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1861. Server Trouble: (Temporarily) Solved

Written on Tuesday 19 November 2002 at 12:55 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

At the moment both our servers are working again. The old server's account has been enabled again so you should be able to download everything again. I currently don't know if the site will be down again later this week - it could be possible, but I hope not. For now everything's working again, so have fun enjoying TSZ!

1862. Server Problems Update: Layout fixed

Written on Sunday 17 November 2002 at 22:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As you can see, the layout of this site has been fixed. The layout images load up again. Please note that downloading files is still not possible, and we won't receive emails you send us as well. The Sim Brother images also won't load up. I currently can't say when we'll be back completely, but I also hope it'll be in the first half of this week. I apologise for all the inconvenience, but unfortunately there isn't much that I can do at the moment as well. Sorry.

1863. Anniversary Week: The Sims 2 Expectations

Written on Sunday 17 November 2002 at 20:39 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The first extra for our birthweek comes from me - in the form of an editorial. I've been doing some guessing of what we can and cannot expect to get in The Sims 2. This game is yet unconfirmed but will quite definately come. There are even rumours of it coming out in the 2nd quarter of next year. From the looks and Gameplay I also gave other features a thought. Some are on the wish-list, some of these features were already seen in expansion packs. Take for instance gable-end roofs:

"If Andy keeps nagging enough, then we might see those in the new game. If there'll be an attic, then we'd probably also get gable-end roofs. If we're not so lucky - and to be honest I think that'll be the case - there won't be gable-end roofs in the game. Maxis shouldn't put them in the intro then though. We should wait and see if we're going to get those gable-end roofs."

It's a long article, but if you're interested in The Sims 2 then give it a read. If you have comments, post them in this news article (Members only, login if necessary). Have fun reading!

1864. Sims at Work ideas

Written on Sunday 17 November 2002 at 20:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

IGN had posted an article about The Sims at work over a week ago, but only for insider members. Now there's a new article (The Sims Wishlist), the old article has been given out to everybody so you can also read the article. It contains some thoughts of how you'd be able to follow your Sims to work. Some thoughts are logical and could work out well, but are we waiting for another expansion pack?

"How could a 'Sims at Work' work, anyway? That's sort of an interesting thing to think about. The way I see it, the most logical route would be to make an all new 'Business District' area separate from the main neighborhood, not unlike how Downtown and Vacation Island are separate. Then you would have different lots, each one representing the different career tracks, perhaps. (How may career tracks are there now? Many, many, many). I say this is the 'most logical route' -- by that I mean, I believe that this is a programming problem that could be accomplished with the existing engine, since it follows the models of previously released expansion packs. Demanding something like, say, basements and third stories on every house would be probably be much harder, because it doesn't already exist in the game."

Read the whole article.

1865. First birthday!

Written on Sunday 17 November 2002 at 14:00 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Exactly 1 year ago, the first news item was posted at this site. TheSimsFusion had finally relaunched as The Sims Zone. At the moment we're 1 year, over 500 news post, 2 Sim Brother series, over 400 files, a few new sections, nearly 1500 members, close to 50 polls, a couple of affiliates, one host change and another server move (happening right now) and lots of other things further. To celebrate our first birthday, we will be bringing you lots of content to enjoy this week. Unfortunately, because of the current server problems there won't be a lot of new things today. But as most files are ready you will definately see those soon enough, so there's nothing to worry about. We hope you enjoy our birthday, and also the stuff that's coming very soon!

Want to know about the full history of this site until 6 months ago? Read this editorial written on our 6 month birthday as The Sims Zone.

1866. TNHH Small delay, again :-(

Written on Friday 15 November 2002 at 23:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Due to some happenings in my personal life earlier this week, and recent crashes of my harddrive (3 times in 3 weeks, it should be fixed by now though), The Neighborhood Handler got delayed a bit again. I'm really sorry for that, but I can't help it either. This delay also is for the fixed .exe file with the "Install Lots" option working again - that will be finished within a week from now though. I also hope to be releasing the full version before the end of this year, which should be possible.

Contrary to earlier announcements, I will be releasing the fixed .exe in the form of a second Release Candidate (RC2) version when it's ready. Those who emailed me will get the file emailed to them, packed in a .zip file, as soon as it's ready as well. I really apologize for these delays, but will bring it all to you as soon as possible. I hope you understand that these delays are necessary to bring you a decent product.

1867. Late SimDay: PS2 Previews

Written on Friday 15 November 2002 at 22:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's simday was put up late, hence this late report. All that's interesting now is that there are 3 links to short previews of The Sims on PS2. There's on at IGN, another one at Gaming Nexus and another one at GameZone. The IGN one is just a development update really. However, there are some new screenshots. The same goes for the GameZone one, which also has a bunch of new screenshots. The Gaming Nexus one is a short product overview, with a list of key features:

The Sims in 3D - Explore an entirely new 3D world that harnesses the full power of the PlayStation 2. The controller-based interface makes controlling your Sims and creating their world a snap.
Level based game play Start with just one Sim in a shack and move into bigger and better homes as you advance through lifes big moments. Meet new neighbors and unlock objects along the way.
Play The Sims with a friend - For the first time, two players can now control their own Sims in the same Sim environments. Play all new two-player games for popularity points and money. Save your house and Sims on a memory card and play them on a friends system.
PlayStation 2 exclusive content Meet and interact with new characters and play with new objects not found on any PC version of The Sims. Customize your Sims appearance to a new level of detail found only on the PlayStation 2 console.
Open Ended Gameplay: Just like in the PC version of the Sims you can create and control your Sims in the no winners or losers gameplay. Set your own goals and play at your own pace to create your perfect Sims home.

The last bit of this SimDay is about last night's MySims featured chat. A transcript of it will be put up soon enough, for everybody who missed it.

1868. Server problems [Update]

Written on Thursday 14 November 2002 at 21:29 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

As you might have noticed, there are a few problems with our storage server (thesimszone.com) so images don't load and files cannot be downloaded from here at the moment. Emails sent to will probably also bounce. Unfortunately this is out of our (direct) control. We are currently working on fixing it, and the site should be back completely before our birthday. We apologise for any inconvenience caused during this downtime.

Note that the news, articles etc. can still be viewed, and you can also still browse most of the site. Only loading images, downloading files and sending emails doens't work at the moment.

Update 21:42: It turns out our host is moving our site to a different server. That means it will take up to 48-72 hours before the site is back completely again.

1869. TSO November update

Written on Wednesday 13 November 2002 at 23:42 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The TSO website has been updated again. There are again 4 new Gameplay articles. One of them includes a "Quick Tour" video, there's something about the player site, some beginner-tips, and help with contacting tech support for TSO. The "Cool Objects" article hasn't been updated (yet) and now has a dead link... Of course, there's also the MOMI Knows Best update.