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1331. New poll

Written on Thursday 8 April 2004 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Another week, another poll. Last week we asked you the question what you think of the name "Body Shop" instead of CaSIE or any of the other old names. And it turns out that the Body Shop (106 votes) is by far the most popular name, followed by CaSIE (36 votes). CAS and SACAS got the least of the 225 votes, with just 11 and 2 votes each. The 70 "I don't care" people ended up in the middle. You can also check out the exact results. This week's poll is about the new console version of The Sims. In his final community e-mail Luc Barthelet said a new console version is coming this fall. Tell us what you think about it on the right or at this page.

1332. Bustin' Out (N-Gage) in May

Written on Thursday 8 April 2004 at 01:22 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims Bustin' Out for Nokia's N-Gage will be released some time in May. Until now all that was known as release time was "Second quarter 2004", but the Game Page on N-Gage.com now says May 2004. An exact date is not given there, but GameRankings is put 11 May up as release date. This is the US date, the rest of the world will follow shortly after that (probably 14 May in most of Europe, although that's unconfirmed). We've updated the Countdown on the right with the new information.

1333. New Artwork

Written on Saturday 3 April 2004 at 22:26 by ChEeTaH - 5 comments.

Maxis has sent us another e-mail this week (and this time it's real), with some small pieces of news. It's mainly about the move though. As we know Luc has left Maxis, but apparantly he is just one floor up from the rest of Maxis, "and is almost certain to put in a cameo appearance every now and then.". His new position at EA was totally unknown until now. His new role is that of "VP, Technology Fellow for EA" as Lucy tells us. Meanwhile Maxis has settled in their new place ("The Llama has landed"), and after a couple of days off they're back to working full-time on The Sims 2 again. The offices are being decorated with decorations, artwork and rhinos. Included was a concept art of the new digs of Maxis, which you can see below (click the thumbnail for a larger version). Finally, click "Read More" (or just read on if you're there already) to read the complete e-mail from Lucy.

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1334. Chat Transcript

Written on Friday 2 April 2004 at 11:35 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

The chat with Lucy was quite a success, and gave some interesting info. The transcript has been posted, and here are some quotes:

GoldenGirl: "hey i have a question why did you guys cut out 3d?"
MaxisLucy: "Wondering if you got a chance to look at the calendar today?"

Farmfancy: "Do men get pregnanat from being abducted?"
MaxisLucy: "They sure can....felt like a great opportunity to have men share in that aspect of life:) Fun part is that this can introduce some alien genetics into the mix"

98568: "When willThe Sims 2 Body Shop be released?"
MaxisLucy: "We're closing in on Beta...so soon."

soccerbabe86: "is there going to be some kind of neighborhood index that allows you to just click to the neighborhood you want to go to? So you don't have to scroll through each neighborhood and go through the agonizing waits.. :)"
MaxisLucy: "Yes, you can select from a catalog of neighborhoods, each with a picture and a blurb about them."

SimLovers: "Will different Sims have different weights/heights? For example, there are 2 sims of the same age and one is taller than the other...is that possible?"
MaxisLucy: "They do get fit, thin or fat, they get old and they can get pregnant. The height is age based but within an age they are of one height....we wanted to do more with this but there's lots to consider in terms of the interactions."

Little Blondie: "How long will the toddler stage be?"
MaxisLucy: "It is pretty short, we're still tuning this but right now we let them grow up to Children in about 5 sim days"

Elisir: "can you have mutiple roofstyles in on house and will the roof be autogenerated like in the sims 1?"
MaxisLucy: "Yeah, we made an auto-roof feature because it can be tricky to learn how to do this...there are lots of styles, tile, shingle and dormers and peak etc. Also chimneys"

TheSidDog: "Have basements been added?"
MaxisLucy: "we made a cellar in a house in one of the neighborhoods we are playing with, it is cool"

sims baby gurl: "can old people marry young people?"
MaxisLucy: "Elders can marry adults"

Andy: "Do sims still have the same Charlie-Brown-talking-on-the-phone-voice?"
MaxisLucy: "Simlish is big"

emz96: "LU-CY! Please Answer! Luc said that there was a glitch with weather b4, has it been fixed yet?"
MaxisLucy: "It is a big, tough problem....we have not ruled it out but we're figuring out if we can come up with a simple implementation plan for now..."

QueenKamisha: "Still adding stuff or just polishing?"
MaxisLucy: "we're still adding, about 1/2 team is on polish and bug fix and then we have some specail stuff we are adding for flaire in other places"

Many, many more questions have been answered as well. If you'd like to know more, read the transcript.

1335. Body Shop in May

Written on Thursday 1 April 2004 at 23:09 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We already published earlier that The Body Shop will be released 10 May. However Maxis has never officially confirmed that date. On the official UK site there is a bit of confirmation though. A news post about the Body Shop posted a couple of days ago, starts with "When May comes around you'll all be getting a taste of The Sims 2...". Time will tell if the program will really come out on 10 May, but it is a possibility that's now more confirmed. For the whole post on the UK site, click here.

1336. SimDay: Makin' Mischief / No 3D [Update]

Written on Thursday 1 April 2004 at 22:40 by ChEeTaH - 7 comments.

This SimDay is a little small. However, there's big news about an eighth expansion pack for The Sims. Makin' Mischief will add more fun to the Sims 1:

"In the game, players try to play pranks on other Sims. Previous versions of the Sims have all involved managing your Sims in a way that keeps them happy and healthy, but Makin' Mischief turns this game-play on it's head, where players are rewarded for the bad behavior they can successfully heap on their Sim characters."

By anticipating to the needs of your Sims you can pull pranks on them like glueing them to the toilet seat. Exactly a year ago Maxis also announced the "PC Gamer Reviewer" expansion pack, which never saw daylight... Read the complete press release for more information.

[Update 22:15] Another press release is on the Sims 2 site. Maxis says they'll be removing 3D from The Sims 2 because "80's nostalgia is in really hot right now, and it's here to stay." Maxis wants to "explore that avenue a bit more, but from a technical standpoint." The Sims Blocky Shop will create your brand new Sims. Creating a 3D game is too hard for Maxis. Read the press release for more information.

1337. Body Shop now "Sim Duplicator"

Written on Thursday 1 April 2004 at 03:04 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

We have just received the news that "The Sims 2 Body Shop", the tool to create Sims for The Sims 2 with formerly known as CaSIE, has gone through another name change. It's now called the "Sim Duplicator". Maxis has decided to change the name again, because the features simply wouldn't live up to the name. "The Body Shop was plagued by bugs and simply wouldn't work together with The Sims 2. We've tried our best, but can't do any better now. We've disabled most of the features of the tool now, unfortunately," says Lucy Bradshaw, Executive Producer of The Sims 2. The only feature the Sim Duplicator has now, is copying Sims. "It's still pretty good. You can mix heads with different bodies, and so still make very unique Sims". The reactions from the community about this news aren't very positive. Many people are complaining Maxis has promised a great tool to create Sims, and that even after delays of months (admittedly caused also by the move to a new location of Maxis), all they can release is a "crappy" tool with hardly any features. The team that worked on the former "Body Shop" has been cut down and is now only half as big as before. They are still working on fixing all the bugs that occured before, and hope to be able to release a proper Body Shop in the last quarter of 2004, so after the expected release of The Sims 2. However, sceptics are already saying that this will cause even more delays to both the game and the real Body Shop. We'll keep you updated. For now, make sure you read the "Read More" part for the complete e-mail from Lucy, because it contains quite a bit of extra (and important) info. Read More!

1338. New Poll

Written on Thursday 1 April 2004 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As usual we've posted a new poll again this week. The previous one was all about Superstar. You've voted and Musician is the most popular, followed by Fashion Model on second place. Actor is the least popular career which helps your Sims' fame, although it's all pretty close. Although some people like to be the Obsessed Fan. See this page for all results. The new one is about The Body Shop from The Sims 2. Its name recently changed from CaSIE to the Body Shop, but we want to know which one's your favourite. Vote on the right or on the latest poll page.

1339. Sims 2 Chat with Lucy

Written on Wednesday 31 March 2004 at 18:29 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Lucy Bradshaw will be joining the fortnightly chat tomorrow on the official site to talk about The Sims 2. Lucy is the executive producer of The Sims 2, and it looks like she will also take over the chatting from Luc now he's left Maxis. The chat will be held at 3pm PST, and due to Daylight Savings, it's an hour later as usual in Europe where the clock's been set forward an hour last weekend. That means it'll be midnight in the UK when the chat starts, and 1am in most of Europe. If you have anything to ask her, make sure you'll be there. You can login from the homepage of the site.

1340. Wright wins Fake Roses

Written on Tuesday 30 March 2004 at 00:27 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims is all about story telling - at least it's one of the main parts of the game. On the Game Developer's Conference 2004 Will Wright (creator of The Sims and SimCity), Warren Spector from Ion Storm (visionary behind Deus Ex and Thief), and Raph Koster the Creative Director of Sony Online Entertainment (who was instrumental in creating Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies) were put together, and they had to make a love story. It's of course not hard to imagine Will won. The prize: a dozen of fake red roses. If you want to know exactly how it all happened, make sure you read the whole article. Don't miss out on the included pictures!