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1951. Registration Fixed

Written on Monday 8 July 2002 at 15:18 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There were a few problems with the members registration after the upgrades. New members could not register because of that. These problems have been fixed, and for those who aren't a member yet, they can register as new member now here. As member you'll be able to access special features at The Sims Zone, like posting comments to news items. Members with their own Sim-website can post when their site has udated in the Community section, and their link will show up in the list of links. If you have already registered and if you are logged in, then go here to view and/or change your profile, which also holds information about your site. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the errors when trying to register as new member.

1952. Community Section Launched!

Written on Monday 8 July 2002 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The moment you've all been waiting for is here! As you can see, the community section is now open. This place will give you the latest news from the community, members can add site updates to let everybody know when their sites have been updated at this page. It'll even give those members one line on the homepage of TSZ then (in the headlines bit). Finally, there is a list of links to the sites of all our members. In other words: free publicity for those who have registered as member and have a Sims-site on their own.

If you have any questions about posting updates, adding your link to the list, or just anything else about this community section, don't hesitate and e-mail ChEeTaH. We hope you'll like this brand-new section. Any comments are appreciated here.

1953. TSO July Update

Written on Sunday 7 July 2002 at 22:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This month is already 7 days old, and so the official The Sims Online Site has been updated again. This month, there are 5 new articles in the game features section, of which one again is by Will Wright, and another one is about the "Bounce my Booty Dance Floor":

"Summer is the perfect time for parties. Whether you're into club scenes, wild raves, or theme luaus, the "Bounce My Booty" Dance Floor will definitely let you groove to the wild beats of summer."

The other articles contain a "play diary" - a couple of days playing TSO described - a few short interviews with some of the creators of The Sims Online (including Will Wright, Chris Trottier, Gordon Walton and Luc Barthelet. Besides that there is an article about the (private) messenging system in the game too. The July state of the S.I.M.M. tells a few bits about the "E3 Aftermath", and the testing and development status. Details about the external beta (read this) will be released next month. Last but not least: some wallpapers have been added, as well as some AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) Icons. The articles can be found here, the July state of the S.I.M.M. is here and the new downloads are on this page, all on the Official TSO site. Note that it's still unknown whether this game will be released in Europe after all - or not (probably much later than in the US if at all). The scheduled (US) release is near the end of this year, and it'll cost $50 to buy, then between about $11 and $13 per month to play.

1954. Deluxe Details

Written on Sunday 7 July 2002 at 00:10 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

SimsZone.de has posted slightly more info about The Sims Deluxe. This package can already be pre-ordered at several places, but now some more information has been released about it. First of all, the package will indeed be a combination of The Sims (Original) and the Livin' Large (Livin' it Up) Expansion pack - quite much like the collectors edition. However, there will be an extra tool included with it: Sims Creator. This tool should make it possible to make your own sims. There might come some more extras with it, but it's still unclear what that will be then. The chance of the bonus-material being put online for free - for all current Sims owners - is quite likely I think. The pack will be released in September 2002. Nice for those who still don't have The Sims, but so far it seems there is nothing really interesting that comes with it for people who already have the game.

1955. Interview with me

Written on Saturday 6 July 2002 at 00:19 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A couple of days I've given an interview at a small sims Fansite called Sims Unique. The interview is about The Neighborhood Handler, and answers 4 questions, including one about the special features of the program:

"Basically just that the program is completely focused on managing your neighborhoods. That has resulted in options like copying separate houses or areas, etc. Also, the 'repairing' of a neighborhood is probably in no other program. The feature-list is a big one, too big to mention here I think. Some features can be found in other programs, but not all in one program like The Neighborhood Handler."

To read the complete interview, go to The Sims Unique.

1956. Osbourne Sims

Written on Friday 5 July 2002 at 23:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

I just came across something interesting for those who have heard of the MTV Reality Show 'The Osbournes' (which bytheway is very famous), and if you like The Sims, then there's now a nice combination: Osbourne Sims. In this little game on the MTV UK Website, you can control the Osbourne family and play their fights and quarrels, or make Ozzy the perfect father and houseman. This might not be completely suitable for children though, because of explicit language (Parental Advisory). The game requires Shockwave Player 8 (if you don't have it you'll be asked to install it) and can be played here. Have fun!

1957. Coming Soon: Community Section

Written on Friday 5 July 2002 at 14:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Lately we've been working hard on several new things here at The Sims Zone. The result is a community section. This section will contain community news, other site's updates and links to the sites of our members. The news will be brought by us, and with the site updates members with their own site will be able to tell everybody at The Sims Zone when they've updated. It'll even get a little space on the frontpage in the headlines section too then. This new section will launch after the weekend. Upgrades that had to be done for this have been processed in the registration area last wednesday. There are a few new options there for if you have a site. Because of that, the provided links to all sites in the profiles of members were deleted. These members can put it back simply by going to the My Details page. We are sorry for that inconvenience, but it's necessary for everything to work launch correctly and smoothly. We'll be upgrading Sunday night which might result in a short downtime.

1958. You don't cheat, do you?

Written on Thursday 4 July 2002 at 02:37 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Yup, it's thursday again, which means it's time for another poll. This time, we wonder if you ever use cheats in The Sims. Are you one of those who can't live without them, or do you rather play normally and don't you use cheats? Have your say on the right, or right here. As for the previous poll - "What is the best in The Sims?" - the results were quite divided. The winning result was "Expanding the game with downloads" though, which got 40 votes (29.2%). Second came "Building houses and areas" (26 votes, 18.98%) closely followed by "Furnishing houses and areas" (24 votes, 17.52%). 20 people told us they like to run the Sims' lifes, while only 7 like to ruin them. Only 7 other people voted that they like the designing of extras the best. "Killing Sims" did a bit better, with 13 of 137 votes, which is 9.49%. All results - including those of the old polls - can be found in the poll archive.

1959. Registration Upgrade

Written on Wednesday 3 July 2002 at 21:22 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We have just slightly upgraded the registration area. Instead of just giving a site address - if you own one - you can now enter the name, abbreviation and url in your profile. This in preparation of something else that will be announced and coming very soon. Because of these upgrades, we were forced to delete all current addresses in the member profiles. No worries though: if you have your own site, then just put it back now on the My Details page (you have to be logged in to go there). This can be done now right away. Come back here soon to see why we had to do this. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this.

1960. Stratics Chat Transcript

Written on Thursday 27 June 2002 at 23:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Of the chat held last night at Stratics about The Sims Online, a transcript has been posted. The first official "House of Commons" chat pulled about 100 visitors, and the log can be found at this page. It answers quite a couple of interesting questions, like this one:

"Are players still able to make custom skins, etc. and have other players be able to see them?"
"We won't have the custom skin capability at launch, but as Chris mentioned earlier, adding custom content to the game is a top post-launch priority. We believe it is an integral part of The Sims experience."

When and where the next official chat will be held is unknown, but we'll tell you about it once we know it. More information about The Sims Online can be found at the official TSO site.