Anyone bought the new Gothic set from the store?

[aeval99]

Can anyone who has bought the new Gothic set (the one with the tablet) answer a question for me. Are the rugs CASTable? I know most things usually are, but. well....EA. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/aeval99/smileys/34.gif

Also, is the tablet as cool as is seems?

[jenieusa]

yes and yes....!!

Now the new plant....is one of those that supposed to be castable...but is broken...like the sign from ambitions...

[fraavio]

I got it and it's really nice.

I loved the tablet.

[aeval99]

Thanks folks! That tablet is calling to me and my wallet. Stupid store!

[MDM]

lol, they totally stole Buzzler's Scribbling Pad with that tablet, they're basically the same thing :rolleyes:

No wait...Buzzler's Scribbling Pad is way cooler and awesome :giggler:

[purexevil666]

I have, the tablet was the best!

[Majuchan]

lol, they totally stole Buzzler's Scribbling Pad with that tablet, they're basically the same thing :rolleyes:

No wait...Buzzler's Scribbling Pad is way cooler and awesome :giggler:

No and yes. No, it is not the same thing... You cannot write anything on the tablet, only listen to "podcast" to learn and read books, and purchase.

Yes, Buzzler's pad is cooler :up:

EDIT: from what I read over simsvip, teens and children can "write" in tablet, they can make their HW there. (have not tried this though, I don't have children living in my household, I sent them to boarding school.)

[kewpie]

Can you download skill books? That would be awesome if you could use it instead of looking around for all the different skillbooks. I don't mind paying for them, but looking for them wherever the sim dropped them and in whatever random bookshelf the maid put them in...

[MDM]

No and yes. No, it is not the same thing... You cannot write anything on the tablet, only listen to "podcast" to learn and read books, and purchase.

Yes, Buzzler's pad is cooler :up:

In fact I didn't say it's the same thing, I added "basically", I meant the concept behind it, especially the "no more technofobe" one.

That tablet doesn't satisfy me anyway, it should have had PC features, with a tablet you can chat, write, play games, etc... not just play social, listen to podcast and purchase books, what kind of tablet is that?

On a side note I love the set so it was worth it :)

[Mera Benzema]

The new tablet is something that i've been looking for for months. It's really cool & has more nice things than I expected.

[rian90]

That tablet doesn't satisfy me anyway, it should have had PC features, with a tablet you can chat, write, play games, etc... not just play social, listen to podcast and purchase books, what kind of tablet is that?


The kind of tablet EA wants you to use!! According to their new business plan, a pad where you can only mess with social features is perfect for them. :)

[MDM]

The kind of tablet EA wants you to use!! According to their new business plan, a pad where you can only mess with social features is perfect for them. :)

This means they will start selling books too... EA Bookstore...mmm not bad, I like how it sounds :up:

[Majuchan]

Can you download skill books? That would be awesome if you could use it instead of looking around for all the different skillbooks. I don't mind paying for them, but looking for them wherever the sim dropped them and in whatever random bookshelf the maid put them in...

I think you can, Have not purchased skill books yet, only fishing and cook books at the moment I tried purchasing, and the option is like when you are visiting the bookstore, so I guess, you can purchase skill books with it. From what I read at simsvip, you can read books on the tablet that are purchased and on your household, w/c means you can read the book w/o the hassle to find it in your several bookshelves :)


EDIT: and it is not downloading to their tablet, your sim will have the tangible book. it is like ordering online and *poof* your ordered book instantly delivered to your sim's inventory

[lisfyre]

I want the tablet but not the whole set. I guess I'm waiting until they break it out just like the deep fryer and ice cream machine from the Fiesta set.

[crocobaura]

This means they will start selling books too... EA Bookstore...mmm not bad, I like how it sounds :up:


The best selling book would probably be Raymundo. :giggler:

[sierrakusterbeck]

My tablet's glitched. The only thing my sim can do is shop/read books on it, but if I say to listen to Tabcast or Play Online Social Games, she'll take it out of her inventory, put her finger on the screen, then it'll disappear and her fun bar will go up all the way.
Can you download skill books? That would be awesome if you could use it instead of looking around for all the different skillbooks. I don't mind paying for them, but looking for them wherever the sim dropped them and in whatever random bookshelf the maid put them in...
Yep, it's basically the bookstore without having to send your sim out of the house. I think they get a physical copy in their inventory too, I bought some books and they showed up in my sim's inventory but I didn't try checking to see if they could be dragged into the bookcase

[eskie227]

Do the cookbooks still disappear after one person reads them?

[~MadameButterfly~]

Once I caught sight of this thread, I scurried on over to YouTube. Someone always posts a video on premium stuff. She shows how the tablet works at the end:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcOD7KJagqI

[Pandora3co]

My tablet's glitched. The only thing my sim can do is shop/read books on it, but if I say to listen to Tabcast or Play Online Social Games, she'll take it out of her inventory, put her finger on the screen, then it'll disappear and her fun bar will go up all the way.


I'm having the same issue. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the set. NO go. All the other functions appear to work, but the Tabcast function results in full fun bar with no skills. My sims can play onlne social games with it though. It's only the Tabcast function that doesn't appear to work for me.

If anyone knows a cause/solution it would be much appreciated.

[DigitalSympathies]

It's really cool! No issues here (I only have portraitpanel and mastercontroller with all ep's and sp's installed) and I adore it - esp for machinima purposes! :D

[varpunen]

My tablet's glitched. The only thing my sim can do is shop/read books on it, but if I say to listen to Tabcast or Play Online Social Games, she'll take it out of her inventory, put her finger on the screen, then it'll disappear and her fun bar will go up all the way.

My sim, too, can shop books, read books and play online games but she cannot listen to tabcast. Everytime the action gets cancelled and she puts the tablet back into her inventory. :(

[rian90]

So the books are not ebooks? That seems odd!

[aeval99]

I just broke down and bought this last night and it is awesome. I would not mind paying for premium content if it was all like this. :)
My sim, too, can shop books, read books and play online games but she cannot listen to tabcast. Everytime the action gets cancelled and she puts the tablet back into her inventory. :(
It's not broken, that's just the way it functions. If you look closely, you will see that they have a bluetooth on their ear and they will have a moodlet showing that they are listening to a tabcast and how much longer it will last.

Last night I had all my Sims start a tabcast (similar to reading a skill book) and then sent them to the park. They cooked, played instruments, worked on their golf-swing and went rock-climbing, all while they were skilling logic and handiness etc. I think this is my favourite item since the juicer from Seasons.

[aGOLDENbox]

My sim, too, can shop books, read books and play online games but she cannot listen to tabcast. Everytime the action gets cancelled and she puts the tablet back into her inventory. :(

Yes, I'm having that same issue. I checked out The Quxxn's gothic set video and I saw that while the sim is listening to a tabcast there is a moodlet, but I don't get that moodlet.

[aeval99]

Yes, I'm having that same issue. I checked out The Quxxn's gothic set video and I saw that while the sim is listening to a tabcast there is a moodlet, but I don't get that moodlet.
That sucks :(

It must be conflicting with something that a lot of people have in their games. Either that, or I just got really lucky. Have you tried this fix? (http://nonasims.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/recommendation-premium-content-fix-mod-at-maty/)

Edited to Add: I've done a bit of digging and discovered that the spellbook and the tablet conflict with each other (gotta love EA). I was already using a fix for the spellbook that I had completely forgotten about. I'm using the file Joey_StoreCC_Fix_V10_SpellbookFix.package

Apparently the mod has been updated to include the fryer and ice-cream maker, but some people report it breaking the tablet again. If you want to try the older version that is working for me, it can be found in this post, by Painkiller. (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,21330.msg591288.html#msg591288)

If anyone else is having trouble with the tabcasts, you might want to give it a try.

[MiniMimi]

About the rugs they're CASTable but they keep their stencil, which means that they have a very limited usefulness. Frankly it's crap, especially compared to the gorgeous Indian set rugs. Those also keep their stencils but their stencils are way more beautiful and quality is way higher. I didn't keep the goth rugs installed more than 5 minutes!

[sierrakusterbeck]

Yes, I'm having that same issue. I checked out The Quxxn's gothic set video and I saw that while the sim is listening to a tabcast there is a moodlet, but I don't get that moodlet.
I had the same issue til I downloaded the Store Fix (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?topic=21330.0) from MATY. My tablet works now :)