Stupid/random questions... (v3)

[HystericalParoxysm]

This thread is for:

Silly, quick little questions about the game that don't need their own whole threads.


Things you're wondering about gameplay that you think you should know despite having played the game quite a while.


Little things you're curious about, gameplay-wise.


That's what this thread is for. Ask all your silly stupid questions here. :)


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(Thanks to _ani for the original thread!)

[longdaysend]

ooh a shiny new thread for me to ask a really stupid question in :) if i put up custom walls and floors, then turn off CC in the catalogue to furnish..will my walls/floors go blank or will they retain the custom paint/carpet?

[novemberlove_SC]

I think they should automatically get replaced with a maxis wallpaper/floor. Thats what happens whenever I take out any CC (but i've only done that with furniture so i'm not completely sure)

[longdaysend]

with wall papers and floors they are completely new things...it's not like when someone clones an object from an existing object..so if anything they would go bare wall/floor...but i'm not sure if it would stick or if it would disappear and i'd have to redo it.

[Nimi]

I suppose that depends on whether the CC will only be blocked out of the catalogue or out of the game.. Haven't tried that yet myself.

[Daisie]

If you disable or delete custom content, then the walls and floors will be gone or replaced, but if you just disable the "show custom content in catalog" option from the game options panel, nothing will happen.

[treeag]

Is there a cheating way (using boolprop, hacks, anything) to study parenting at the blink of an eye and to grant a membership of hobby club to a sim?

ETA : also to unlock mementos? Is there a cheat for that?

[Daisie]

I'm almost positive that inSIM can unlock those mementos in the memories panel, and it can probably give the parenting skill, too. Look under "hidden skills" and see if it's there.

[treeag]

I looked under the hidden skill and there's no parenting option. Also, when I set the massage skill or teleport skill, the corresponding mementos don't get unlocked... Or you mean there's another option specifically for unlocking mementos? :blink:

[crocobaura]

Have you tried to activate them by typing in the bollprop testingcheatsenabled true? Maybe it will work.

[longdaysend]

thanks daises, just what i wanted to know!

[treeag]

Have you tried to activate them by typing in the bollprop testingcheatsenabled true? Maybe it will work.
But what should I spawn? :confused:

[crocobaura]

No need to spawn anything, just click on them. I increase my sims business levels that way. :)

[Ferret II]

What version of body shop should I use?

The one that came with the original Sims, the Freetime one or the Kitchen & Bath Stuff one?

[Avaluna]

The Freetime one.

[leenetje]

the freetime one. that's the one i use anyway and i have all ep's and sp's and if you click the wrong one you always get a message that you used the wrong one.

[Ferret II]

Thank you Avaluna! I was trying to use the Kitchen and Bath one and it wasn't loading.

EDIT: and thank you leenetje! We posted at the same time :lol:

[Menaceman44]

For Sims dropping by other Sims' homes uninvited (from the previous thread) I have read that it has something to do with throwing parties. Once a party has been thrown on a lot it is possible for passing Sims to invite themselves in without being greeted.
If you bring a mascot back from uni by marrying them then they can also just wander into other Sims' homes as they are still tagged by the game as mascots who don't need to be greeted.

[Ferret II]

For Sims dropping by other Sims' homes uninvited (from the previous thread) I have read that it has something to do with throwing parties. Once a party has been thrown on a lot it is possible for passing Sims to invite themselves in without being greeted.
If you bring a mascot back from uni by marrying them then they can also just wander into other Sims' homes as they are still tagged by the game as mascots who don't need to be greeted.


I've yet to throw a party at that lot yet; although the info about the mascot was interesting! Thanks!

[Stasisesque_SC]

Stasisesque/Zaggytiddies - If you're going to delete neighborhoods, it's a bit better to do so from in-game, on the neighborhood chooser. There's a small trash can icon that will appear toward the bottom once you have a neighborhood selected. It -usually- goes okay if you delete them from within Windows but there are occasionally issues with disappearing neighborhoods that we haven't tracked down yet, so I'd strongly recommend doing it in-game as that way is known to be safe.

Thank you very much, HP. :D

I'm going to try asap (and with Strangetown I think, as I haven't played it this install).

[treeag]

Strange, even if I run the K&B or any older bodyshop, it'll automatically change to freetime's bodyshop. So I always wondered how people managed to run the wrong version of it. :blink:

@crocobaura : I'll try that ;)

[ani_]

For Sims dropping by other Sims' homes uninvited (from the previous thread) I have read that it has something to do with throwing parties. Once a party has been thrown on a lot it is possible for passing Sims to invite themselves in without being greeted.
If you bring a mascot back from uni by marrying them then they can also just wander into other Sims' homes as they are still tagged by the game as mascots who don't need to be greeted.

I have the same issue, but mine are all ex waiters, or barmen - basically anybody I brought to the game who used to work in the restaurant business. I actually find them quite hilarious :)

[psivampyr]

Oh I had no idea about the mascot. Thanks for informing us.
Here are a questions-
1-Is there a tutorial for packaging homes? I want to save some before I reset the hoods.

[ani_]

click the home you want to package - then press the packaging sign, it's a * with a cursor under it if I remember correctly - and you are done.

[psivampyr]

Thank you - So I package it without people in it I assume?
And how do I put it back in the hood when done? Is it saved in some obscure place?

[Gwennero]

In one of my lots, I placed two CC chairs with the 45 degree angle cheat, and my sims will get a book from the bookshelf and sit in either chair to read the book. In another lot, I placed two maxis chairs in the same configuration, and my sims try to sit in them, freak out, wave their arms, and sit on the couch instead. Can anyone tell me why this works on one lot and not another? Is it because the ones that work are CC meshes, or is there something I haven't noticed about how I placed them in the room? I tried moving everything around the chairs, and the sims still can't sit in them. Help!

[Menaceman44]

psivampyr, the game will tell you where it has saved the files when it is done. They usually go into a "Saved Lots" folder. To reinstall them you should just have to double click the files but you may have to use the Clean Installer instead. I have to. If I just double click the Sims2pack file then it tells me I don't have required expansion packs installed even though I do as the lots came from my own game!
You can package lots with Sims in them but they loose all relationship ties with anyone outsite the lot.

gwennero, I have a similar problem in my game. I have one lot where my Sim cannot sit in a chair to read a book if it is directly next to the bookcase. This is with a normal in-game chair set at the regular 90 degrees. Sims on other lots have no problems with the same setup though.


As for my own question; Is it possible to dress toddlers in their undies anymore? I know in the base game and for a few expansion packs afterwards you could choose to change them into their undies at a changing table but that option doesn't seem to exist anymore, at least not in my game. I think it went missing when I installed Pets and I now own all Expansion packs and some stuff packs and its never made a reappearance. I know you can still choose undies for toddlers created in CAS and buy them at shops but it seems pointless if they never wear them.

[HystericalParoxysm]

psivampyr - Reinstall them -without- sims in them - you can use Clean Installer for that and uncheck everything but the lot package (first file) and it'll work fine. You can package lots with sims in them as Menaceman44 says above, but you -don't- want to install a lot with sims in it unless it's been cleaned up properly or you'll start your new neighborhood off with some bad bloating which can cause issues ranging from minor to Very Bad. I think the folder they go in is My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Packaged Lots, as a sims2pack, with the name of the lot as the filename.

gwennero - Some chairs work, and some don't. Stuff working at 45 degrees is notoriously unreliable... as you've seen, even certain items of the same type don't both work as you'd predict. It's annoying, but you sort of have to take the "okay I'll try it and see what happens" tactic when it comes to that rather than expecting anything at all to work.

Menaceman44 - It should still work... You can also change clothes on dressers as well as changing tables... make sure you're using Maxis ones as custom ones can sometimes have different/weird options.

[Menaceman44]

Well I've only been using base game changing tables so far. I'll have to give the dressers a try.

[psivampyr]

I didn't know any of that- glad I asked then or I'd prolly have a blow up in game. I tried unpackaging a house the other day I dl'ed and it wanted to put it in "teleport" folder, whats that all about?

[melethana]

(feel free to move me if I'm in the wrong thread)
I downloaded a shirt from MTS2, and it only has 2 problems. There is no teen version, and it only came in one color. I looked on the creator's profile, but it didn't say anything about "I take requests / don't bug me with special requests" Would it be rude or presumptuous of me to send a private message saying "I love the shirt you made, it is awesome! If it is not too much trouble, and you have the time, could you please make me a teen conversion, and maybe a recolor with more blue? Thanks so much!"

[Calisse]

Here's a stupid question... I've searched all over but can't seem to find it =/

My male sim brought home a friend from work. The female sim, who happened to be his wife was able to attack her without even knowing her. The next day, she came by again and rang the bell, was let in. My female sim had the option of buying her off or attacking her. I had her attack, and there was a chat box (dunno what it's called) that said "I can see you're not a sim to be trifled with, I'll leave you alone"

So, what happened? At first I thought it was a social worker but my only child is a teenager (and I played the sim in question and her job was in the science career). Was she just being a threat to my female sim?

[Gwennero]

Thanks, HP. I think I tried 45 degrees cheat with chairs a long time ago, it didn't work, and I stopped using it. Then I was bored decorating, re-discovered the cheat, and was surprised to see that the sims were able to sit in the chairs I had placed, so I figured it always worked. Guess not!

[Selene1212]

Can I delete hair/clothing/items from in the game without fear of accidently deleting the mesh? For example I have dozens of the same hair style (and certain clothes) but some of the recolors are horrible and I'd never use them. I want to clean up my downloads a bit but am terrified of deleting a mesh and screwing everything up...

[Onah]

As far as I know, only object meshes are linked to recolors. I deleted dozens of hair recolors and never had a problem with the mesh after it.

I have a question, too. What is actually this Sports Party about. (I dunno if it's called the same in the English version)
The option came with the Uni EP, and for me it seems like exactly the same as a normal party.

[leenetje]

if you put the sports channel up all the people go watch sports and start rooting. kind of like guys would do in a bar.

[Selene1212]

As far as I know, only object meshes are linked to recolors. I deleted dozens of hair recolors and never had a problem with the mesh after it.
Does it make a difference that I don't know which hair is actually the mesh file? Or is the mesh impossible to delete from In Game?

[pooklaroux]

Okay -- is there another way to build houses than to use the in - game build thing? Or is there a better way to remodel houses in game? I am having a hell of a time getting the results I want in house building, and am about to give up and just dl premade houses. :(

[omgitsashley]

ive never tried it but can sims get a divorce? lol...stupid, i know

[Selene1212]

ive never tried it but can sims get a divorce? lol...stupid, i knowYes, if they have a bad relationship the "Break up" option will show up. (I had lag a few days ago and clicked on that instead of another option - oops!)

[omgitsashley]

lol wow does she take her original last name?

[cavilez]

ok heres a stupid question for you guys... how do you make servos? i read it somewhere but i just cant think right now.. hmmm maybe i hsould go to bed, ha ha.

[PunkyBreester]

You have to buy the robot craft table, and have a sim with a high enough badge (probably gold) to make a servo. It takes a LONG time to make one... But you can also download buyable ones from MTS2. That way you can just buy it from buy mode instead of waiting for your sim as he/she takes his sweet time. :lol:

[Onah]

Originally posted by leenetje:
if you put the sports channel up all the people go watch sports and start rooting. kind of like guys would do in a bar.
ahhh, that makes sense. Thank you very much!

Originally posted by Selene1212:
Does it make a difference that I don't know which hair is actually the mesh file? Or is the mesh impossible to delete from In Game?
I'd say yes. When you take a look in your downloads folder, you'll see that the mesh file and recolor file are always seperate. And if they're not connected, you can't delete them together.

Originally posted by omgitsashley:
lol wow does she take her original last name?
She doesn't. You have to get married again or change the name with SimPE.

[Selene1212]

I'd say yes. When you take a look in your downloads folder, you'll see that the mesh file and recolor file are always seperate. And if they're not connected, you can't delete them together.Thanks Onah.

[JanePstar]

I forgot how to make my sims pass out on the floor. xp
Anyone got a answer for my lossed brain?

[Selene1212]

New question, only a bit more advanced. I'll need a response from those skilled in the boolProp command...


My poor lonely Aden Herrik lived alone so I figured his lot would be the best for my first experiment with the boolProp cheat enabled. So I activated the cheat, messed around with a few of the "spawns" and then spawned a teenaged girl. Then I turned her into a vampire... Well, seeing as he was an adult and she a teen they became BFF's but couldn't fall in love, so I set her to her birthday and then at 6pm clicked "grow up". She grew up and they woohoo'ed and she got pregnant. After messing with a few more things and turning Aden into a vamp I got an error pop up which said something to the effect "romance string not found" with 'reset' 'delete' and one other option. I chose delete and Michelle disappeared from the lot.

Frightened now, I promptly deleted all the 'spawned' items and went to the neighborhood screen to shut off the cheat command. Then I didn't touch that lot for a few days. Last night I got up the nerve and went back in. Michelle had respawned BUT the UI shows her as a teen/public school student once more. Only she's still in an adult body and still pregnant.... I'm afraid to mess with that cheat again, do you think she'll be fine to leave as is or have I borked my whole neighborhood?

[Ferret II]

this sounds like a pretty stupid question, but where are the aprons (from kitchen & bath SP) located?
i took my Sims out to buy one, but there didn't seem to be any for men in Everyday, though they were in that same category for women. am i looking in the wrong place, or did something go wrong during installation?

i've noticed that something's always going wrong when i add a new EP or SP. :(

I don't think that there are any aprons for men in kitchen and bath stuff; just for women and children.


Oh, and JanePstar, they'll pass out if their energy bar gets too low.

[cavilez]

you arent supposed to hit delete alot of people cjoose reset or cancel... I choose reset and nothing ever happens it goes back to normalish, ha ha. and its not your whole neighborhood its just that lot. at least i hope so.New question, only a bit more advanced. I'll need a response from those skilled in the boolProp command...


My poor lonely Aden Herrik lived alone so I figured his lot would be the best for my first experiment with the boolProp cheat enabled. So I activated the cheat, messed around with a few of the "spawns" and then spawned a teenaged girl. Then I turned her into a vampire... Well, seeing as he was an adult and she a teen they became BFF's but couldn't fall in love, so I set her to her birthday and then at 6pm clicked "grow up". She grew up and they woohoo'ed and she got pregnant. After messing with a few more things and turning Aden into a vamp I got an error pop up which said something to the effect "romance string not found" with 'reset' 'delete' and one other option. I chose delete and Michelle disappeared from the lot.

Frightened now, I promptly deleted all the 'spawned' items and went to the neighborhood screen to shut off the cheat command. Then I didn't touch that lot for a few days. Last night I got up the nerve and went back in. Michelle had respawned BUT the UI shows her as a teen/public school student once more. Only she's still in an adult body and still pregnant.... I'm afraid to mess with that cheat again, do you think she'll be fine to leave as is or have I borked my whole neighborhood?

[cavilez]

thank you i was wondering why my sim was taking FOREVER to make one or even get to the process so she can. :)You have to buy the robot craft table, and have a sim with a high enough badge (probably gold) to make a servo. It takes a LONG time to make one... But you can also download buyable ones from MTS2. That way you can just buy it from buy mode instead of waiting for your sim as he/she takes his sweet time. :lol:

[pooklaroux]

I accidentally pressed the tab button and it put me into camera mode -- but it also took my camera to wierd view -- kind of 3/4 top down -- how do I get it back to normal? I don't have any camera mods in -- would that help me move the camera -- that is one of the most furstrating things about play. :duck: :confused:

[novemberlove_SC]

I forgot how to make my sims pass out on the floor. xp
Anyone got a answer for my lossed brain?

If you're playing a sim in UNI and they're in a greek house, they have the option to sleep on the floor, other than that they pass out on their own if their energy bar is too low

[grayx3eyedsoul]

I accidentally pressed the tab button and it put me into camera mode -- but it also took my camera to wierd view -- kind of 3/4 top down -- how do I get it back to normal? I don't have any camera mods in -- would that help me move the camera -- that is one of the most furstrating things about play. :duck: :confused:

If you have the scroll bar, you can click that and move around and find your angle again.

[pooklaroux]

If you have the scroll bar, you can click that and move around and find your angle again.

scroll bar? there are no "scrolls bars" at the edges of the screen, it's just -- stuck. I tried pressing other keys -- judiciously -- like the arrow keys, and it moved me around laterally, but didn't change my view. I was afraid to just click around willynilly.

[ani_]

scroll bar? there are no "scrolls bars" at the edges of the screen, it's just -- stuck. I tried pressing other keys -- judiciously -- like the arrow keys, and it moved me around laterally, but didn't change my view. I was afraid to just click around willynilly.

If you pushed tab again to take you back to the "normal" mode, then press it again, and just move your mouse to get back to the angle you like. Then press tab to get you out of free camera mode.

[grayx3eyedsoul]

scroll bar? there are no "scrolls bars" at the edges of the screen, it's just -- stuck. I tried pressing other keys -- judiciously -- like the arrow keys, and it moved me around laterally, but didn't change my view. I was afraid to just click around willynilly.

The thing that is in the middle of your two mouse buttons.

Click that, then move your mouse around for your angle back.

That's what I do.

[Selene1212]

you arent supposed to hit delete alot of people cjoose reset or cancel... I choose reset and nothing ever happens it goes back to normalish, ha ha. and its not your whole neighborhood its just that lot. at least i hope so.I hope you're right!! ;)

[Selene1212]

The thing that is in the middle of your two mouse buttons.Scroll wheel. :D

[pooklaroux]

If you pushed tab again to take you back to the "normal" mode, then press it again, and just move your mouse to get back to the angle you like. Then press tab to get you out of free camera mode.
I think that worked :) Thanks!

[pooklaroux]

The thing that is in the middle of your two mouse buttons.

Click that, then move your mouse around for your angle back.

That's what I do.

oh, okay -- I'm playing on a laptop with a touchpad, I'll play around with that for a while.

All the responses are great -- thank you so much!

[psivampyr]

2 questions here-
1-My sim's cat ran away and his bars are completely red- I fear he will die. Is there anything I can do to either get him to come home or will he die while hes run away?

2- I downloaded FT from the site where you can buy them online. If I lose my internet connection due to random reasons can I still play? I know sometimes it asks for me to connect to the "download service" to verify- but wouldn't there be some sort of offline verification too? (and I am only asking cuz the internet is a "added expense" that might need to go due to the cost and we can't afford it)

[Menaceman44]

I can only suggest an answer for your first question.
I think if the pet was wearing a collar then you can report pets missing on the phone.

[grayx3eyedsoul]

Scroll wheel. :D

Huzzah!

Thank you, I was like..what do you call that?

[cavilez]

ok heres another stupid question. how do i become a vampire or one of those plant thingies?

[grayx3eyedsoul]

I think for a plant sim you have to garden..alot. I think.
Vampire, you have to find grand/great vampire in a community lot and start a relatioship...or cheat.
Here, googled this: http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Vampire-in-Sims-2

[Selene1212]

2 questions here-
1-My sim's cat ran away and his bars are completely red- I fear he will die. Is there anything I can do to either get him to come home or will he die while hes run away?

2- I downloaded FT from the site where you can buy them online. If I lose my internet connection due to random reasons can I still play? I know sometimes it asks for me to connect to the "download service" to verify- but wouldn't there be some sort of offline verification too? (and I am only asking cuz the internet is a "added expense" that might need to go due to the cost and we can't afford it)
1. I'm not sure what expansion it's from, but you might be able to use "maxmotives" cheat until you can get him back.

2. You should be able to, but you might want to test it. If it won't work for you you can try to use the disk from a "stuff pack".

Good luck.

[cavilez]

thank you im gonna try it.
I think for a plant sim you have to garden..alot. I think.
Vampire, you have to find grand/great vampire in a community lot and start a relatioship...or cheat.
Here, googled this: http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Vampire-in-Sims-2

[PunkyBreester]

I think I read somewhere that if a sim is alien pregnant and has a daughter, she doesn't get any alien genetics. This has happened twice in my game (out of the two times my sims have been alien pregnant, lol), so either its true or my game is glitched. Is there a hack to change that?

[novemberlove_SC]

I believe that certain genetics are dominant while others are recessive, I've had a sim get alien pregnant and they had a daughter with the alien skin and eyes, so I dont think it has anything to do with gender

[PunkyBreester]

Hmm, well in both cases my sims' daughters came out with normal hair and eyes. In the first case, she did have biggish eyes, but they were a normal color.. In the second case, well.. I don't know yet, she's still a baby :P But she's not green, so.. :shrug:

edit - I aged her up to check things out, and she's just a clone of her dad :( I hope it's just a string of bad luck.. I guess I'll have to set up some alien bait and start making some test babies. :lol:

[novemberlove_SC]

You could save right before the sim gives birth, and if the baby doesnt have the alien skin/eye color, just exit without saving and then re-enter the lot. The next time he gives birth the baby might look different. Thats what I always do when I don't get the baby I want ;)

[jason7871_SC]

Ok dumb question, i have tried the link for suggestions on a Vampire i must have a glitch he wont turn my sim into a vampire, neither will the wolf with glowing eye bite his wife for her to be a werewolf, i am soooo trying, it's hard is there a potion? The gypsy walks past the lots also when they call her :(.....*has tried about everything i have or could do and serched at MATTY and here, no one has my issues though is it my BV i just got it and installed it or do they now need to be on a vacation or am i just glitched and bewildered?

[jingxia]

Okay, downtownie question. D;

I have downloaded new default face templates a while ago. Before making my sims, I used the deleteallcharacters cheat to get rid of the normal townies.

After that, I added a Downtown, assuming the sims there would automatically use the new face templates... but afterwards I noticed they didn't. They still have the ugly maxis ones. u__u;

So, here's my question. If I now use the deleteallcharacters cheat in Downtown, will that just delete the Downtownies or the sims in the normal neighbourhood too?

[Adrianics]

I'm started to run very low on disk space in my C drive. I have a 500 GB external hard drive, would it be possible to move all of my massive Sims 2 files there or will I just have to re-install and lose everything?

[ndayeni]

Adrianics - I'm not sure about how just moving the files would work for running the game due to registry issues and such. I'll let those with more technical knowledge answer that one. As for losing things though...you can (and probably should anyway) back up your Sims 2 folder in your My Documents to a separate directory on your external drive....I usually just do a file copy over to another directory to make a backup. Then if you have to reinstall to the external drive, you'd still have all your files for your CC, neighborhoods, settings, etc. and could just copy them back over into the new installation and you won't have lost anything.

[michaelajand]

If one Sim parent has 7 Nice points and the other has 6, why do several of their kids have just one or two?

[tikitiki]

alright! Ive got a few, a tutorial on shaping and streaking hair, creating custom hair, custom skin, and custom objects :) oh and to find in game photos you took :)

~tiki

[Daisie]

If one Sim parent has 7 Nice points and the other has 6, why do several of their kids have just one or two?Are the parents CAS sims or born in game? The kids may have gotten recessive genes from their grandparents.

[Sta_r_obin]

Okay, downtownie question. D;

I have downloaded new default face templates a while ago. Before making my sims, I used the deleteallcharacters cheat to get rid of the normal townies.

After that, I added a Downtown, assuming the sims there would automatically use the new face templates... but afterwards I noticed they didn't. They still have the ugly maxis ones. u__u;

So, here's my question. If I now use the deleteallcharacters cheat in Downtown, will that just delete the Downtownies or the sims in the normal neighbourhood too?

DO NOT USE DELETEALLCHARACTERS. It will hugely kill your game.

If you want to learn how to get rid of townies without corrupting your neighborhood, there are some threads at MATY to look at... I'll link you to another thread asking about the same thing:

http://forums.sims2community.com/showthread.php?t=52666&highlight=delete+townies

and

http://forums.sims2community.com/showthread.php?t=58965&highlight=delete+townies

I followed the tutorials and so far all of my townies have the pretty face replacements.

[mangaroo]

tikitiki, screenshots taken with the in-game camera can be found in the "Storytelling" folder inside that neighborhood's folder (replace N514 below with the number of the neighborhood you are currently playing):

My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods\N514\Storytelling

For meshing and recoloring tutorials, refer to MTS2's creation section (http://www.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=MTS2:Create).

[tikitiki]

tikitiki, screenshots taken with the in-game camera can be found in the "Storytelling" folder inside that neighborhood's folder (replace N514 below with the number of the neighborhood you are currently playing):

My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods\N514\Storytelling

For meshing and recoloring tutorials, refer to MTS2's creation section (http://www.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=MTS2:Create).


THANKS! ok and i had downloaded some items create by NaturalSimStaff and idk what file to put it in for it to go in game and how to move those to a different file?

~tiki

[mangaroo]

THANKS! ok and i had downloaded some items create by NaturalSimStaff and idk what file to put it in for it to go in game and how to move those to a different file?

I'm not sure what you mean by moving "to a different file"? Most custom content (the .package file, not the zip/rar/Sims2Pack) goes into your Downloads folder: My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads

You may find this FAQ (http://www.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_for_Fracking_Idiots) helpful. The early sections are written specifically with MTS2 downloads in mind, but once you reach the bits about identifying file types, decompressing files, and installing your downloads, the info is universally applicable.

[BlueJalepeno_SC]

Questions!

1. On the Asylum challenge thread everyone is mentioning ACR.
What is ACR, and where can I get it?

2. Also, does anyone know of any more-than-8-sims-on-a-lot-hacks that work, with few/no bugs.

(I downloaded a hack like that before and it really messed up my game.)

[Allison_SC]

Questions!

1. On the Asylum challenge thread everyone is mentioning ACR.
What is ACR, and where can I get it?

2. Also, does anyone know of any more-than-8-sims-on-a-lot-hacks that work, with few/no bugs.

(I downloaded a hack like that before and it really messed up my game.)

For #1, it's a hack called Autonomous Casual Romance that enables Sims to fall in love and woohoo without you telling them to. At http://box156.bluehost.com/~aestudi1/forums/inteenimater/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=2, I think.

For #2, try http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=101362.

[melethana]

Hmm, well in both cases my sims' daughters came out with normal hair and eyes. In the first case, she did have biggish eyes, but they were a normal color.. In the second case, well.. I don't know yet, she's still a baby :P But she's not green, so.. :shrug:

edit - I aged her up to check things out, and she's just a clone of her dad :( I hope it's just a string of bad luck.. I guess I'll have to set up some alien bait and start making some test babies. :lol:

custom skintones are always dominant to default skintones, so if the human parent has custom skin, instead of default, it may show up a lot. You should also try Rolling the Pacifier to get different looking kids.
http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Pregnancy#Rolling_the_Pacifier_and_Firstborn_Syndrome

[EDIT]
Did you have the Curious brother in Strangetown have his alien baby? I know he has default skin, so if HIS baby isn't green then... your aliens have issues

[tikitiki]

I'm not sure what you mean by moving "to a different file"? Most custom content (the .package file, not the zip/rar/Sims2Pack) goes into your Downloads folder: My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads

You may find this FAQ (http://www.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Downloading_for_Fracking_Idiots) helpful. The early sections are written specifically with MTS2 downloads in mind, but once you reach the bits about identifying file types, decompressing files, and installing your downloads, the info is universally applicable.


Thank you i followed the tutorial and changed i changed everything form ZIP to WINRAR but i still dont know how to get the items into the game...

ALSO how to upload custom sims you made and houses to the exchange or DOWNLOAD forums

[FurryPanda]

If one Sim parent has 7 Nice points and the other has 6, why do several of their kids have just one or two?
Kids personalities are averaged between the two parents.but a kid cannot have more than 30 personality points, and the order of assigned traits is random. So if the other traits filled up first, then the kid will only get the difference in mean/nice.

I hope that made sense!

[PunkyBreester]

melethana - The last time I played Strangetown was so long ago, I really have no idea. But the custom skintones thing makes a lot of sense (even though my aliens have custom skins too..?). The same sim who had a (normal) alien daughter just had an alien son, and he has alien skin, so I don't know what's going on :lol:

Here's another weird alien-related issue, I can't get my sims to be abducted :shrug: Both of those pregnancies were done with the Tombstone of L&D.. I've tried hacked telescopes, mods, even shift-clicking on the telescope and choosing "be abducted" (with and without any of my downloads in) - But every time they jump out of the interaction :(

[mangaroo]

Thank you i followed the tutorial and changed i changed everything form ZIP to WINRAR but i still dont know how to get the items into the game...

ALSO how to upload custom sims you made and houses to the exchange or DOWNLOAD forums

I don't understand what you mean when you say you changed everything from ZIP to WINRAR, but if you followed the pictures in the FAQ and extracted the .package files from the zips, then the next step is to move those .package files into your Downloads folder. After you have .package files in your Downloads folder, you need to enable custom content the next time you start the game, then quit and restart the game for the cc to show up. (This step only needs to be done once.) If you're having trouble following the FAQ, I strongly recommend you get a computer-savvy member of your household to read the instructions and demonstrate.

The Exchange provides its own instructions for uploading. This link (http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=66) is to the instructions on the US site.

[SofieAmalieN]

melethana - The last time I played Strangetown was so long ago, I really have no idea. But the custom skintones thing makes a lot of sense (even though my aliens have custom skins too..?). The same sim who had a (normal) alien daughter just had an alien son, and he has alien skin, so I don't know what's going on :lol:

Here's another weird alien-related issue, I can't get my sims to be abducted :shrug: Both of those pregnancies were done with the Tombstone of L&D.. I've tried hacked telescopes, mods, even shift-clicking on the telescope and choosing "be abducted" (with and without any of my downloads in) - But every time they jump out of the interaction :(

Go through your download folder. Some of the abduction hacks, doesn't wiork with eachother. LIke Higher odds, might not work with the hacked telescope.

[PunkyBreester]

I've tested it without any downloads at all in my game, and it still happens. :/

[tikitiki]

Ok im having a sims2 freezing problem, i ahd extracted 10-30 files of custom content and after that i stopped to go and test and now the game freezes at the loading scrren to the game.. . Any help?

[psivampyr]

When recollecting CC- is there an easier way?
I've used DDO and Wardrobe Wrangler to clean out orphans and broken stuff as well using Clean Installer each time- but now I am getting game crashes about 2 hours into play. I am thinking its tied into the car pool or "make over time" in mirrors.
I am thinking of deleting my entire downloads folder- which I really don't wanna do as some things would be hard to remember where they came from. I already reset all my hoods hoping it would fix the issue.
Is there a way to find certain items and save them in another folder maybe- I honestly couldn't tell what mesh goes with what outfit. I figure if I can save the stuff I know is good then I can remove the questionable items.

[tikitiki]

PROBLEM has been resolved all custom content had to be removed :(

[carenrose]

I'm started to run very low on disk space in my C drive. I have a 500 GB external hard drive, would it be possible to move all of my massive Sims 2 files there or will I just have to re-install and lose everything?

I had the same problem. Here's what I ended up doing, I moved my Documents folder to the D partition (instead of my external drive) because I never use it for anything else. Although an external drive would work too, you would have to have it connected every time you want to play the game.
Tutorial is here: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=53400
(Very easy!)

My question about it (in case you are really curious or really bored): http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=291321

[pooklaroux]

I had the same problem. Here's what I ended up doing, I moved my Documents folder to the D partition (instead of my external drive) because I never use it for anything else.
Tutorial is here: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=53400
(Very easy!)
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=291321

Marvelous! That is just what I needed! I was beginning to worry about all the CC I've been dl'ing.

[melethana]

melethana - The last time I played Strangetown was so long ago, I really have no idea. But the custom skintones thing makes a lot of sense (even though my aliens have custom skins too..?). The same sim who had a (normal) alien daughter just had an alien son, and he has alien skin, so I don't know what's going on :lol:


the aliens that came with the game (and the babies resulting from alien abduction) should not have custom skin. I know the green doesn't show up in CAS, but it came with the game, so it is not CC. Now, if you do want to get the green skin in CAS treeag has unlocked all the creature skins http://sumomo.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=284759
Just don't be like me and try to make werewolves or plantsims without Pets and Seasons. Your game will NOT like that!

[Ferret II]

What is a 'Mannequin Sim?'

I was looking through the game mods at MTS2 and saw this one (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=292423). Why couldn't they have babies before this mod? And what are they?

[linuslover30]

What is a 'Mannequin Sim?'

I was looking through the game mods at MTS2 and saw this one (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=292423). Why couldn't they have babies before this mod? And what are they?

It's a unlocked skintone from the Body Shop Manni. The model has a grey type skintone. The skin wasn't coded correctly to get passed on genetically. Now it is.

[Ferret II]

It's a unlocked skintone from the Body Shop Manni. The model has a grey type skintone. The skin wasn't coded correctly to get passed on genetically. Now it is.

Ohhh, thanks Keely!

[Tzigone]

Anyone else get ears like these out of Martin Ruben and Jane Stacks (Sim State)? Both twins have ears like this. When the first one grew up my first thought was "A Vulcan!" Then I wondered if I'd messed with the parents' DNA in SimPE (I hadn't, judging by that neither has different recessive traits - usually that's what I change). These look like flat-out alien ears. Just a quirk of genetics or should I be worried I've done something? Both parents have dominant ears - could that contribute? I didn't notice either boy's ears to be like this as children, but they did have longer hair then. Neither their parents nor their toddler brother has these ears (but I'm watching when he grows into teen to see what happens).

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/Tzigone/Snapshot-1.jpg

[psivampyr]

Those are considered "elf" ears- Titianna and Puck Summerdream in Veronaville have those ears. Maybe Martin and Jane have elves in thier family tree. Do they have a family tree?
Elf ears I don't think show up until they are children or older. Not really sure I haven't played with elves in a while. When you are in CAS in the "Head" catagory the elf ear head is the very last or second to last head.
I hope this help you Tzigone.

[Tzigone]

Those are considered "elf" ears- Titianna and Puck Summerdream in Veronaville have those ears. Maybe Martin and Jane have elves in thier family tree. Do they have a family tree?
Elf ears I don't think show up until they are children or older. Not really sure I haven't played with elves in a while. When you are in CAS in the "Head" catagory the elf ear head is the very last or second to last head.
I hope this help you Tzigone.This is helpful. I only glanced at Veronaville once, so either didn't notice or didn't remember about Tatiana and Puck. I'll look, but I'm pretty sure neither of these two have family trees, since they are Uni sims (well, Martin has a brother, but I think that's the only family he came with).

[PunkyBreester]

melethana - Oops, sorry for the misunderstanding! When I said my aliens have custom skins, I meant that they really do - For a while I had an alien default replacement skin from MTS2, and now I have custom PolliTechs. At first I thought that these things might've been causing the genetics problems, but it happened without those things in my game :shrug:

[HystericalParoxysm]

tikitiki - Please actually read the info in the first post of this thread. Almost all of the questions you have asked are invalid for this thread and you can find the answer if you'd follow the links given in the first post.

[xJOFLx]

In Seasons, you're supposed to be able to set a hair for casual/formal/etc outfits, but how do you do that?

I tried clicking on the clothing symbols beside the catalog when choosing hair, but it's not clickable.

[phislvii]

xJOFLx, did you click on "set hair per outfit" (or something like that) first? It's the top clothing symbol with a little plus next to it, I think.

[velvetmagras_SC]

Can I delete the Maxis playables in one go without deleting townies, Downtownies etc? I don't want the Tinkers et al but I do like having the townies

[mangaroo]

velvetmagras, do you want to keep the Maxis townies (Goopy GilsCarbo, Benjamin ...forgot his last name, Meadow Thayer, et. al.)? If so, no. However, if you're just interested in having no Maxis playables but ANY townies, the thing to do is start a new neighborhood using the clean templates (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,4306.0.html) from MATY and then go into debug mode to generate new townies (process described in this MATY thread (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,5861.0.html)).

[velvetmagras_SC]

velvetmagras, do you want to keep the Maxis townies (Goopy GilsCarbo, Benjamin ...forgot his last name, Meadow Thayer, et. al.)? If so, no. However, if you're just interested in having no Maxis playables but ANY townies...Thank you, that's what I was after; I'm not fussed about the townies but I'm really not keen on the playables. I didn't think of checking the maty threads because when people refer to them they tend to be planning on creating their own townies which I have no intention of doing.

[sumpsychochic]

Is there a way to delete unneeded meshes from your downloads folder without deleting everything and starting over?

[mangaroo]

Thank you, that's what I was after; I'm not fussed about the townies but I'm really not keen on the playables. I didn't think of checking the maty threads because when people refer to them they tend to be planning on creating their own townies which I have no intention of doing.

I have to correct my original post. You need the EMPTY templates at MATY to get rid of the Maxis playables, then generate new townies via the batch-create process in debug mode. (You're smart: you would have figured it out reading the thread, but I am obsessive about being thorough.) Have fun!

Is there a way to delete unneeded meshes from your downloads folder without deleting everything and starting over?

If you're on a PC, you can try using the tools described in "the long boring way" section of this FAQ (http://www.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Organizing_Custom_Content), but the community feedback is that no tool is 100% accurate in identifying an orphan mesh. If your problem is duplicate meshes, that's much easier to identify.

[Regigigabz]

I hope this hasn't been asked yet..
how do you put wallpaper on the walls and flooring?
but not just normally, when you can put wallpaper on the whole room/house in one click?
I've seen it on youtube, and it's be a lot easier.

sorry for being stupid XD

[Ferret II]

I hope this hasn't been asked yet..
how do you put wallpaper on the walls and flooring?
but not just normally, when you can put wallpaper on the whole room/house in one click?
I've seen it on youtube, and it's be a lot easier.

sorry for being stupid XD

You press shift + click the left mouse button. It'll cover the whole room and floor.

[HystericalParoxysm]

Shift-click to wallpaper a whole room or the whole/most of the outside of a house - it won't do multiple floors and sometimes separate bits will still need to be done separately.

[Regigigabz]

oh, okay, thank you!
XD

[Selene1212]

Another stupid question... Why is it that whenever I download CC jewelry it gets classified under "glasses" instead of "jewelry" in my game? To me its really annoying and I'd rather not have it if it is going to show up in the "glasses" section.

Side note: Awhile back I mentioned I was having trouble with one of my Sims with "Freetime" hair using a totally different style in formal, bathing, etc well it turns out that when they released the new hairstyles they didn't categorize them for the other types of clothing. Now if I want to use those hairs I need to have different styles for different outfits. :( I would absolutely love it if anyone knew of a "user-made" fix out there for this issue.

[mangaroo]

Another stupid question... Why is it that whenever I download CC jewelry it gets classified under "glasses" instead of "jewelry" in my game? To me its really annoying and I'd rather not have it if it is going to show up in the "glasses" section.

Prior to BV, no jewelry category existed in the game engine, so all cc jewerly was categorized as glasses. It's where modders put all miscellaneous accessories from hats to fairy wings. There's a brain-melting tutorial at MATY (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,9516.0.html) for converting the cc jewelry with SimPE, or you could try using the Wardrobe Wrangler (http://www.djssims.com/index.php?category=1&subcat=5).

[Avaluna]

My bodyshop is full screen. How the hell did I do that? :|

[mangaroo]

Avaluna, sounds like you inadvertently hit the Alt-Enter key combo.

[Selene1212]

Prior to BV, no jewelry category existed in the game engine, so all cc jewerly was categorized as glasses. It's where modders put all miscellaneous accessories from hats to fairy wings. There's a brain-melting tutorial at MATY (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,9516.0.html) for converting the cc jewelry with SimPE, or you could try using the Wardrobe Wrangler (http://www.djssims.com/index.php?category=1&subcat=5).Hmm, brain-melting doesn't seem too fun. LOL ;) Thats something to put on my list of things to get to "someday". Thanks for the response.

PS It's still annoying though! (Example I have about 50 different fingernail types under "glasses" but the icons are all bald heads so I have to mouse over every single one to figure out which one to use.) :shrug:

[avtir]

I hope this is the right place for my question; I've searched everywhere, and either it isn't out there or I'm using the wrong search parameters :) If this isn't the right place, please feel free to kick my butt in the proper spot.

I use custom clothing, hair, objects, etc., in my game as most people do. With the clothing only, a lot of the clothing meshes are mixed in with the clothing thumbs in both bodyshop and in the family creation area. This is SO annoying; anyone know how to hide them without disabling or deleting them?

Many thanks for anyone who can answer this!

Avtir

[Menaceman44]

Selena1212 there is a user made fix for the K&B hair. Its on MTS2. I'll just try and see if I can find a link for ya.
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Thank @#?% for that! I found it at last! Took long enough.
http://hideki.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=283122
I'm gonna bookmark that page now in case I need it again. I hope it helps.

[psivampyr]

1-Where is Goopy? I've never ever seen him in my game. I don't think I have a NPC rename mod- just did a organizing clean out and didn't see one. I've seen so many posts about him- I am curious now.
2-Also if a couple has 3 lightning bolts- why does he look unhappy to kiss her or be romantic? I've been trying to find him a proper mate and the lesser lightning bolts - he's ok with, but if they are more compatible he looks up at me and gives me the "why me??" look.
3- On a similar note- if they ASK for something in thier "Wants" why do they drag thier feet when I tell them to do it?? (not romance related- I am saying like stargazing or play chess)

[LegolianM]

^ It depends on their personality. A really playful sim is going to whine and drag their feet if you tell them to play chess because it's serious, but if they're a Pleasure Sim then they're going to get the want to play chess because it's a game. Or a playful Knowledge Sim will want to stargaze but will whine about it because telescopes aren't fun.

I think it works the same way with the romantic actions; my mean sims will complain to me if I tell them to do something sweet, like a tender kiss, but they'll enjoy it if I tell them to do something more aggressive, like a goose. XD It's kinda neat I think, it makes them all show affection in different ways.

[Selene1212]

Selena1212 there is a user made fix for the K&B hair. Its on MTS2. I'll just try and see if I can find a link for ya.
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Thank @#?% for that! I found it at last! Took long enough.
http://hideki.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=283122
I'm gonna bookmark that page now in case I need it again. I hope it helps.
Thank you so much!! I thought it was a Freetime style since I bought both expansions within a week of each other. Exactly what I needed!!1-Where is Goopy? I've never ever seen him in my game. I don't think I have a NPC rename mod- just did a organizing clean out and didn't see one. I've seen so many posts about him- I am curious now.Thats funny because I actually have SEVERAL people named Goopy in my game - including the head vampire in my downtown!! LOL I think you're talking about Goopy Gilscarbo though. Must just be random or something...

[HystericalParoxysm]

avtir - What you're seeing as "clothing meshes" are the basic recolour templates. Usually white or blue solid-colour outfits which can be chosen as clothing for your sims, but are meant for people making recolours to start with so they have a blank canvas. Just delete those recolours - you should have other colours anyway and you don't need the templates.

[LAXman#31]

I there any way to cure the flu for my sims? i tried making medicine for them but it didnt work, it may have been because i cheated to get the objects but i still made the medicine fine, anyhow does anybody have any tips they could give on how to rid my family of three who ALL have the flu?
-Thanks

[Fernweather]

I there any way to cure the flu for my sims? i tried making medicine for them but it didnt work, it may have been because i cheated to get the objects but i still made the medicine fine, anyhow does anybody have any tips they could give on how to rid my family of three who ALL have the flu?
-Thanks
If the Sim making the medicine doesn't have a high logic score, it may take several doses of the medicine to cure the flu. It will also go away on its own if you keep the Sims resting long enough (sleeping, lounging, or sitting).

[humblebumble]

What does the accessory.cache file do? I know about the others, but have never figured this one out.

Sorry if this has been asked before.

[LAXman#31]

he has 8 logic points.

[Selene1212]

I there any way to cure the flu for my sims? i tried making medicine for them but it didnt work, it may have been because i cheated to get the objects but i still made the medicine fine, anyhow does anybody have any tips they could give on how to rid my family of three who ALL have the flu?
-ThanksGrandma's Instant Comfort Soup cures the flu instantly. Only people with a family aspiration that spends the skill points can make it though.

[HystericalParoxysm]

humblebumble - It caches accessories. Seriously. Mostly causes headaches for creators making custom accessories who forget to delete it between edits (as their changes won't show).

[psivampyr]

LAXman#31- If you have a juicer and oranges- that will boost thier health up too if they have the flu.

[LAXman#31]

okay,I have yet another question,is INsim or whatever its called a cheat that you enter in or a mod?

[Diru_SC]

I want to delete some downloads because I have too many and has making Sims forever to load. But I do not know what the packages is because the name is dc0fd099af47c9493646a7781.package, etc.

Is there the way to know what the packages are so I can clean up packages I do not want? Thank you.

[mangaroo]

This wiki article on organizing custom content (http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Organizing_Custom_Content) includes link to the most popular tools for decoding .package content: SimPE, Clean Installer, and Delphy's Download Organizer. I would probably start with SimPE's scan folder function.

[tikitiki]

Ok im having a custom content problem, i upload the stuff i would like, then i extract it then move it to the sims2 download folders and when i try and pla the game it either freezes or crashes so i have to delete all the stuff resulting in zero custom content any help?

[humblebumble]

humblebumble - It caches accessories. Seriously. Mostly causes headaches for creators making custom accessories who forget to delete it between edits (as their changes won't show).


Haha! Alright, thanks HP.

[Henry Crun]

okay,I have yet another question,is INsim or whatever its called a cheat that you enter in or a mod?

It is short for InSIMenator. It has it's own site:

http://www.insimenator.net/announcement.php?f=38&a=3

[HystericalParoxysm]

tikitiki - Please use the FAQs in Game Help on MTS2 if you're having an actual issue/problem with your game. Most likely freezing on loading is due to the items you've downloaded requiring expansion packs you don't have installed.

[LAXman#31]

k,thanks for the help everyone

[novemberlove_SC]

Is the skilling speed of a sim determined by their personality or age? Because it always seems like the children in my game gain skill points super fast, or is it just because they don't have many playful points?

[Fernweather]

Is the skilling speed of a sim determined by their personality or age? Because it always seems like the children in my game gain skill points super fast, or is it just because they don't have many playful points?
I think skilling speed is mostly determined by personality (active Sims gain body skill faster, serious Sims gain logic skill faster, etc.). There was also a glitch (which I don't think was ever fixed) that caused toddlers who drank smart milk to sometimes continue to learn skills at an accelerated rate even after the smart milk wore off.

[Ferret II]

Can a Young Adult get pregnant if you have ACR, but not Inteen?

Because one of my Young Adults just woohooed in a photobooth, and I heard the chimes. I used ACR's pregnancy scanner and it says she is pregnant.

Eh?

[Selene1212]

Is the skilling speed of a sim determined by their personality or age? Because it always seems like the children in my game gain skill points super fast, or is it just because they don't have many playful points?Thats a great question. I recently had an elder that only needed one more promotion to reach her LTW and even had her drink a "Smart Potion Hack" I have and although she read the mechanical book for a (sim) day and a half there was no move on her purple experiance bar thingy over her head. She died without achieving it. :(

[kustirider2]

I dont think so... are you sure you dont have inteen?

[Ferret II]

I dont think so... are you sure you dont have inteen?

I checked my downloads folder... no Inteen!

[kustirider2]

Because i remember in chapter 3.0 of your spencer legacy, Robin got pregnant and you said you dont remember downloading those maternity clothes? they came with inteen or maybe you deleated it since then?

[Ferret II]

Because i remember in chapter 3.0 of your spencer legacy, Robin got pregnant and you said you dont remember downloading those maternity clothes? they came with inteen or maybe you deleated it since then?

Yeah, I had InTeen installed then. But I don't have it installed now, I deleted it after the whole Robin fiasco because I didn't want any more college babies :lol:

[Avaluna]

Ferret: No, you may hear the chimes but she's not pregnant. With one of my elder couples I also heard the chimes and I was like 'O.o', but she didn't get pregnant. :]

[Ferret II]

Ferret: No, you may hear the chimes but she's not pregnant. With one of my elder couples I also heard the chimes and I was like 'O.o', but she didn't get pregnant. :]

Phew, thank God! Because the guy who she did it with wasn't exactly pretty XD I was letting her do whoever because I thought that she wouldn't get pregnant.

[minimo1524]

Alright, here's a REALLY stupid/quick question -- it will take about 2 minutes to answer for anyone who's in front of the game. Unfortunately, I'm 3500 miles away from my sims for another month...*sigh*

Alrighty...after a good/great date how much can you sell the flower/bouquet for? What about the notes and the flaming bag of poo?

Thanks,

M

[kustirider2]

Bouquet's are about 50-80 simoleans, i think.

[Fernweather]

Alrighty...after a good/great date how much can you sell the flower/bouquet for? What about the notes and the flaming bag of poo?
The bouqet sells for $55. IIRC, a single flower sells for $5. I've not yet had a Sim have a date go so bad that he or she received a flaming bag of crap (I'll have to add that to my to-do list).

[minimo1524]

The bouqet sells for $55. IIRC, a single flower sells for $5. I've not yet had a Sim have a date go so bad that he or she received a flaming bag of crap (I'll have to add that to my to-do list).

Once I had the $55 I was able to find the others online:

"I had a Great Time" Flower: Great, worth $15
"Thanks for the Fun" Note: Good, worth $5
"Don't Call Me" Note: Bad. worth $5
Worst Date Ever Flaming Poo Bag: Horrible, can't be deleted.

(quoted from the Sims 2 Nightlife Strategy wiki, which I can't link to yet because I'm new)

Thanks!

[pooklaroux]

Can a Young Adult get pregnant if you have ACR, but not Inteen?

Because one of my Young Adults just woohooed in a photobooth, and I heard the chimes. I used ACR's pregnancy scanner and it says she is pregnant.

Eh?


How the heck did you get them into the photobooth? I have been trying at every date-- I haven't managed to get them both in there yet. I want me some pictures and photobooth woohooing!

[Ferret II]

How the heck did you get them into the photobooth? I have been trying at every date-- I haven't managed to get them both in there yet. I want me some pictures and photobooth woohooing!

If you have ACR, you choose casual --> Woohoo --> Photobooth

If you don't, you have one sim get in. Then click on the other sim and choose 'ask to join'. Then click on the photobooth and the option for 'woohoo' and 'try for a baby' should be there, as well as the usual photo options.

[melethana]

Ferret: No, you may hear the chimes but she's not pregnant. With one of my elder couples I also heard the chimes and I was like 'O.o', but she didn't get pregnant. :]
I think the there are 2 possible post WooHoo chimes, the "you're pregnant" one, and the "you're tired and will sleep now" one. I have certainly noticed that when a very tired sim comes home from school or work, a chime will play right before they fall asleep on the front lawn.

[psivampyr]

I don't think I have a hack enabling this to happen- so I am here asking about it.
I have made CAS sims and maxis binned sims and moved them into the house- Before the first day ends- the phone rings and its a random townie (I suppose) asking if I would like to go downtown... I never go as I am usually entertaining the welcome wagon.
How is this possible? I thought the sims had to know each other to call each other...

[tikitiki]

Ok I have two questions

http://i35.tinypic.com/11qsb9e.jpg

One: how do u get by the ocean do u need a certain EP?

Two: notice the steps leading up to the house, how do u do that without creating a basement?


~tiki

[treeag]

I think the there are 2 possible post WooHoo chimes, the "you're pregnant" one, and the "you're tired and will sleep now" one. I have certainly noticed that when a very tired sim comes home from school or work, a chime will play right before they fall asleep on the front lawn.
I thought the chime for sleep was only exists in TS1? I certainly never encounter it in TS2...

[Menaceman44]

psivampyr; thats normal game behaviour. It seem to be an exception to the rule that your Sim needs to know them. It happens whenever I move a family into a new lot. I guess it was added to make sure players got introduced to the downtown outing aspect of the game.

treeag; when a Sim collapses from fatique there are some chimes that play. Sounds a bit like a babies' music box winding down.

[treeag]

treeag; when a Sim collapses from fatique there are some chimes that play. Sounds a bit like a babies' music box winding down.
Oh, didn't know that :P I remember clearly it does that in TS1, but I guess I haven't had a sim collapsed in TS2 :blink: Gotta try that :D

[Petchy]

Is it possible to get BS to work in a Full Screen(/1024 x 768) WINDOWED mode??

[treeag]

yeah you can, just add -r1024x768 in the target line

[1306]

Hey guys, don't know if this is the right place to ask, even if it is stupid questions thread:

Will deleting items in Bodyshop remove them from your hard drive also?

[tikitiki]

The ocean comes with BV; choose a beach lot. Use an OfB foundation for the steps.

Thank you an the OFB foundation what does that stand for and where can i find it in the game?


~tiki

[Petchy]

OFB is an EP. Open For Business. (Name for the foundation Labels as a Stage in my game) It is sometimes added with random SPs too.

You can access it by going to the "Foundations" section in Build Mode, if only the two ones that ship with the base Game are there, Its not possible, Sorry!

[Henry Crun]

Thank you an the OFB foundation what does that stand for and where can i find it in the game?


~tiki

OFB = Open For Business

If you have that expansion pack you will find it in build mode. I'm not sure whether it is still available if you don't have OFB but do have later expansions as I have bought them all as they came out. Worth a look in build mode anyway.



EDIT: LOL You beat me this time Petchy!

[tikitiki]

OFB = Open For Business

If you have that expansion pack you will find it in build mode. I'm not sure whether it is still available if you don't have OFB but do have later expansions as I have bought them all as they came out. Worth a look in build mode anyway.



EDIT: LOL You beat me this time Petchy!


LOL thank you i should be getting it today-friday

EDIT: one more question is i cant seem to find a tutorial or something for simPE!! i get it but can you make simPE find a custom content file that is making your game freeze or not load?

~tiki

[pooklaroux]

psivampyr; thats normal game behaviour....

treeag; when a Sim collapses from fatique there are some chimes that play. Sounds a bit like a babies' music box winding down.


The first time I saw/heard that I was freaked! I thought I had just killed my favorite sim!

[Petchy]

Mags: 1-all! *Throws fist into air*! :p

...one more question is i cant seem to find a tutorial or something for simPE!! i get it but can you make simPE find a custom content file that is making your game freeze or not load?...

SimPE is quite literally MASSIVE, A tutorial for everything would be far too long! :p

You can try a few things for your problem though, If it is a hack, It could be Conflicting, Which means you can use a tool by simwardrobe (http://www.simwardrobe.com/). (Linked, go;
Sims 2 > Programs > and its the second one down)

If its not a conflict, use the : and try the articles on there, Like some found [url=http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Custom_Content]Here (]wiki[/url)

Hope that Helps!

[Nimi]

How do you rotate a driveway so it still works? :blink:

[Ferret II]

How do you rotate a driveway so it still works? :blink:

There is a tutorial for it here! (http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Tutorials:A_sideway_garage_-_tutorial_problems_and_solutions_-)

[Nimi]

Okay. I looked for it earlier but then I didn't find this. I think I almost get it.. Thanks, anyway! :)

[Ferret II]

I have a question!

How do you make multiple sims have a graduation party at once? Can you even do this? Because I'm fed up of having to do about 6 graduation parties at once. I know that they can graduate without a party, but I like thw whole party thing :D

[Fantasyrogue]

I have a question!

How do you make multiple sims have a graduation party at once? Can you even do this? Because I'm fed up of having to do about 6 graduation parties at once. I know that they can graduate without a party, but I like thw whole party thing :D

You know, I'd like to know this too. Or at the very least how to efficiently dress all of them in graduation robes so I can take nice screenshots or something because having just one sim in their robes is just silly.

[Ferret II]

You know, I'd like to know this too. Or at the very least how to efficiently dress all of them in graduation robes so I can take nice screenshots or something because having just one sim in their robes is just silly.

I found out a way to do it; I gave everyone cellphones then synchronised them to throw a graduation party at the same time. It worked! Although I had about 6 different party pop-ups the whole way through. One party got a 'not bad', and all the rest got 'bad time' :lol:

[Fantasyrogue]

I hadn't thought of that but that might work. I'll keep that in mind for next time (unless someone comes up with a less pop-up heavy method ;) ). Will be a bit till needed, generation 4 is still in diapers! :P

[tikitiki]

Ok i got a question ok sims2 pictures and camera..... I notice sims2 picture how close they are.. Which camera do you need to download.. may i have a link?

~tiki

[lazyviolet]

how much money does a family have to have to be considered rich?

[PuX- 80's]

lazyviolet, Over 20,000.
tiki, most people use GunMod's Camera (http://sumomo.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=97642).

[tikitiki]

Thanks and also is there a way for sims to pose for the camera because im also noticing sims looking straight into the cam?

[Onah]

If you have BV you can click on your sim and there's the pose option. Also the career reward of the artist career, which came with the Uni EP, makes your sim pose. After all these poses are pretty goofy. Maybe you like these (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=272312).

[psivampyr]

I was curious how people micro-manage the legacy families. I am starting a Rainbow legacy. I have read all the rules- but there were some things unclear regarding who got "heir" and if they all live in the same house. It just states to start in a small plot, build what you can afford... How do people with laggy computers handle so much going on? Mine seems to be alright so far with 5 people in the home, but I am just curious.
Thanks for your time.

[Ferret II]

I was curious how people micro-manage the legacy families. I am starting a Rainbow legacy. I have read all the rules- but there were some things unclear regarding who got "heir" and if they all live in the same house.

Usually, once the heir and siblings have finished University, you just move the heir back into the legacy house with their parents. Then you can move the siblings or 'spares' into their own houses, or leave them in the family bin.

[Lemon&Lime]

Is there a difference between downtowns and business districts?

It's just that in my game, a large family of around 15 members in total lived in Strangetown, so due to the fact that there was one Oakley family member to every other resident, I had to move them out to somewhere seperate (space was an issue). I made a business district and moved the whole extended family there. Is there an actual difference? I haven't seen any so far.

[psivampyr]

(background story) I had all xpacks to FT on my other computer, but I don't have BV, Uni and OFB anymore due to unforseen circumstances. Anyway, my computer with them on it was choking so I swapped out to a faster computer and moved my old hoods to the new installs that don't have BV, Uni or OFB- it tells me in a prompt that since I uninstalled these that the game will change. I am ok with that, but my bin seems to have maxis students still in it- is this a sign of future explosions? I just don't want to be playing the game just take a dive. Pucks relationships with the xpac people still exist too.

[Menaceman44]

If a Sim phones you to go on an outing, it can't be taken in a business district. Phoned outings always take place Downtown. Thats the only difference as far as I know.

[omgshsarah]

What constitutes a social worker coming? Do they only come if a toddler/child is starving, freezing, or left alone, or do they come for other reasons?

[dawnlies]

As far as I know, social workers come when your toddler/child is starving, is freezing, left alone as you said but also when your child is too hot and when he/she had bad grades.

[Nimi]

If my Sims catch fish and I have them stuff it in the fridge, the number of 'Fresh food' doesn't increase. I remember when I first had Seasons, it did. Weird?
I created a new Windows account and tested with no downloads, new CAS Sim, but it still doesn't. I'm gonna try if he can cook fish anyway. In the meantime I'm asking if anyone knows what could be causing this?

When stuffing vegetables in the fridge, it does work, by the way.

[psivampyr]

Not sure Nimi- I never really paid attention to the meter. Sorry I am no help.

What provokes sims to do the "crazy action" the one where they circle the finger around by thier head? I started the Rainbow Legacy earlier today and she wanted to marry her best friend Julian Cooke and all he and any visiters do when they are around Lemon is do the crazy action. Poor thing- I know her house is completely yellow, but it doesn't justify her as crazy.

[mangaroo]

What provokes sims to do the "crazy action" the one where they circle the finger around by thier head?

I've only seen it in two circumstances: when a Sim is in aspiration failure or solo dancing badly.

[psivampyr]

Same here, as well if a sim sees another dancing solo and they are doing badly. (might be the same thing) But like I mentioned previously- her husband, the nannies and all of her friends when they walk by they all do that action. Makes me feel bad for her.

[novemberlove_SC]

If my Sims catch fish and I have them stuff it in the fridge, the number of 'Fresh food' doesn't increase. I remember when I first had Seasons, it did. Weird?
I created a new Windows account and tested with no downloads, new CAS Sim, but it still doesn't. I'm gonna try if he can cook fish anyway. In the meantime I'm asking if anyone knows what could be causing this?

When stuffing vegetables in the fridge, it does work, by the way.

Once you put fish or fruit in the fridge, it increases the quality of the food (the food will have sparkles on it and sims will get full faster). If you keep the fish in their inventory they can cook it that way.

[psivampyr]

Heres a question for yall- Stinky cats, how can I encourage them to bath? My legacy adopted Baxter and apparently he's a slob and has been in hygiene failure for 3 days. Everyone complains about his stink but I never get the option to praise for cleanliness or scold for being filthy- like you do a dog. Since you cannot bathe a cat, I am honestly at a point I just dunno what to do besides Insim him green- which is against legacy rules.

[Nimi]

If you keep the fish in their inventory they can cook it that way.
Yep, I found that out too. :)

But I think it works like this: Sim puts fish/vegetables in the fridge. Fresh food increases(but now I'm not so sure about that). When Sim makes some cereal, they take it from the fresh food first, and the cereal is fresh. But if there's no fresh food, they take it from the normal.
Great so far. Except the fact that the fresh food stays 0, and when the normal food also is 0 and they try to make some normal, non-fish food, it says that the fridge is empty.
When they try to cook fish, they take it from their inventory indeed.

I noticed this when playing my poverty challenge- my Sim has caught many a fish, but she can't eat from it. Dang.

Perhaps this is the way it is supposed to be, because you can't eat from the fish if you don't eat the fish. With vegetables you can do much more and they are counted in the fresh food.

Am I thinking right or stupid?



psivampyr- Lol! I have a family who always laughs like that when they're idle, too. And circles their fingers. I think it is because a member of the family once danced crazy and they think she's still doing it..
But in your case I think it's just that everyone hates yellow :lol:


Edit: hmm. Well, you could grab hold of control over the cat (boolProp controlPets on) and make him wash himself? :hmm: He should do that autonomously, but I think he's just being a filthy cat.

[HystericalParoxysm]

Vegetables are counted as fresh food and increase the food points on the fridge (allowing you to live off your own garden but continue to make normal foods) as well as make food sparkly and thus more satisfying. Fish, even when stocked into the fridge, do not do the same - all they do is allow you to cook fish meals, but do not change food points. You can stock an empty fridge with fish all day long and you'll never be able to make more cereal (or anything but fish), but stick a few oranges in there and you will. That's the way it's always been, and is meant to be.

[Nimi]

All right! Guess I just wasn't paying attention when playing Seasons last year. Thanks for clearing that up, HP. :)

[avtir]

avtir - What you're seeing as "clothing meshes" are the basic recolour templates. Usually white or blue solid-colour outfits which can be chosen as clothing for your sims, but are meant for people making recolours to start with so they have a blank canvas. Just delete those recolours - you should have other colours anyway and you don't need the templates.

Thank you SOOOO much!!! It's amazing how things can be so annoying for some people like me ;)

Keep having fun, all,

Avtir

[Petchy]

I have this global hack in my game, have for a while, designed for people (I think) with lower end graphics cards and can't view pools correctly.. Now, I can (I used the tuts at the wiki) and I want it out of my game!

Can anyone just by looking at the pics tell me what it is so I can go searching and "remove" this thing before it bugs me to no end? :)

Thanks!

http://i34.tinypic.com/5lxik2.jpg

Pic 2 (at night) (http://i38.tinypic.com/10fnay0.jpg)

- I do apologize for the terrible quality of the pics, this was taken before I get my new computer, thats why they look rubbish! :)

[HystericalParoxysm]

RLSshader.package or something like that. Search for RLS and you'll find it.

[Petchy]

THANKS HP!!

Is that only effect the package does or is there other things that I just deleted from my game?

[psivampyr]

Yep, I found that out too. :)

But I think it works like this: Sim puts fish/vegetables in the fridge. Fresh food increases(but now I'm not so sure about that). When Sim makes some cereal, they take it from the fresh food first, and the cereal is fresh. But if there's no fresh food, they take it from the normal.
Great so far. Except the fact that the fresh food stays 0, and when the normal food also is 0 and they try to make some normal, non-fish food, it says that the fridge is empty.
When they try to cook fish, they take it from their inventory indeed.

I noticed this when playing my poverty challenge- my Sim has caught many a fish, but she can't eat from it. Dang.

Perhaps this is the way it is supposed to be, because you can't eat from the fish if you don't eat the fish. With vegetables you can do much more and they are counted in the fresh food.

Am I thinking right or stupid?

Nope, I think that makes sense. I never thought about it really like I said but your theory kinda put it in perspective. Does your poverty challenger have a grill of any kind? To bad they don't have a camp fire that you can cook fish on for you to use- would be more logical unless shes cooking fish off a community grill. Yanno like homeless sleep in a park and sometimes use the park grills for cooking. Well good luck trying to figure out the whole fresh fish mystery.



psivampyr- Lol! I have a family who always laughs like that when they're idle, too. And circles their fingers. I think it is because a member of the family once danced crazy and they think she's still doing it..
But in your case I think it's just that everyone hates yellow :lol:

Hmmm now that you mention it, Lemon giggles to herself ALL the time. But its her friends and hubby that do the "Coo Coo" action to the head. Her babies just turned into kids and they are doing it too- the mom must be crazy finger to the head action!!! Maybe its because Lemon giggles to herself all the time and everyone else doesn't get it- yanno?

Edit: hmm. Well, you could grab hold of control over the cat (boolProp controlPets on) and make him wash himself? :hmm: He should do that autonomously, but I think he's just being a filthy cat.

I've never done boolproof stuff before. I might give it a whirl- I'd love to find a learned pet behavior mod so I can just teach the dumb thing to wash itself. And he sometimes will show the shower bubble on his head and lick his foot twice and then go play. I tried 5 times to praise him for cleaning but I never got an option.*shrug* I always wondered if cats could be stinky- I guess I got my answer lol.

[psivampyr]

Yea I know more questions- sorry- Here's my questions
-Is there a downloads organizer/filter that can remove packages from expansions I don't have installed? Yanno like I can click a button and it finds all things associated to OFB.

-In a legacy what is considered second generation? The spawn of the founder is second gen or is it the spawn of the spawn? (sorry not enough coffee this morning)

[Alexilibra_SC]

If an elder dies what happens to the stuff in their inventory ?

[charlie-chan_SC]

If an elder dies what happens to the stuff in their inventory ?

It disappears with them :)

[Fantasyrogue]

It disappears with them :)

I found this one out the hard way the other day. I forgot to put the freshly picked vegetables Lydia had in her inventory in the fridge before she died! Oops!

psivampyr, I dunno. Personally I consider the founder's children to be the second generation but I think some people count one way and some the other (seems to depend on which legacy one does as well).

[Ferret II]

-In a legacy what is considered second generation? The spawn of the founder is second gen or is it the spawn of the spawn? (sorry not enough coffee this morning)

I agree with FR, the founder is generation 1 and their offspring are generation 2.

[psivampyr]

Oh- I noticed that since I don't have BV installed anymore I cannot paint portraits of family members. So here's the question- how can I paint Legacy portraits without BV?

[HystericalParoxysm]

PETCHY14 - That's the only thing you need to remove to get rid of that "my pool's covered in plastic wrap" effect.

psivampyr - Not really... for Body Shop content it would show up in-game without the required mesh, looking like any other custom content missing a mesh so you could delete it that way. For objects though, it'd either crash your game or not show up at all - there's no "this object requires X EPs" flag on it that can easily be read, so there's really not a way to scan for just that stuff.

[kustirider2]

I have this global hack in my game, have for a while, designed for people (I think) with lower end graphics cards and can't view pools correctly.. Now, I can (I used the tuts at the wiki) and I want it out of my game!

Can anyone just by looking at the pics tell me what it is so I can go searching and "remove" this thing before it bugs me to no end? :)

Thanks!

http://i34.tinypic.com/5lxik2.jpg

Pic 2 (at night) (http://i38.tinypic.com/10fnay0.jpg)

- I do apologize for the terrible quality of the pics, this was taken before I get my new computer, thats why they look rubbish! :)


Wow petchy, where did you get that mod?

[melethana]

is there a same sex pregnancy hack? I have some lesbian couples that I want to be able to "try for baby" I know about the Tombstone of Life & Death, but that will only give them boy babies, right? I know that I can seed the adoption pool with cute toddler girls, but I really want a same sex try for baby!

[EDIT]
My only EPs are NL and FT, if that matters.

[melethana]

Oh- I noticed that since I don't have BV installed anymore I cannot paint portraits of family members. So here's the question- how can I paint Legacy portraits without BV?

umm, what? When I only had NL I could paint portraits (of only one person at a time) as long as the painter had enough creativity points, and there was someone else in the house who was not sleeping. Also, "paint still life" is useful for painting pictures of infants and toddlers.

[kustirider2]

is there a same sex pregnancy hack? I have some lesbian couples that I want to be able to "try for baby" I know about the Tombstone of Life & Death, but that will only give them boy babies, right? I know that I can seed the adoption pool with cute toddler girls, but I really want a same sex try for baby!

[EDIT]
My only EPs are NL and FT, if that matters.


Actually the Tombstone of L&D would only give the girl a boy baby is if you were to impregnate her by herself :D

[PuX- 80's]

Is there a difference between downtowns and business districts?

It's just that in my game, a large family of around 15 members in total lived in Strangetown, so due to the fact that there was one Oakley family member to every other resident, I had to move them out to somewhere seperate (space was an issue). I made a business district and moved the whole extended family there. Is there an actual difference? I haven't seen any so far.
There really is no difference.
Just like the other Simmer said, if some Sim calls you and they want to go to Downtown they will never ask to go to a Business District.
I find that I always make a Business District for more room.
My downtown's are usually where all my Partiers live as well as the poorer familes. Just waiting on Appartment Life to have poor familes live in Downtown and Appartements.

melethana, Don't double post. For your question, InTEEN has a same-sex preg., but you have to get the whole InTEEN so it works.

[ElZorro]

melethana, Don't double post. For your question, InTEEN has a same-sex preg., but you have to get the whole InTEEN so it works.

I can see why identical (or even very similar) double posts are annoying. Are consecutive posts by the same author, but which are about completely different topics, a problem?

[coltraz]

How wrong would I be to assume that using an incompatible version of simPE to do some minor neighbourhood edits (name changes, etc) will cause no man made disasters?

[treeag]

I'm afraid SimPE will save the neighborhood with the wrong format, coltraz. But Inge will be the one that can answer the question right..

[Lemon&Lime]

I can see why identical (or even very similar) double posts are annoying. Are consecutive posts by the same author, but which are about completely different topics, a problem?

Yes and no. If there is a big time difference between the two posts (for example, several weeks or months) it will not be as much of a problem, but double posting takes up space on the forum, and if you have something else to say, just click "Edit post" and add on what you have to say to the end. There is no rule saying that you can only talk about one topic in each post. =P

[Ferret II]

is there a same sex pregnancy hack? I have some lesbian couples that I want to be able to "try for baby" I know about the Tombstone of Life & Death, but that will only give them boy babies, right? I know that I can seed the adoption pool with cute toddler girls, but I really want a same sex try for baby!

[EDIT]
My only EPs are NL and FT, if that matters.

Yes, there is. You can get it here (http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php/topic,14.0.html). The sim who asks to 'try for a baby' is the one who will get pregnant. So you can have both couples pregnant at the same time!

[HystericalParoxysm]

coltraz - Your SimPE needs to be updated for the EPs you've got. If you're getting the "eek, incompatible" message due to new SPs, that's different, but if it's an EP issue, it would cause disaster.

[tikitiki]

Ok for sims seasons ive been tending tomatoes and i cant stock the jucier thing with them... how do i stock it?

[longdaysend]

my stupidity for the day... is there a way to paint the sides of stair cases (modular or fixed) to match the walls without using unleveled walls to enclose them? i could have sworn i saw someone who had painted the base of the stairs to match but my old brain tends to think i saw stuff i didn't so...anyone?

[HystericalParoxysm]

tikitiki - Once the tomatoes are ripe (you see them on the vine) you click on the plant to harvest them. Then they'll go into that sim's inventory. Click on the juicer with that sim selected and choose "Stock" and you'll get a popup to transfer from your inventory into the juicer.

[psivampyr]

melethana, Your right it is NL and not BV- I guess I was thinking photos and not paintings. Thank you.

[coltraz]

coltraz - Your SimPE needs to be updated for the EPs you've got. If you're getting the "eek, incompatible" message due to new SPs, that's different, but if it's an EP issue, it would cause disaster.

It's just not updated to Ikea Stuff. So I guess I'm okay?
Thanks for the tips!

[HystericalParoxysm]

Yeah, you should be fine if it just doesn't have Ikea Stuff - just make a backup first (SimPE has a function for this) just to be sure. :)

[tikitiki]

tikitiki - Once the tomatoes are ripe (you see them on the vine) you click on the plant to harvest them. Then they'll go into that sim's inventory. Click on the juicer with that sim selected and choose "Stock" and you'll get a popup to transfer from your inventory into the juicer.

Actually they are not on vines they are in teh ground so i Tend them so im still confused because i got DD and Seasons yeserday because i lost seasons so i forgot how... so a bit confused still.. . sorry

~tiki

[HystericalParoxysm]

I meant just the regular plants. When they've grown fruit you'll see it appear on the plant after the plant is fully grown, and you can harvest that fruit and stock the juicer with it.

[tikitiki]

Oh thank you forgot about that :)

[edejan]

OK, my stupid question - how do you get rid of robots?? I activated a couple of bots just out of curiosity and I don't really like them but I can't figure out how to get rid of them. There's no option to kill the with boolprop that I can find. I downloaded Paladins vaporizer gun which is supposed to kill sims and that didn't work. There must be a way!! I don't want these bots jamming up my neighborhood!

[crocobaura]

I think they die when they run out of energy. Or you can just shut them down.

[edejan]

I think they die when they run out of energy. Or you can just shut them down.

Oh...I never thought of that??? Thanks, I'll try both...:] Altho' I'll have a hard time just watching them wind down; I find it must easier to make a fast quick kill...but what must be will be!!!

[SofieAmalieN]

Pick tem up in build mode and delete them. Unless you by robots mean servos. Then just tell them o go swimming in the pool and once they are in, remove the ladder

[Menaceman44]

I don't think Servos can drown. I tried it once and it just swam around sparking. It NEVER drowned. I put the ladder back in eventually and the Servo promptly got out and then started running amok before it collapsed on one spot and auto phoned for a repairman to come and fix him.

[Alek92]

Just tell the servo to find his own place and he will leave. You can delete him from your neighborhood latter if you want.

[Thestrialqueen]

Why does my sims father-in-law have "romantic" options available between him and his son-in-law, but the son-in-law have "family kiss?" I don't want to change it, I was just wondering because I've had it happen a lot with in-laws and I wanted to know if it had something to do with their personalities.

[Alek92]

Well, if it happens with those relatives all the time, than no it doesn't has to do anything with the personality. Its most likely a bug or something.

[velvetmagras_SC]

The card/poker table? How does one's sims go about winning (or losing) money on it? I know they need a 100 simoleons stake to sit down and play but that's all I know.

[Alek92]

I think that its connected to logic and charisma, but I'm not sure. Higher log and char level would give your Sim better chance to win.

[ani_]

Why does my sims father-in-law have "romantic" options available between him and his son-in-law, but the son-in-law have "family kiss?" I don't want to change it, I was just wondering because I've had it happen a lot with in-laws and I wanted to know if it had something to do with their personalities.
I'ts because they are not blood relatives.

Does writing a novel become any faster the more you do them? or will it always be so slow?

[crocobaura]

Writing novel has always been slow and, from my sims' experience, doesn't get any faster. I had the novelprogress hack that was conflicting with freetime and it made the whole novel writing process instantaneous but there were other drawbacks too and I had to remove it. :)

[Lemon&Lime]

I've never been able to get my Sims to write a novel. It just takes too long. Where did you get that hack from?

[crocobaura]

Lol. I got it from Maty, but the version I had prevented sims from choosing the subject and description of the book. Like I said, it was bugged.

[Lemon&Lime]

It sounds like I'll need Freetime then. I don't have that yet. I currently only have Pets and OFB - I do own Seasons, but whenever I install it all of the Riverblossom Hills characters are frozen in place (they do still have facial expressions) and all Sims aged below teenager disapeer when I play a lot in all other neighbourhoods, and then exit. I have tried installing it in safe mode, installing it in a different windows account, completely wiping my hard drive of everything Sims and then installing the whole thing over again - still I get the same glitches. I've tried over on MTS2 but my thread just ends up unsolved each time, and EA aren't helpful. So my stupid/random question is; should I buy Seasons again?

[psivampyr]

I am wondering if "Charactersegmentedforupload" should be in my downloads folder. I am trying to trouble shoot my husbands game (it crashes after a few hours of play). I organized his DL folder and the above mentioned is the only thing I am unsure where to put. I was going to delete, but was afraid he'd lose his sims and progress he's done.

Also can sims use objects in corners of cabinets? I was looking at Ferret's Spencer house and the smart milk is in a corner. I never put anything in a corner in fear they'd complain.

[Sesshomaru_SC]

Okay, so I have Uni, NL, Pets, TSS and Ikea. Probably doesn't matter. But, if I make a single Sim family, move him into a lot, go back to CAS and make another single Sim family, and move her to that same lot, will the networth be 40,000? Or will it remain at 20,000?