some randomness induced, so the promotion is not automatic, although it won't usually take more than 2-3 days for the promotion to come once all is in order.

Hope this helps :)

I have done all that, she has all of her skills maxed and it has been 7 sim days and still no promotion. Thanks anyway. Any other suggestions? I really like her family.

[easyqueenie]

Hi all,

I recently uninstalled TS2 and reinstalled it with no CC. I've decided to play Pleasantview prosperity style with a few of my own characters in there and I need help with getting a certain outcome.

Cass Goth marries Don and moves in with him, bringing her 50k or whatever it is to the marriage. They woohoo and Cass gets pregnant. He is still woohooing the Caliente sisters and she catches them. Is there a way to break up the marriage so she leaves with very little money, or at least so she leaves with just the basic 20k? Basically I want him to keep the house and money and her to end up penniless (don't worry, it's all gonna work out in the end - he'll get his comeuppance!)

[JavaJulie]

Hi all,

I recently uninstalled TS2 and reinstalled it with no CC. I've decided to play Pleasantview prosperity style with a few of my own characters in there and I need help with getting a certain outcome.

Cass Goth marries Don and moves in with him, bringing her 50k or whatever it is to the marriage. They woohoo and Cass gets pregnant. He is still woohooing the Caliente sisters and she catches them. Is there a way to break up the marriage so she leaves with very little money, or at least so she leaves with just the basic 20k? Basically I want him to keep the house and money and her to end up penniless (don't worry, it's all gonna work out in the end - he'll get his comeuppance!)
If you have her "find own place", she will end up in the family bin with 20k.

[kustirider2]

If you direct Don to break up with Cassandra, She should end up in the family bin with 20K.
Or you could just divorce them and make Cassandra find her own place out of the newspaper.

[charlie-chan_SC]

I deleted a family that was in the University sim bin using the delete button. Is there any way to get them back in the sim bin?

[simsample]

I deleted a family that was in the University sim bin using the delete button. Is there any way to get them back in the sim bin?
No, they are gone from your computer. Deleting anything (hood, CC or sim) from in game deletes it from your hard drive- no recycle bin there.

[charlie-chan_SC]

No, they are gone from your computer. Deleting anything (hood, CC or sim) from in game deletes it from your hard drive- no recycle bin there.

That's fine as it means I have less kids to worry about lol. Thank you for your response Simsample :D

[jenniferrsg]

Where's Mrs.Crumplebottom from? I have never once seen her in my game.

[maven2379]

Mrs. Crumplebottom is downtown, she doesn't always show up but, she should at some point make an appearance. Make sure you don't have any hacks that prevent her from spawning, or visiting lots.

[iLollipop_SC]

I changed the hair color of one of my sims, Emma Maine. She got pregnant, and I'm wondering: will her baby have a chance of being naturally brown or blonde haired or will it take his/her mother's "natural" hair color (black)? I'd really like to know this, since Emma's daughter Remedy is the only one of her five current kids to have a different hair color, and I changed it xD.

[easyqueenie]

That's great guys, thanks for the info.

[jenniferrsg]

Mrs. Crumplebottom is downtown, she doesn't always show up but, she should at some point make an appearance. Make sure you don't have any hacks that prevent her from spawning, or visiting lots.
ok, ty. I don't have any hacks, only some CC.

[negneg189]

iLollipop- No. Unless you change her genetics in Sim PE, then she will pass on black hair.

[lekate_SC]

Do default supernatural skins conflict with default supernatural eyes?

[el_flel]

slipknot93- the wall hanging are adjustable with AL to move them up or down press [ or ], you'll have to have move objects on to place them
I know this is old but wanted to add you shouldn't have to use moveobjects to put more than one wall item on the same space of wall. Holding down 'ctrl' and 'alt' when you have your second wall item should allow you to place it on the same grid space as the other one.
This came before AL btw, not sure if it was base game or an EP but I remember reading it in a manual.

[clw8]

I know I saw this asked somewhere before, but, I'm such a worrywort, and, I don't wanna get in any trouble. MY friend and I are starting our own lil sims 2 downloads site on freewebs.com. If we keep everything free, and link/give credit to any cc we use, is this ok to do? Here is the site: www.cvsims2realistate.webs.com , plz check it over someone who knows about this stuff.. .and make sure we aren't stepping into like, legal mess or something. We just want to upload homes for sims...using mediafire as a host..... is this an ok thing to do if we keep it all free?

[mangaroo]

clw8 -- The only legal trouble any Sims creator could ever get in is with EA Games. To avoid that, include their standard disclaimer on your site and do not distribute pirated EA items (i.e., don't include converted Sims2Store stuff in your downloads). Community trouble can result if you include cc from creators who prohibit sharing their items. It's up to you to decide if you want that kind of trouble, and whom you're willing to annoy.

[clw8]

Where is there 'standard disclaimer' at? on the sims 2 main page? Oh, I suppose I'll find it!

ok, i guess i lied...where/what is the disclaimer???

[Tom Duhamel]

The standard disclaimer is in the EA agreement you accepted when you installed the game, you read it, didn't you? :)

Custom content made by an author is copyrighted by the author. That's what the international law says. You cannot distribute their creations without their permission (usually, they have a note in either the item description or their profile that tells about their rules regarding their stuff). Legally, they are entitled to sue you (although I doubt any would -- they will only make sure your name is associated with the devil within the community)

[clw8]

caught me there! LOL...no, I must admit I never read the disclaimer! So basically, as long as I give credit, and make sure that I only include other peoples work if they say I can, then I will be ok?

[mangaroo]

clw8, from the EULA: If you include content created with the Software on your website you must also post the following notice on your site on the same web page(s) where that content is located: "This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Electronic Arts." You will not represent that your site is approved by or affiliated with EA or that any other content on your site is approved by or affiliated with EA.

[clw8]

clw8, from the EULA:

ok, so, just post that one line statement on my pages? I can do that! Thanks alot to everyone... I hope I don't screw myself over.... :)

[Tom Duhamel]

http://www.modthesims2.com/
Scroll down to the bottom of the page. You know those small characters you never read? :) You have to do something like that

[clw8]

ok...i didn't add all of that on my page, but, i did get the basics. Can someone take a look at the bottom of my 1st page on my site and see if that's good enough?

edit: i added more just a sec. ago.

[Tom Duhamel]

Copyrighted 20007 :)

Although there is no rule pertaining to copyright statement (as the international law on copyright applies to anything created -- the statement is just there to help people know the details) there is one standard method which everyone applies to:

Copyright © <date of first publication>-<date of last update> <author>. <rule>
example:
If I made a website which was first open to public in 2006, but I have update some content this year, my notice would look like this:
Copyright © 2006-2008 Tom Duhamel. All rights reserved.

In your case, it would be 2008 (unless you haven't made much progress since last year), and if you update anything tomorrow than it will be 2008-2009. I would put the disclaimer notice right next to it (just over or just under).

Although I am sure you are only going to publish stuff made by "respected creators", I'm sure what you wanted to say is:
All Custom Content Belongs to their Respective Authors
(Note: 'Author' has a legal meaning regarding copyright laws and I would use this term instead)

[simsample]

http://www.modthesims2.com/
Scroll down to the bottom of the page. You know those small characters you never read? :) You have to do something like that

What, you mean I have to write "You are being served by linna.modthesims2.com powered by more black lace boyshorts and a black bra with black lace and purple pinstripes" on my web site? :lol:

[mangaroo]

Unless you want EA Games to sue your boyshorts off, yes.

[clw8]

Copyrighted 20007 :)

Although there is no rule pertaining to copyright statement (as the international law on copyright applies to anything created -- the statement is just there to help people know the details) there is one standard method which everyone applies to:

Copyright © <date of first publication>-<date of last update> <author>. <rule>
example:
If I made a website which was first open to public in 2006, but I have update some content this year, my notice would look like this:
Copyright © 2006-2008 Tom Duhamel. All rights reserved.

In your case, it would be 2008 (unless you haven't made much progress since last year), and if you update anything tomorrow than it will be 2008-2009. I would put the disclaimer notice right next to it (just over or just under).

Although I am sure you are only going to publish stuff made by "respected creators", I'm sure what you wanted to say is:
All Custom Content Belongs to their Respective Authors
(Note: 'Author' has a legal meaning regarding copyright laws and I would use this term instead)

OH, the 20007 thingy? I diidn't add that, nor do I know how to delete it! It was stuck there by freewebs! But, I will do the changes you suggested, and, then hopefully I'll be all set!

[Nimi]

What are the gene codes, that you find in SimPE in the Sim DNA, from the default blue, lightblue, green, brown and grey eyes?

[simsample]

Do you mean the figures for dominance and recessiveness, or the actual codes that tell you what colour the eye is?

[el_flel]

What, you mean I have to write "You are being served by linna.modthesims2.com powered by more black lace boyshorts and a black bra with black lace and purple pinstripes" on my web site? :lol:
LOL I remember the first time I noticed that, I was like wtf?! It cracked me up.

[Tzigone]

I have done all that, she has all of her skills maxed and it has been 7 sim days and still no promotion. Thanks anyway. Any other suggestions? I really like her family.
Does she have all the friends she needs?

[longdaysend]

rosie, is she going to work in a good mood and is her performance meter (the little green bar in the work panel) full?

[psivampyr]

Have the sim you want to live in the house- break up with Cass. If they are poking and arguing the "break up" option will pop up on her menu when Don clicks her. She will then move out of the house into the Sim Bin and then you can put her in another house. I am not sure when kind of money she will end up with. But if Don keeps the baby, Cass will show up every day to play with the baby once it has reached child age. (Atleast that is what happened once when I had it occur) Good Luck with your fun :)

[clw8]

Just a quick question..... since it is my work...Am I allowed to post the same homes that are on my mts2 on my own website also? Oh, and another question... if I have lots that were packaged using only lets say uni, pets, nl, and a stuff pack, but then i added an additional 3 expansions to my game, are those already packaged lots still saved in the same formatte [do they still ONLY require the original expansions?] Or, since i updated my sims 2 game w/ the other expansions, does that also change my pre-packaged lots?

[cavilez]

I cant' help you with your first, but for the second one, no they do not change, as they are PRE-packaged.

[clw8]

ok, thanks for answering the 2nd one...lol....this is the perfect forum for that question i reckon....as i know, even said, they are prepackaged!

Now, if someone can help me with my first problem: "...Am I allowed to post the same homes that are on my mts2 on my own website also? " then i'll be all set!

[novemberlove_SC]

clw8: You can post your uploaded homes onto your own website, since they are made by you :)

[clw8]

ok, thanks! ...this brings good news...now my website will have like.... all the prepacked lots that are still on my compter...which is like 5.....So, yay! LOL.

[rosieposiepudnpie]

My sims are still not getting any promotions, even when I make new ones. I have never had any problems with glitches the entire time I have had the sims, which is since the beginning. I have always updated my hacks for the newest expanstion pack and never had a problem. Could it be my new computer? I have been going nuts trying to figuare this out. When I downloaded the patches, it told me that I was updated for season and pets, was the patch in the newer packs? Help me someone please. I can use cheats to get the promoted, and they can get promoted when a chance card comes up, but just not the regular way. Has any one else had this problem, or am I just the crazy one

[negneg189]

Make sure all of the requirements are filled, and then wait a few sim days. Sometimes it takes awhile. However, if you think it may be a glitch or a conflicted item, check with this guide:

http://www.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Game_Problem

[Nissun_]

Is there a way to extract unextractable sims? I'd love to play the pollination technician or Pollination Technician #9's ancestors.

[Nimi]

Do you mean the figures for dominance and recessiveness, or the actual codes that tell you what colour the eye is?
I meant the GUID's, I think they are used in both cases. But I found them, so problem solved. Thanks for answering me, anyway :)

For reference or anyone else who might be wondering the same thing:

for Brown:
32dee745-b6ce-419f-9e86-ae93802d2682

for Green:
51c4a750-c9f4-4cfe-801c-898efc360cb7

for Light Blue:
e43f33602-3a08-4755-8b83-a0d37a6c424b

for Dark Blue:
2d6839c5-0b7c-48a1-9c55-4bd9cc873b0f

for Gray:
0758508c-7111-40f9-b33b-706464626ac9

for Alien:
12d4f3e1-fdbe-4fe7-ace3-46dd9ff52b51

[MacHeadMandi]

How many tiles long/wide is an driveway extension piece? I thought it was 8w, 6l, but I'm not sure and I don't have my game installed right now (boo).

[Menaceman44]

I have my game running and just checked for you. A driveway extention piece is 5 tiles wide and 8 tiles long.

[lauratje86]

Do some townies have dyed hair? Because I got two babies with brown hair when a CAS sim and a townie had a baby, even though neither parents for either baby had brown hair, or brown hair in the family..... One was two black-haired sims, one was a blonde CAS sim and a black-haired townie.

[MacHeadMandi]

Thanks, Menace! I needed it for some house plans I was sketching out ;]

[Elspeth73]

Do some townies have dyed hair? Because I got two babies with brown hair when a CAS sim and a townie had a baby, even though neither parents for either baby had brown hair, or brown hair in the family..... One was two black-haired sims, one was a blonde CAS sim and a black-haired townie.

Yes they do. Kaylynn Langerak for example is actually a natural blonde!

[lauratje86]

Yes they do. Kaylynn Langerak for example is actually a natural blonde!

Really? Wow :-) Thanks for answering!!

[Charley-x]

Kaylynn Langerak is a blonde....weird...she and daniel had a baby in my game and it turned out withn black hair.. ?

[lauratje86]

Daniel? Is he a maxis character or a CAS sim?

[psivampyr]

Is there a life time want to work in paranormal or become an artist? I have noticed that most of the interesting careers you glimpse in the Uni pack aren't exactly found often when "look for a job". I'd love for my sims for story purposes to want to become a paranormal job worker or something off the beaten path.

[Charley-x]

lauratje; Daniel plesent- maxis created- when you load the game their already having a affair.

[McNum_SC]

Well, here's a stupid question:

I´'m thinking that I want one last expansion before Sims 3, but I can't decide on which.

I have Uni, NL, OFB and Seasons. I got annoyed with the pets in Sims 1, so I know which pack I don't want. Likewise, too many of my hacks aren't AL compatible.

So the question essentially boils down to:
Bon Voyage or FreeTime?

On one hand, I like taking my Sims Downtown, and Bon Voyage is more of that, on the other hand, I like the secondary aspirations idea from FreeTime, and it could be fun to try the hobbies. Make the Sims a little more unique each.

So, go on vacation or improve the fun at home? I'm leaning towards FreeTime, but I thought I might ask since the stupid questions thread was here anyway.

[negneg189]

http://forums.sims2community.com/showthread.php?t=40197

-x-

Please refer here for all EP opinions/which you should buy questions.
However, if you can't go for AL (My personal favorite), I would go for freetime. It makes each of your sims so much more interesting, and adds many new objects and options that are very worth it.

[Moonstream27]

ok...i have a question...how do you get them to sell a great novel? i've had a few sims roll this want over the years, and i've just kept trying and trying by having them just keep writing, but nothing seems to work...the one i'm working on right now has maxed all of his skills (and lit enthusiasm) and has written five novels, all of them duds...any advice?

[negneg189]

It's similar to selling a masterpiece- you just have to hope that the novel they write sells well. Generally you must have a 10 in creativity though.

[McNum_SC]

http://forums.sims2community.com/showthread.php?t=40197

-x-

Please refer here for all EP opinions/which you should buy questions.
However, if you can't go for AL (My personal favorite), I would go for freetime. It makes each of your sims so much more interesting, and adds many new objects and options that are very worth it.

Thanks, I'm still a little noobish around the gills here. It's that awesome all Sims 3 articles thread that keeps me returning. So handy.

[broo_SC]

Is there a life time want to work in paranormal or become an artist? I have noticed that most of the interesting careers you glimpse in the Uni pack aren't exactly found often when "look for a job". I'd love for my sims for story purposes to want to become a paranormal job worker or something off the beaten path.
If you only had Uni EP those would be available as lifetime wants but if you have other expansion packs they won't. Althought someone over at MTS2 has made those into lifetime wants for people with other EPs too so you might wanna check there. And I think Uni careers are only available for the sims with university diploma and don't show up for other sims but don't quote me on that one as I haven't played Uni since year 2007.

[Tom Duhamel]

rosieposiepudnpie: Are you sure your Sim haven't reached the top of his/her career? When you look at their skills, are there any that are highlighted? Highlighted skill points shows what the requirements are. Once they reach the top of their career, no points are highlighted anymore (for some obvious reasons).

clw8: When Microsoft decided to make a file available for download on a certain website, do you think they are prohibited from making it available on a different website? :) Of course, your work is still yours, even when you published it once. You can post the same files of yours on as many websites as you like, as they are *your* files :)

[Tom Duhamel]

Is there a life time want to work in paranormal or become an artist? I have noticed that most of the interesting careers you glimpse in the Uni pack aren't exactly found often when "look for a job". I'd love for my sims for story purposes to want to become a paranormal job worker or something off the beaten path.

Although my Sims usually make a life from one of the few jobs available on the day I decide to get them to work, sometimes I want them to have one very specific job (for story, etc). For that, I do use *the* cheat code (that is, "testingcheatsenabled" -- please google for this if you don't already know of this cheat, as there are side effects that you better be aware of when using it). With the cheat enabled, you shift-click on the newspaper and select *any* job you like as they all appear in the pie-menu. Although I am not 100% sure, I think you can also get Uni jobs without attending college with that cheat.

And for Lifetime Wants, when they arent' what I like (because they don't match my story for example) I use SimPE and change those to what I like. There are tutorials that explain how to do this, this isn't very complicated.

[broo_SC]

And for Lifetime Wants, when they arent' what I like (because they don't match my story for example) I use SimPE and change those to what I like. There are tutorials that explain how to do this, this isn't very complicated.
You don't need SimPE to change lifetime wants, there are plenty of mods you can do that with. Like college clock from MATY. A lot easier way, especially for those unfamiliar with SimPE.

[Tom Duhamel]

Oh I wasn't aware of that. I'm very comfortable with SimPE so I have never looked at these, but I will :)

[Katya Stevens]

Is there a life time want to work in paranormal or become an artist? I have noticed that most of the interesting careers you glimpse in the Uni pack aren't exactly found often when "look for a job". I'd love for my sims for story purposes to want to become a paranormal job worker or something off the beaten path.

There are, but it's only possible with a hack as far as I know. Go here (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,7.0.html), select your newest EP and look for a hack titled "uni_ltws_sns".

As for not being able to find the careers, only university-graduated sims can work in those careers without cheating.

[SimLove]

Ive got a few questions. Its all to do with "testingcheat" cheat.
1) can it crash your game?
2) when you use the cheat to get your child into private school, how does the box work?
I really want to use it, but scared that it might do something to my game.
Thanx in advance.
SimLove

[clw8]

Hey, I have one quick question. On my website, I need a free file hoster.... I'm currently using mediafire [i have an account there] , but was told that they delete my files after 1 month. Is this true? If so, what is another file hosting website that I can use to host my downloads?

Thanks.

[Gemmareno_SC]

Do creativity points affect karaoke performance? ^_^

[Fantasyrogue]

Gemmareno, yes. Sims with high creativity don't sing off-key ;)

clw8, mediafire hasn't deleted my files yet. But I don't really know any different (better) ones either.

[Gemmareno_SC]

Haha thanks XD

[clw8]

Gemmareno, yes. Sims with high creativity don't sing off-key ;)

clw8, mediafire hasn't deleted my files yet. But I don't really know any different (better) ones either.
ok, thanks. maybe that's only true if u don't have an account.... Anyhow, i neither know anywhere else, so, I will just have to stick with mediafire.

[Tom Duhamel]

Ive got a few questions. Its all to do with "testingcheat" cheat.
1) can it crash your game?


Yes.

Basically it was meant for the developers to test their stuff, and as such it does a lot of things you are not supposed to have access to. That said, if you are careful it does a lot of good things too. If you are going to experiment with it for the first time, backup your neighborhood first. If you want to be safe, stick with what others say elsewhere, that is, use the commands they tell you to use. You need to be logical too. If it says "Kill all neighborhood" obviously you should not use it if that's not what you are looking for :)

If you are looking for safety, I would recommand InSim instead, it does a lot in a safer environment (although it could do harm too if you aren't careful).

Hope this is what you wanted me to say :)

[SimLove]

Thanx Tom420, it helps alot. So its safe to use the Gravestone where you spwan adults and children?

[Engram]

ok, thanks. maybe that's only true if u don't have an account.... Anyhow, i neither know anywhere else, so, I will just have to stick with mediafire.
I've had my files up on mediafire for months and none of them have been deleted. Even the ones that are getting 0 downloads because I put them there as a backup for myself rather than for publishing CC/sims.

Thanx Tom420, it helps alot. So its safe to use the Gravestone where you spwan adults and children?
If you just want random adults and children (to townify), it would probably be better to make them in CAS. When you use your sim to spawn other sims using the Tombstone, they all use the one sim's genetics - so they will all have brown hair and blue eyes or whatever your sim looks like. If you are looking to make townies it would be better for you to spawn the NPC and Townie Maker (looks like a repo man gun) rather than the Towmbstone of L and D because that will use a variety of genetics and face templates, not just those of the sim using the object.

[PuX- 80's]

clw8, There is Box (http://box.net/signup/invitation/1). I find it faster and gives no pop-ups.
I do have Mediafire and none of my files have been erased.

[SimLove]

Thanx, I'll rather use Cas.

Ps. Clw8, i love the quote to Ozzy Osbourne's song.

[SofieAmalieN]

I woke up today with a brand new idea. So I wondered if anyone else had ever thought of it...

I like to make neighbourhoods with different themes. But I hate how the sims can never meet then. So I came up with with making different themed subhoods.

A chinese, a winter wonderland, ect..

Has anyone done it?

[Tom Duhamel]

I play just one neighborhood, with a lot of diversity in it. Instead of one theme for a neighborhood, I kind of use one theme for each family.

My neighborhood is called Happy Valley (just 'the Valley' for the intimates) and I like to think of it as a place where different people from around the (known and unknown) world move in to find a new, quiet life. For example I have an elven family, a geek family, a rich family. Initially when I create the family, they are very limited to only what they should know and what their culture should be, but as the generations progress (children go to school with the others and get to know other cultures) and start using things their parents didn't. For example, my elven family started with a female adult and a female toddler, and didn't use any technology (no computer or tv, candles as lights, raw timber for wallpaper) but the toddler acquired a radio soon after she started school and learned about music. Her offspring now have a tv and a computer, and now have tiles in the bathroom (although the bath is still made of wood).

I wouldn't be able to play different neighborhoods at once. I don't play that many families at once. I usually play 3-4 families on rotation, sometimes giving up on one and starting a new one. I don't see myself playing 8-10 families in 4-5 different neighborhood, so I adapted the concept to my own play style :)

[Gemmareno_SC]

Umm, random question here, but how can I age up townies without FT? Will it be a boolProp affair?

[charlie-chan_SC]

It could be done through sending them to University and then making them drop out.

Or the boolProp affair (coming to bookstores near you lol) if you don't want to go through the hassle lol.

[Gemmareno_SC]

How would I go about directing townies to go to Uni? :)

[Nissun_]

This question isn't really for something I need to know... But just want to know what you people think.

I'm thinking about making a Paris themed vacation site, which of course, doesn't meet the "Tropical, Oriental and mountain" categories maxis created. So, the only thing that would reference the nature of the vacation site would be the locals, and the memory my Sims will get, right?

What would you do? Has somebody made anything like this before? How could I change the clothing of the locals? Am I missing any other thing that would break the feeling of the site?

[MacHeadMandi]

You can send townies to uni through the "send sims to college" screen in the uni subhood. I believe it's under the students panel.

[Lycoris_SC]

This is an really dumb question on my part. In my game, Alexander Goth, who is a teen, is head over heels in love with his classmate, Meadow (Thayer?). She loves him, too (judging from the hearts over her head when she fell for him, too). This is purely a sweet, romantic relationship destined to last forever...

Since I believe Meadow is a Townie, my question is when Alexander turns into an adult (which admittedly is a while off), do I have to break them up? If I can move her in, will she stay at the teen stage or is there some way to make her an fellow adult? I'm trying to avoid any major cheats...

I would be happy with any suggestions...

[Gemmareno_SC]

Thanks MacHeadMandi, and Lycoris, if you have uni you can send her to uni with Alex, or she could move in but I don't think you can do that with teen townies.

[Tom Duhamel]

If you have Free Time (I believe this was added with FT, please correct me), when a Sim transitions to a new life stage, a box pops up with a list of townies he/she knew, and you can select 3 of them to age at the same time as your Sim.

If you can manage to move Meadow in, she will keep her current life stage but will be at day zero (townies don't age naturally), so unless you use cheats or mods, your Sim will become an adult long before Meadow.

Personally I use InTeen so that my teen/teen relationships can effectively last forever, but there is a number of other mods that would do the same. Without a mod, the relationship is lost when one of the Sim ages to adulthood. I know of a number of now adult couples which formed during teenhood. It seems Maxis isn't aware that this does exist (although I admit it's not that common).

[Lycoris_SC]

* frowns darkly*

I only have the base Sims 2 game so officially, I'm screwed. I'll look into the cheats/mods, for this one instance. I would really hate to break Alexander and Meadow up...they are just too sweet together.

Thanks for your help, Gemmareno and Tom420.

[Gemmareno_SC]

You're welcome, and good luck. :)

[Jadore]

For some reason my Sims won't gain body skill points. They've swam, worked out on the workout machines and with the stereo.

Also, does anyone know where I can find info about the Adventures career (all the levels and job requirements)?

[novemberlove_SC]

^^ Do you have any hacks? If your game is having weird problems then it's always best to run it without any hacks and see if that fixes your problem.

Also, try snootysims.com for job info for any career (in the info center section).

[Jadore]

I have the SimBlender. I'll disable it and see what happens.

[sammxo2010]

I'm about to install the base game on my laptop. Will there be any major, game-screwing problems once it installs?

PS: novemberlove, I absolutely loved your story!

[Jadore]

sammxo2010, there shouldn't be any problems. Just make sure you have enough space on your hardrive or else you won't be able to install it at all. Depending on your laptop, you might experience slow game play.

[sammxo2010]

Thanks : ) I just checked it out and there seemed to be no immediate damage.
Hooray for finally being able to use CC!

[ChileSIM]

Hi!

I have been playing this family for the past week. The mother has family ambition and wants to marry off 6 kids. I spent the past week raising 6 kids and marrying them off... but she did not get a full aspiration meter... anyone have any idea why this would be?

Thanks for your help!

[TisiphoneStar_SC]

Was she there during all their weddings? If not, that could be why. Check her memories to see if she has memories of all 6 weddings.

[rosesforme17]

They don't have to be at the wedding to fulfill the want. Check to make sure all 6 kids are actually married. Maybe one of them didn't finish completely. And are all 6 kids hers? Just thought I'd check. :)

Lycoris, I use the Age Transition-Teens Keep Loves mod from Simbology. Alexander and Meadow could stay together until you get them married or whatever. I'm not sure of the requirements, but you could check it out at least.

[Nissun_]

Hey I'm serious about the Paris project. I could try and keep the minimun custom content to upload it afterwards, if anyone is interested. But first I need to know if somebody has done it before!

Maxis shouldn't have limited the qualities of the vacation sites to these three. That way you could make... I don't know... Las Vegas. New York. Now THAT would be interesting.

[Katya Stevens]

ChileSIM, did any of her children marry sims of the same sex? Homosexual "marriages" are classed as Getting Joined in the game, and as far as I know don't count towards the "Marry Off 6 Children" want.

[TisiphoneStar_SC]

OFB question. Does wholesale cost deductions affect when you restock clothing/perfume/jewelry racks?

[ChileSIM]

Hi! Thanks for the responses!

3 of the kids are adopted... do those not count? She was in the house while all of the marriages were taking place. I did not have a wedding party for all of them. Do you think that could be it?

I have been searching the web for answers, and this seems to be a problem a lot of people have!

Thanks for the help!

[MacHeadMandi]

Yeah, adopted kids don't count towards wants like "have ten children" or "marry off six children" or "graduate three children from college". I'm sure there's a fix for it somewhere, but I dunno where it would be.

[Charley-x]

OMG. I AM SO STUPID.
In my legacy house i wanted to use move_objects on cheat- and i being i - was watching tv not concentrating - and i often type thee wrong cheat- and i typed motherlode - and press enter 5 times :{:{:{:{:{ soo now i have like 300K for my legacy family who are only suppost to have 5k - is there any way to get rid of the money- i havn't saved so i could easily close and restart but i've had birthdays, promotions and got a genie lamp since.....and i don't really want to loose is :(:(:(:( ANY possible way to get rid of the money? :{

[Zela_SC]

Hey, I know this is a stupid question, but is there anyway to use up money?
I have this family that are meant to be on the slightly poorer edge, but 'cause I thought I needed more money than I actually needed, now they are left with loads of money. Is there anyway to use that money without buying loads of cars or something? The only thing I can think of is buy a vacation house.

[novemberlove_SC]

simcharley & Zela: Just use the familyfunds cheat, it will allow you to set the household funds to any amount you wish.

Familyfunds X 10000

Ex:

Familyfunds Marlin 10000

It'll set the Marlin family funds to $10,000

But sometimes it wont work if there's a sim in the simbin with the same last name (that sim might get the money).

[kustirider2]

Charley - Go on to the neighbourhood and type in cheat box: Familyfunds familyname amount .. Eg: Familyfunds Gregg 300