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771. The Sims PS2: More screens

Written on Tuesday 26 November 2002 at 00:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

IGN has doubled the amount of screenshots for The Sims on PlayStation 2 in one go. This "Sims Image Party" has resulted in 29 new shots. There's some socialising, partying, relaxing, skill-training and more going on there. Basically too much to mention in one go here. Go to this page for the whole list of shots, as well as the older images and the E3 trailer. Below is one of the new screenshots:

772. Still More Birthday Downloads!

Written on Sunday 24 November 2002 at 05:03 by Jendea - 0 comments.

More TSZ Birthday Gifts - better late than never! :)
I have added three new unleashed house lots, three new heads and a new mesh with two gowns in all skin tones.
You can see them all under my section here:

773. New Poll

Written on Thursday 21 November 2002 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week's poll was about The Sims 2 and if you'd be getting it. As expected, most people (21 of 49, 43.75%) said they'd definately get it. Some others, 10 (20.83%) to be precise, aren't sure yet and want to see some (p)reviews first. 8 others (16.67%) are even less sure but say they will still probably get it. 8.33%, or 4 people, said TSO will probably be expensive enough so they're unlikely to get The Sims 2. 3 people, 6.25%, already spent enough on The Sims and its expansions, and won't be getting The Sims 2. 1 person (2.08%) will get the PS2 version, which is likely to be a bit similar, and another one answered to "Why would I?". A nice overview of the results are on this page. As for the new poll: we'd like to know what operating system you use. Are you using Windows, Linux or even a Macintosh? Tell us here (or on the right). Happy voting!

774. Test a new EA game (UK Only)

Written on Tuesday 19 November 2002 at 13:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

I've been contacted recently by Wardle McLean about recruiting people to pre-test an upcoming EA title. I don't know what game it is (I couldn't be told), all I know is that it's from EA. Testing takes place in Central London. There was a test group yesterday, but unfortunately due to the (unexpected) server problems I didn't get the details for that soon enough (it was for female Sims players aged 18-25, sorry women!). There's another test group later today, so I'm not sure if you can still join that. Anyway, here are the details for the groups:

Male Age of Empires II players, aged 16-19, testing takes place today at 6.30pm

Male Age of Empires II players, aged 20-30, testing takes place on 21/11/2002 at 6.30pm

Male Sim City 3000 players, aged 25-35, testing takes place on 25/11/2002 at 6.30pm

Testers will get paid 50 and it should be great fun. Note that it's for the UK only! To join the testing, call 020 7234 9340 between 9.30am and 5.30pm. You can also email Luke Tipton at luke@wardlemclean.co.uk. I recommend calling for today's test group. Testers will have to answer short telephone questionnaire before they're told whether they can test or not. If you cannot test during one of those times, but you are interested in testing any other title later, then you should contact them as well. For those lucky enough to join: have fun.

Please do not contact me or anybody else at The Sims Zone to join testing, but contact Wardle McLean directly. Thank you.

 

775. 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!

776. 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.

777. 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. Read More!

778. TNHH 4.0 (RC1) Bug found

Written on Friday 8 November 2002 at 21:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With thanks to Tom Ledford, the first major bug in The Neighborhood Handler has been found: The install a lot option doesn't work (installing families does work though). In other words, you cannot install any downloaded houses or lots using this latest version. Unfortunately I hadn't been able to find it myself earlier because my hard drive had crashed recently. I will be fixing this error. Due the the hard drive crash, a few (minor) old bugs sneaked back in too, which I will also have to fix again. Those are not in the 40 RC1 version. The next version of The Neighborhood Handler will be the 4.0 final, including a manual and full readme. I'm now working on that as well. I expect this final version to be released in about 2-4 weeks. For those who want to receive a fixed program file before this release: this will be ready next weekend (16/17 November). Those who want it can email me and I will send it as soon as it's ready. I will not be releasing this as a separate download on this site because no installation or anything will be included. I apologise for any inconvenience caused by this bug. I am working on fixing it as soon as possible. If you find any other bugs or errors in the latest version, please let me know so it can be fixed as well. Thank you.

779. (SimDay Part 2) Unleashed Patch Ready

Written on Thursday 7 November 2002 at 23:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

When posting the SimDay report this wasn't there yet, but now it is at the official site: The patch for unleashed. This time it's not just for Americans only too, European, Asian and Japanese owners of the latest expansion can also apply this patch. Several things have been fixed, like the flooding under objects, skins losing bought skins, Sims will now watch TV sitting again, the routing has been improved a bit, and some memory leaks don't exist anymore. Finally there are a few fixes in the web pages: humans don't display pet statistics anymore, The Sims actually launches the web pages, and the Sims display the correct gender information. There are also some other important notes about it, so visit this page for important notes and the download link. If you can't wait and want to download the 3.17 Mb Patch right away, then just click here.

780. TSO Shifted again?

Written on Sunday 3 November 2002 at 23:55 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

There seems to be some good news for those who want to test The Sims Online a little bit longer. Amazon has its release date now put at 3 December, which is again 2 weeks later than expected before (18 November). Strange enough EB Games has the old date up for a few packages of TSO. The regular pack has been set to 3 December though, so that's pretty much confirmed. If you can't wait that long, haven't been invited to the play test yet and you are in the US, then you can order the play test separately for $4,95 from this page. You can also pre-order The Sims Online with play test combined together at several shops. It's not known if any stores in Europe have this offer yet.