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631. TS2U: How to create Sims

Written on Saturday 22 November 2003 at 02:13 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

It's a bit later than usual, but this part of the special took me quite some time to write. Part 4 is about creating Sims and their personalities. It's not about the separate tool, CaSIE, that will be released in December, but about the in-game Create-A-Sim. Here's a small part of the new article:

"After selecting the basics of the Sim, you can add some accessories to the face, like hats and glasses. You'll be able to overlap some of these accessories, so your Sim can have both a hat and glasses, but your Sims can't have two glasses. In the current pre-alpha version, there weren't too many options in this stage yet. The next step is to fine-tune the face. You can select the hairdo and colour, to which you off course can add new custom colours whenever you like. You can even adjust the eyebrows to make your Sim look angry, very happy, or something in between. As if that's not enough, you can tune the nose any way you want to. A nice example we saw after this step was an old (grey) Luc Barthelet (see picture) with a French barret and a huge nose."

You can read the whole article right here. If you've forgotten about the previous articles, or if you just want to read them again, go here for the first page.

632. New Bustin' Out Shots [Update]

Written on Friday 21 November 2003 at 20:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpot has posted a couple of new shots of Bustin' Out. Four of these contain some gnome-creating, Create-A-Sim, and Sim-eating plants (thumbnail below). For all of GameSpot's screenshots, including older and these new ones, click here.


[Update 22 November, 1:45] Something I apparantly missed with the screenshots was the third Designer's Diary that came with the screenshots, as well as a video interview. This diary is about the several sounds (simlish, music and ambient sounds) in Bustin' Out, and Mike Perry, Game Designer, is talking about it:

"Where did simlish come from? The original The Sims, created by Will Wright, launched in February 2000. This is when the world was first introduced to simlish, the wacky language of The Sims. Simlish was initially going to be based on the Navajo dialect because Will was fascinated by the Navajo codetalkers of WWII. Ultimately, the team decided against this strategy because of the difficulty in finding Navajo voice actors. They also wanted to use a language that couldn't be translated so that its meaning would be left up to the imagination of the player. Thus, simlish, the gibberish that fans know and love, was born."

Read the whole article on this page. A video interview for GameSpot Complete Members has been added as well. It's a big download - nearly 140 Mb - but worth the download for the members and those who are interested in this game. It's all about SimLish, and it gives you a behind-the-scenes look on who's behind the Sims' voices.

633. The Sims 2 U

Written on Friday 21 November 2003 at 00:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

I've just posted part 3 of our The Sims 2 University special. This time, I'm covering the buy mode, and how your Sims can get their hands on the latest items. It's a must read for all the fans who are looking forward to The Sims 2 next year. You can find the new part on page 4. If you haven't read the rest yet, click here to read it from the start. I will be adding more content in the short future. Other sites have also reported about The Sims 2 University recently, including our affiliate SimsZone.de, WorldSims, TheSimsResource, Secret Sims, SimFreaks, Well Dressed Sim, SimSational, and TheSims2Resource, and the official site. Keep checking this site for updates on our in-depth special!

634. New Poll

Written on Thursday 20 November 2003 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week we had a poll running about how good you think Makin' Magic is. A lot of people (348) voted, and nearly half of that group (162 people, 47%) says "It's awesome!". 80 People (23%) say it's just "Pretty good". 11%, 39 people, voted for "I've been living under a rock and don't know what it is" (they probably don't have it too)... All the results are on this page. In our new poll we want to know how your Sims pay their bills and goods. Or at least how you think they pay. Tell us by voting at the right or on this page.

635. TSZ's birthday

Written on Tuesday 18 November 2003 at 00:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As Jen already mentioned, it's TSZ's second birthday today (17 November). This week we'll be bringing you the Sims 2 University special, as well as the Sim Brother III downloads. Make sure to check back here often to see the latest Sims 2 news and the latest files. I also want to thank everybody in the team of TSZ for helping me with getting this site where it is now. I couldn't have done it without them. Of course I also thank you - our visitors - for visiting us all the time. Thank you everybody, and let's hope for another 2 years and after that many many more.

636. Newsround

Written on Tuesday 18 November 2003 at 00:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

I've been away for a few days, and haven't really been able to keep the news up-to-date. So here's a newsflash with the latest news of the past couple of days. We have SimDay, and a lot of screenshots, as well as a magazine article. First the screenshots: there are 8 new Bustin' Out screenshots from GameSpot. They're for the GBA version, and you can see them right here. Some more Sims 2 shots are available at The Sims 2 Creation. Click "Screenshots", and then follow the "Les Screenshots à voir absolument!" link. The last 6 of them are new. Another site, Sims2Center has posted a scan of a 2-page article from PC Gamer magazine. Click here to load it. At SimDay there were a few new things. The first thing is a little layout change - the "BBS/Fans" item has been renamed to Community. Of course there was also a chat with MaxisProducer Cooper Buckingham and Lead Tester Sean Hugunin from Maxis. Check out the transcripts. You can now also download the Makin' Magic commercial, which you download it from this page. A new Makin' Magic wallpaper has been added as well, which shows Mortimer dancing with the skeleton maid. Go right here to download it. Finally there are some links to several reviews of Makin' Magic, which you can find over here. That's the quick newsround, of course it'll be kept up-to-date as before again from now on.

637. TS2: Build mode

Written on Sunday 16 November 2003 at 05:18 by ChEeTaH - 9 comments.

Still from San Francisco, I'm going to give you some more information about TS2. Like yesterday I'll be writing a bit about the game. It's only a small bit though, as we did receive too much information to write about here. You can still expect the special to be put up later this week. Read more to find out about the new building options in TS2... Read More!

638. The Sims 2 - New info

Written on Saturday 15 November 2003 at 07:47 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Live from San Francisco, I can give you the latest news about The Sims 2. Together with about 20 other webmasters from the Sims community we’ve attended "The Sims 2 University" today, where we got to see a demo of the game, CaSIE (the official name of Create A Sim, which will be released before Christmas), and we even got some hands-on play time on the game. Of course we’ve also been able to ask a lot of questions to the developers of the game, including Will Wright. It was a great day and a special about it will follow soon, but I’m giving you some information right now already. Read on for more... Read More!

639. Ask your Sims 2 questions

Written on Monday 10 November 2003 at 17:50 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Later this week, I'll be heading off to California to attend the "Sims 2 University", a special event where webmasters of fansites will visit the Maxis studios to see the latest of The Sims 2. Of course the developers will be there too, including Will Wright, and I'll have the opportunity to ask them questions. Now here's my question to the visitors of The Sims Zone: if you have any question about The Sims 2 or the creation of custom content for The Sims 2, submit them! A lot of questions have already been answered in chats and FAQs, so it won't be very useful submitting those. Only the original ones, which haven't been answered (clearly) yet will be asked. You can submit questions by posting a comment (members only), or by e-mailing me. Submit your questions before Wednesday 21.00 (9pm) GMT and you'll make a chance of getting them answered. After the "Sims 2 University" is over, a report will be posted at The Sims Zone. There you'll see if your question has been answered or not.

640. New Poll

Written on Thursday 6 November 2003 at 01:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To our question "Which version of The Sims Bustin' Out will you be buying?" we got 145 answers. Most people (63) of those 145 aren't getting it (43%). The most popular version seems to be the PlayStation 2 one, which got second in the poll with 44 votes (30%). For all results, click here. For the new poll, which is not really a question but just "Sims are still Cool", you can vote on the right or at this page. Happy voting!