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821. YAUP

Written on Thursday 15 August 2002 at 00:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Indeed: Yet Another Unleashed Preview. GamingHorizon gives us some info this time. this page has all that, of which the following is a part of:

"The community lot also serves a practical purpose: it's an excellent place for gathering, so when a Sim converses with another Sim and they strike up the topic of pets and both happen to be a dog owner, their relationship gets a nice boost. By contrast, if your Sim has a parrot and begins discussing Big Bird with a visitor who owns a cat then the relationship goes down a grade."

It also mentions the gardening a bit, slightly more detailed than most previews I've read before. At the end there are two numbers - 125+ new items, 50 jobs - and the conclusion that because of that it'll be a giant success. Unfortunately, we can't tell you that for sure until late September or early October when this expansion pack will be released. One thing is for sure: don't expect too much, and the game will seem better in the end. The full preview can be read here at Game Horizon.

822. August update of TSO

Written on Wednesday 14 August 2002 at 00:53 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The new TSO Newsletter has arrived in the mailbox of subscribers, and the official site has also been updated. There are 5 new articles, and more about the external beta (play) test. As for the play test: it will start with 100 people, but there will be 50,000 people playing the game towards the end of the test. You can join on invitation only - i.e., Maxis has to invite you through email. You also need valid creditcard info for age verification purposes and probably the $5 it costs to ship the CDs. You can also play the first two weeks after the release of the game for free. After that, you'll have to buy the game and pay the monthly fee like everybody else. A nice reward for those who get invited. More details can be found on this page and this other page. But also new are 5 of the articles... Read More!

823. Small fix in updates

Written on Monday 12 August 2002 at 00:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Due to a problem with the database, it wasn't possible to put the urls in the site updates part completely - they got truncated at 50 characters. The result: pictures wouldn't show up correctly there. That problem has now been fixed. If you ever wrote an update with an image, then please edit it and fix the image url. If somehow you're unable to edit it, then send me an email telling me what post it is, and what the url should be. I can then also fix the post. Of course you can always add your updates here if you're registered and logged in, or view the latest updates right here. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the problem.

824. Guess who's back in business

Written on Sunday 11 August 2002 at 00:08 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Indeed, I've returned from my holiday and as you might've noticed, already a few things were fixed and changed today. In other words: I'm back in business like I was two weeks ago. You'll see regular items from me again like before. As you've seen, Sim Brother 2: The Contenders will start soon too, but that's not the only thing coming up here. What those things are? You'll have to see for yourself. Not now, but later. That means you'll have to keep coming back here for the latest news on The Sims, its expansions, The Sims Online and The Sims on PS2, and of course Sim Brother 2, new addons for your sims in the form of downloads, other special articles and more. All the regular stuff, and more in the future. Just keep visiting, and you'll see it all.

825. SimDay - Chat Transcripts

Written on Thursday 8 August 2002 at 17:57 by Matthew - 0 comments.

Today, your intrepid news gatherer wandered over to TheSims.com, hoping for a half decent SimDay. Last week wasn't that bad, after all.. lots of info about The Sims Unleashed, amongst other things. No new downloads, but heck, we expect that now. So, the page loads.. and what do I find?

It's a chat transcript. Sigh. If you want to read more about The Sims Online, then thanks to Stratics.com you can do so over here. Still, at least there's some positive news in there..

GamerDude12: Is the Cancellation of TSO in europe final?
Maxis_Tyrant: There was no cancellation
Maxis_Tyrant: We have no idea how that got out, but it definitely wasn't official
Maxis_Tyrant: We will be announcing European rollout plans in the coming month or so

Yay!

826. New Paintings

Written on Sunday 4 August 2002 at 21:41 by Bettyjoe - 0 comments.

Hi Bettyjoe of "Bettyjoe's Creations" here. I just added ten new paintings to our art gallery. There is something here for every sim to enjoy, young or old. Be sure to visit the files section. You can find the paintings under my section (Bettyjoe). or under the Paintings Section. You can also link directly to them from the latest files section of the TSZ home page.

827. Ever had problems?

Written on Thursday 25 July 2002 at 02:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Have you reinstalled The Sims often because it didn't work, or did you never have to do that? That's the question of this week's new poll, which can easily be found on the right and on this page. The result of last week's poll was quite interesting too: most sims are dirty... At least, they never get new clothes to wear. Of the 161 people who voted, 64 said they never (or hardly ever) change the outfit of their sims. 31 People said to change the outfits some times, but not really regularly. 23 others said they change the outfit of a sim every few days, and 21 people give their sims new clothes every day. The other 2 options, "Every day a couple of times" and "Every 7 days or so", are tied on the last place with both 11 votes. Conclusion: don't come too close to Sims, they might smell. A nice graph of the results can be found in the poll archive.

828. A Sim Fan is born!!

Written on Saturday 20 July 2002 at 02:21 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

We think a new Sim Fan was born last tuesday: Carrie has been away from this site for a while, because she was pregnant of her first child. The little boy named Ethan was born in the afternoon of 16 July 2002, at 15:28 local time. Mother and child are doing well. If you want to see pictures of the baby then go here. Of course the rest of TSZ congratulates Carrie with this new boy. We hope he'll be a big Sims fan too when he gets older :-) If you want to congratulate Carrie with this happy news, then you can post your comments here. You have to be registered (and logged in) for it to work though.

829. Deluxe Article [Link fixed]

Written on Thursday 18 July 2002 at 20:32 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

PC.IGN.Com has posted another Sims-related article. As if they have been sleeping over at the Maxis studios last week (they already posted articles about Unleashed and SimCity 4), they have now posted more details of The Sims Deluxe. That package will contain The Sims and Livin' Large - the first expansion pack - as well as some other extras. This edition will have some exclusive walls, floors, skins and two new themes. However, the main extra is the "Create-A-Sim" utility. This utility sounds like the Create-A-Sim thing in The Sims on PlayStation 2: you can combine several parts of the body to make one new skin. While editing the head or body on the left, you can immediatly see the effect on the right. You can also paste logos and other textures on the Sim with it:

"In addition to adding textures, you can also add your own logos and art to the skins. Load any art you like into the game (ahem...as long as you're not violating any copyright laws) and you can scale it and place it on your Sim in real time. We saw a bit of this in action and it was really as simple as it could possibly be. Just drag the logo to the space you want it on the body. If it need to be larger or smaller, just click and drag till you get it just right. Since the logos fit on the skin, they can be used for logos on clothing as well as tattoos. Maybe you can even get some sort of sponsorship or product placement."

Whether this utility and the extra items will be available for free on the official site is yet unknown. You can read the full article on this page. (Link was fixed on 19 July 2002 at 18:55)

830. Do your Sims wear clean clothes?

Written on Thursday 18 July 2002 at 02:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A new poll has popped up again. This week's question: "How often do your Sims change into a new outfit?" Do you regularly change the clothes of your sims, or do they always walk in the same outfit all the time? Tell us on the right or right here.

Last week's poll went pretty well too: 188 people made their vote! We asked you what you download the most. 100 of you download Objects the most. Slightly odd, as the second and third most popular downloads are not objects but houses (the SimBrother House and the Contemporary Mansion - First place is Ryan's Oscar Statue). The skins got the second place in the poll though, with 56 votes. Third were the houses and families with just 12 votes. 10 people said they don't download those sort of things, and the fifth place is tied between Walls/floors and downtown and vacation areas. Roofs don't seem to be popular at all: 0 people download those the most (which does not mean they aren't downloaded... just not the most). The results can be viewed in the poll archive.