The Sims 3 Design & Hi-Tech Stuff

[gobot101]

Saw this on Snooty Sims. EA UK has The Sims 3 Design & Hi-Tech Stuff listed on their site. Its the first stuff pack for The Sims 3 and its to be released February 5th next year (most likely February 2nd for North America). The info on EA UK about it is this:
Transform your Sims’ homes into sleek, edgy apartments with The Sims 3 Design & High-Tech Stuff. There's a host of new items for your most lived-in rooms, including slick gadgets for your high-tech study, a next-gen gaming system for the killer game room and modern furniture for the most contemporary living room. Now your Sims can give their homes an ultra-modern makeover! The Sims 3 Design & Hi-Tech Stuff requires The Sims 3 or The Sims 3 Collector's Edition to play.

Also according to Snooty Sims this pack is actually a 10th Anniversary pack and includes three items from the former Sim games: The heart-shaped vibrating bed, the electric guitar, and the aquarium. Hopefully the electric guitar will have some new songs, otherwise whats the use in adding it, and the aquarium better let you put more than one fish in it.

Link to EA UK info page: http://www.eagames.co.uk/game/TheSims3-Design-Hi-Tech-Stuff

And this is the current cover for it

http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt257/nate1678/hightech.jpg

[Suzicube]

Well, that's cool. Can't wait.

[darrengodmh]

Awesome....

[jenieusa]

i think i know what i am getting with what little i get from income tax... :)

[DeclanCroft]

the mention of apartments makes me feel all silly inside.

[Tuber101]

Since it's a stuff pack, it probably won't have the capability to make apartments like in TS2AL. :(

[Claeric]

Servo? :O

[stariscool]

Wonderfully creative name...
Haha, jokes asides, it has potential. Shall just have to see what the objects and stuff look like, and whether it'll be worth paying for, depending on the price. It'd be great to have a new guitar, and the aquarium back!

[nathanleiuk]

Looks good so far, let's hope that doesn't come out with bugs. :)

[Tuber101]

Actually, if I recall, EA has been fairly good (re: bugs) with the stuff packs.

[nathanleiuk]

Do you think that they will put these objects in the store? Knowing my luck, they'll do that AFTER I buy the stuff pack.

[keepmesafe10120]

YES! finally an electric guitar!! that'd be the only reason i'd get it. :giggler:

[SuicidiaParasidia]

The heart-shaped vibrating bed, the electric guitar, and the aquarium. Hopefully the electric guitar will have some new songs, otherwise whats the use in adding it, and the aquarium better let you put more than one fish in it.


i think i just jizzed in my pants.

MY ROCKERS NEED ELECTRICS ):<
i usually just mute the music anyway and listen to my own crap as i sim, so idc about the songs. just.
no more fruity acoustics mucking up my rock stars' badassery. u_u

[interpolarity]

I thought the EA store got rid of the need for Stuff Packs... tsk tsk you put the EA in chEAp
I may get this... through my sources

[chann]

Any word on price yet?

[Kilani]

aslfjafsd. AQUARIUM. GEETA. Can't wait D:

[gobot101]

I thought the EA store got rid of the need for Stuff Packs... tsk tsk you put the EA in chEAp
I may get this... through my sources

What would have caused them to no longer need to make Stuff Packs? The store is less popular than stuff packs are, and there are people who either hate downloading content online or can't download content online. And then you have people who buy from the store, but all the EPs, and will buy all SPs.

[Beccapixie10]

Wow, i cant wait. And february 2nd-ish is just before my birthday :)

[scampy1]

I think the name has changed or it's different on this site: http://www.thesims3.com/game/sp1

I am going to get this stuff pack. Sounds good. Thanks for informing us about this Stuff pack.

[Beccapixie10]

It's on the sims 3 website now, i jsut noticed it today! YAY!!!!

[gobot101]

scampy1 you are right it is different. In the UK they are calling it Design & Hi-Tech Stuff, here in the US it is called High-End Loft Stuff.

[Purity4]

scampy1 you are right it is different. In the UK they are calling it Design & Hi-Tech Stuff, here in the US it is called High-End Loft Stuff.

The differences in the name of the stuff pack make no sense to me.

What is described sounds more appropriate being called Design and Hi-Tech.

High end loft stuff just sounds wrong, as though someone doesn't know what a loft is.

Either way, I'm glad to hear about it. I am looking forward to a real aquarium again.

[Astrognash]

ug, the electric guitar. When will EA learn that guitars, drums, and your voice are only a tiny fraction of what instruments there are out there?

[lizluz]

scampy1 you are right it is different. In the UK they are calling it Design & Hi-Tech Stuff, here in the US it is called High-End Loft Stuff.

Yeah, US and here in Australia too... What gives?

[chann]

Well, EA probably thinks "Loft" isn't a trendy, marketable word in certain countries.

[lemonbutter]

I see it mentions 'outerwear' now they're talking my language.

[gobot101]

Outerwear is probably like the trench coat in the store, its just something you can have your sims wear as their everyday outfit. Would be nice if it was a hint as to what EP 2 will be though, I really want weather back.

[lightingft]

Hello everybody :) Did you know, that the next expansion is High-End Loft stuff? (IT should probably be) I've found out it from this site: http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_3:_High-End_Loft_Stuff

Do you think it will be great?
And i think it's going to be released in 2010, 28 January :)


Will you think it will be like The Sims 2 stuff packs, or even better?


Post all your ideas about it here :blink:


I think it would be great :) Because, it will bring back The Sims 1 Aquarium probably, and probably stuff from The Sims 1 and 2, maybe even more awesome stuff :cool:


Lightingft.

[lukyzade]

I don't really see the point of the Stuff Packs if they're going to give us sets via the Sim Store. It's just another way to get money from us.

[lightingft]

The stuff pack will contain sets from store? Aww...

[lukyzade]

The stuff pack will contain sets from store? Aww...
No, what I'm saying is that if they are going to use the Store to give us sets, why include more in a Stuff Pack?

[Simmahollic]

What will probably happen is EA will release the SP an "Add a sleek, high-end, tech-inspired look to your Sims bedroom, living room, bathroom, office and den." Then they'll try to sell the REST of what was supposed to be in the SP in the store, for the same price as the SP was.

[kennyinbmore]

I didn't do stuff packs with TS2, I don't see that changing with TS3

I don't really see the point of the Stuff Packs if they're going to give us sets via the Sim Store. It's just another way to get money from us.

Believe it or not, even in 2009 not everyone has internet access

[Tigga07]

I feel a Sims 2 "Glamour Life" "Ikea Stuff" Mash up Flash back coming on...anyone else? When I was playing WA and saw the beautiful epic cloudy skies in China I thought, hmm looks like rain. But guess what? No rain, so before I get some swanky digs for my sims in High End Loft Stuff, maybe just maybe we should get some weather too. Or maybe I should be thankful they can rock out in the park with their electrical guitar before EA decides that when they finally do add weather, playing the electric guitar in the rain is a cool new way for my sim to die.

[sharkloverplayer]

Outerwear is probably like the trench coat in the store, its just something you can have your sims wear as their everyday outfit. Would be nice if it was a hint as to what EP 2 will be though, I really want weather back.

I think the aquarium their bringing back is the one from the sims 2 apartment life the very large one. Also this isn't going to be an expansion pack just a stuff pack. The 2nd ep is coming out in May or June and will soon be announced. More likely it will be a superstar,pets or seasons ep.

The second stuff pack is going to be a holiday stuff pack and will be coming out sometimes in the Fall of 2010.

Edit
I quoted the wrong person.I meant to quote lightning.

[Lena2]

Servo? :O

I can't wait to see what they do to Servo for TS3.

[ShortyBoo]

The 2nd ep is coming out in May or June and will soon be announced. More likely it will be a superstar,pets or seasons ep.

The second stuff pack is going to be a holiday stuff pack and will be coming out sometimes in the Fall of 2010.

Not quite. They've kept the same release schedule for ages, and I doubt they'd change it. They always release 2 EPs per year, one between February and April and the other between September and November. So this means EP #2 will be out probably sometime in March. And I highly doubt that they'd wait another year before releasing another stuff pack. With TS2, we'd sometimes get 2 stuff packs within just 2 or 3 months of each other, sometimes less. They're easier for EA to make, so they're able to release them much faster than the EPs.

[Purity4]

Hello everybody :) Did you know, that the next expansion is High-End Loft stuff? (IT should probably be) I've found out it from this site: http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_3:_High-End_Loft_Stuff

Do you think it will be great?
And i think it's going to be released in 2010, 28 January :)


Will you think it will be like The Sims 2 stuff packs, or even better?


Post all your ideas about it here :blink:


I think it would be great :) Because, it will bring back The Sims 1 Aquarium probably, and probably stuff from The Sims 1 and 2, maybe even more awesome stuff :cool:


Lightingft.

Yeah, I saw that wiki source saying January 28th. I read on the other link on this thread not until May 2010 and I thought that seemed unrealistically far away. I'd originally heard February 2010, so the January 28th date seems most likely to me. :turtle:

[soulfulsammi]

Omgies! Finally, a stuff pack I'm gonna really want! Saving up already... lol

[Conor.1]

It is £9.99 not that dear since the base game was 3 times that

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=304041&WT.mc_id=101780

A new servo based on the robots of today would be cool i.e the honda robot lol and I hope the aquarium is the giant one from TS1 that your sims could swim in, I remember I had one of those in my livingroom in TS1 lol

[el_flel]

Well, EA probably thinks "Loft" isn't a trendy, marketable word in certain countries.
It has a different meaning here in the UK. Here it means attic.

[tizerist]

It has a different meaning here in the UK. Here it means attic.
That why I was confused at first...:/

I was like "Okay. Lofts. Suitcases, spider webs, and junk. There going to do an SP for this?"

But I prefered the loft name. It gave me hope for ladders and spiral stairs.

Some of the buildings in China are absolutely screaming for spiral stairs, and normal stairs have been unnaturally forced in there instead.

[acid_fairy]

Even though I am English, I prefer the loft name. To me it conjures up images of swanky apartments in the Docklands.

But why no piano? *sniff* I miss it so!

[Srikandi]

Ladders would be great for tombs, actually :/ They shoulda been in WA. Don't remember ever seeing a (RL) Chinese building with a spiral stair though!

[CellarCitties]

Price seems pretty fair but I don't know if I'll be able to buy it... gotta spend my money on some other things first.
On the other hand, I checked the Swedish Sims 3 site and for us it will be titled "Luxury & Design". Sounds like the Swedish name for Glamour Life, which was "Glitter & Glamour", rather simple and generic but fine anyhow. It would be hard to translate something like High-end loft into Swedish and Hi-tech... would just be too awkward a name.
Anyway, I don't know what I should expect from this pack really, so I'll have to see what it contains before I considering buying it (or making my parents buy it). The title makes it sound interesting though, but the stuff on the cover does not impress me at all. :|

[James411]

there is no new news on this and there is also no official release date

[ocgforme]

Am I one of the few yutzes who've bought stuff from the store???

Honestly, I prefer the store to a stuff pack-- stuff packs have traditionally only had two or three items I *EVER* use, and the rest could not be deleted!

[interpolarity]

I would only get this SP if it had some cool add-ons that couldn't be gotten from the store, such as servos or spiral staircases.

[Aya_Alexa]

^same with you. if new animations, new options and such would be added i will totally get it.

[Deestar]

I will get it if it has new animations or interactions, or stuff from TS1 or TS2 I really miss- the one thing that will sell this SP for me is if they offer working musical instruments that aren't variations on the acoustic guitar (an electric guitar would be ok, a piano better) although not expecting to much on that front since most of the musical instruments for Sims 2 did not come out until University so I'd expect any new musical instruments to come in whatever the TS3 version EP/SP is that sends your Sim teens to college but not before then.

[sharkloverplayer]

Release date is confirmed for February 2nd for Loft High End Stuff and here is 3 screenshots just released.Check out the tub in the bathroom. I'm still waiting to see the heartbed. I read on wiki it's the one from the sims 1 and not the sims 2 version.

http://www.thesims3.com/game/sp1/screenshots

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/sharkloverplayer_2008/loftstuffpack.jpg

[Mishy]

High-End Loft Stuff Trailer is out! ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AGgD9BuMrc&feature=player_embedded

ps; sorry if this was already posted.

[Captain THPS4]

Someone already got the game! Take a look here (http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/166564.page) (pictures on pages 5, 6, 12, and 13)

Wow, I'm really convinced that this SP is worth it and not just for the anniversary items! Guitars can now be hung on the wall too.

[Tigga07]

OMG. That thread over at "that" sight hurt my head! (ya know NOOB Central EA) Some poor lucky bastard got his hands on a copy early, and they are over there demanding numerous specific screen shots of clothes, images, chairs that they WANT to see. Not even please, thank you or if you have the time. Other than that the furniture looks pretty cool.

Also someone over there BOASTS about telling EAxis that there is a bug that when you register your SP, it glitches and gives you get 1000 Sim points on accident. He reported it!! Geesh, I'm so grateful I belong to this forum.

[tizerist]

Absolute classic on the BBS:

"Is the create a world tool included in the stuff pack? "

Honestly, my word. :/

[clynnc19]

Also someone over there BOASTS about telling EAxis that there is a bug that when you register your SP, it glitches and gives you get 1000 Sim points on accident. He reported it!! Geesh, I'm so grateful I belong to this forum.


He's a Sim Guru, that's what he's suppose to do :rolleyes:


Post by SimGuru_Pierce: "Because as a SimGuru I am supposed to do that. That's one of the reasons I got the game a week earlier. It is part of my duties to help EA."

[sharkloverplayer]

There were some people that thanked him. Didn't you read the whole thread? He's suppose to put up more pictures today.

[clynnc19]

Yeah, actually, most of them were thanking him. The TC wanted to post pictures anyways because he was asking if anyone had any information or picture requests. Some people were a little demanding though, making lists of what they wanted and reposting if they did not get a reply fast enough.

[Mishy]

people always get so hysterical... :rolleyes:

its going to be out in just a few days, and i am curious but rather find out for myself. its so much more fun that way.

[Tigga07]

There were some people that thanked him. Didn't you read the whole thread? He's suppose to put up more pictures today.

I "read" most of the thread, or as much as I could before my brain exploded, and i didn't say NO ONE thanked him, just suprised at how demanding and rude people were being to him, especially since he was posting pics to be nice to those who can't wait another 3 days.

I love the pics of the new the stuff pac though! Even if it it might not come with free online Store Points.

As for the SimGuru_Pdude whatever, I don't care if it's his duty. Why in the heck tell me that EA screwed in MY FAVOR and that you are so DUTIFUL you HAD to report it. If it was his true duty he should have done it and shut the f up about it. Don't we pay enough as it is to play these games? Oh yeah but he gets his A WEEK EARLY and PROB at DISCOUNT! I'm sure he just wanted to rub ii in how special he is that he works for the EA Site. DBAg

[clynnc19]

As for the SimGuru_Pdude whatever, I don't care if it's his duty. Why in the heck tell me that EA screwed in MY FAVOR and that you are so DUTIFUL you HAD to report it. If it was his true duty he should have done it and shut the f up about it. Don't we pay enough as it is to play these games? Oh yeah but he gets his A WEEK EARLY and PROB at DISCOUNT! I'm sure he just wanted to rub ii in how special he is that he works for the EA Site. DBAg


If they are to expensive you could just not buy them, no one's making you. Or you could do what alot of other people do and wait until the price drops or get a second hand one from ebay or something. A bug that gives away free stuff would have been found by EA very quickly anyways, no use getting bent out of shape about it ;)

[missy harries]

All I can say is 'Corporate, money grabbing b**t***s'.
And yes I do mean it. EA wants to milk as much money out of us as they can and they KNOW we'll buy it because serious sims fans will feel as if they're games are incomplete otherwise.
I want to see new innovations not an easy money generating knock out.

[Tigga07]

If they are to expensive you could just not buy them, no one's making you. Or you could do what alot of other people do and wait until the price drops or get a second hand one from ebay or something. A bug that gives away free stuff would have been found by EA very quickly anyways, no use getting bent out of shape about it ;)

I was never upset about the price! LOL! I've bought every game since Sims 1, now would not be the time to gripe about Prices ya know. I just thought he was being snooty trying to rub it in to other people's faces, and as an "EA" forum moderator yeah well what ever. People are people. You're right; no use getting bent lol. Stay at my happy home over at MTS :bunny: :bunny: :bunny:

[sharkloverplayer]

Silver found a bug in the sp. He says all the new beds have the vibrate feature but if you try to vibrate the beds that arn't the heartbed your sim is propelled to the yard. Fortunaly this doesn't effect the heartbed just the two others.

[CobaltCorvid]

This pack should be on my doorstep tomorrow afternoon... =) I can't wait.

[Bryan19kc]

Well, I was excited. If I get the stuff pack I will have to upgrade to 1.8/2.3 which is included in the stuff pack. I spent forever getting the game to run decently and I don't really like the idea of possibly crashing it again. :-(

[kennyinbmore]

For Mac users Just putting it out that it was in the Apple Store that I went to yesterday FYI.

[kennyinbmore]

Well, I was excited. If I get the stuff pack I will have to upgrade to 1.8/2.3 which is included in the stuff pack. I spent forever getting the game to run decently and I don't really like the idea of possibly crashing it again. :-(

is it confirmed that you'll have to patch? I don't want to have to jump through hoops to get my mods working again

[gobot101]

From what I've seen, you don't have to download the patch, the patch is already in the Stuff Pack, and the stuff pack itself upgrades the game to version 3.0 I think it is. So because of this, it will be the same had an EP come out or a new patch came out.

[kennyinbmore]

From what I've seen, you don't have to download the patch, the patch is already in the Stuff Pack, and the stuff pack itself upgrades the game to version 3.0 I think it is. So because of this, it will be the same had an EP come out or a new patch came out.

that was kind of what I meant. so you're saying if you install the stuff pack it will patch the game? If so, I'm not buying it. That latest patch screwed with my mods and I had to do a reinstall without it. Major PITA

[aeval99]

Silver found a bug in the sp. He says all the new beds have the vibrate feature but if you try to vibrate the beds that arn't the heartbed your sim is propelled to the yard.
Well, I was of two minds about getting this pack. I think the furniture is ugly (I'm not a fan of modern) and the only real selling point is the aquarium, but Sims being unexpectedly launched out of bed? I have to see that. :P

[CobaltCorvid]

Whee mine is installing now. It did say it needed to 'update my game before installing', even though I had the latest patch. So it appears that it does indeed patch your game. I'll edit this if it breaks any if my hacks/mods (I use some of the more common ones).

EDIT: It does update the game, to 3.something. And, sadly, it breaks AM, among other mods. :'( Mine gets to the loading screen and stops - no loading bar ever appears. I expected it, but hey, didn't hurt to try.

-Supercomputer won't make your game stop working but it doesn't appear to work.
-None of my autonomy mods made the game stop working either. Can't tell just yet which ones are and are not working.
-The no fire mod doesn't cause the game not to load.
-"Anach"s mods from the AM site won't make the game not load.
-Faster gardening didn't make the game not load.

Looks like AM is the only one (I have) that will prevent you from playing for the time being, although I'm wary of running a non-working mod, even if the game loads. Anyway, hope this helps!

[Mishy]

on my launger it says there's a new patch to be installed, but i'm waiting for my add-on before i start updating. i enjoy my mods way too much too risk losing them..

[Claeric]

I forgot all about this. Pity it goes to a totally new patch out of nowhere, but that patch *will* be standard in the coming days whether you own the stuff pack or not, I suspect.

Is there a list anywhere of what it does? It'd be fun to know anyway.

Won't bother until some mods get updated, particularly awesomemod, but man, I want that fancy fire pit, the stereo, guitar, and aquarium.

[CobaltCorvid]

This will probably be obvious to anyone anyway, but -- if you pull AM out so you can run your game be sure you grab your slider hacks out too. I was puzzled by the fact that it crashed without AM/wouldn't load WITH AM/did fine with no mods folder at all until I remembered that part of AM is a slider hack.

[ShortyBoo]

I'm not going to install it until AM is updated. And even then, I'm making sure I back up all my files onto an external hard drive first, just in case something goes wrong. When I first installed WA, I tried patching through the launcher, and it messed up somehow and didn't patch the base game, so I ended up having to completely uninstall, install the base game, patch all the way, install WA and patch that all the way.

[bakafox]

Yeah. I'm now going to just be waiting for AM to update and things... I had brainless moment and forgot Patches Break CC, so did get it, LOL.

May take out my CC that people are ID'ing as the problems and just test drive it a bit, but the idea of playing TS3 without my mods is a major "maybe I should have just resubscribed to WoW" type turn off for me. Heh.

[Claeric]

The launcher barely lists any patch changes, but theres probably unmentioned stuff...

[CobaltCorvid]

I'm using it (as in; time with no AM) as a chance to build some nice houses with the new stuff. I'd just started a new neighborhood anyway, what better time, I figure. The pack added some really /fantastic/ looking objects, I'm very pleased! :) The clothes are kinda eh, but I didn't really buy it for the clothes, so. *shrug* And the hairs are nice too, even if one of the women's is meloncat hair.

(Also mentioning WoW reminded me that I have raid tonight. yeek :p)

[Claeric]

Meloncat hair? You mean limecat?

Limecat hair on some women is really pretty...

[bakafox]

The problem too is now I want to make an urban map for using this with, because I'm an absolute and total control freak and city planner type person and run 'themed' neighborhoods... so I guess CAW may keep me busy until AM is updated :p

If I can manage to make the base terrain look right to me....

[lmkrivcher]

So are you able to use CC like hairs, clothing etc with the SP?? What is the reccomendation for install??

[CobaltCorvid]

I may or may not mean limecat.

*cough*

I've never had the patience (or creativity) to finish an entire themed 'hood, heh! I usually just make little 'subzones' that kinda-sorta follow a theme. Like a street with modern houses, some beach-bum cabins on the shore, a few victorian ones near the back, etc.

I am using CC hair, patterns and skin/eye replacements. It's working just fine. The only 'problematic' CC I ran into was AM (and associated slidermods), and the fact that Supercomputer isn't working. :) Interesting note -- the display images for a lot of my CC hair now matches the EA hair. No idea /how/ EA did that but I'm happy for it, I hate mismatched thumbnails.

[lmkrivcher]

Thank you for the quick reply CobaltCorvid... I have been nervous to get the game bc of the last patch killing my CC and simpacks from the store.

[CobaltCorvid]

All my sim-store bought items are not only working, but now have a small icon to indicate that they are from the store (in the same way that objects added in WA have the little plumbob on an orange circle). :3 Good luck.

[CobaltCorvid]

So you mean stuff with stupid icons on it is now just a head with hair?

That is a blessing and a hinderance in one. Blessing because it makes things more conformed, but a hinderance because it messes with making stuff for upload without accidentally using CC!

What they NEED to do is make it so it detects frickin custom content again, and gives it the asterisk.

Aye, exactly that. I agree about the asterisks though, even if I don't ever really upload anything. If I find an item that looks terrible in-game, I'd like to know if it's something I downloaded or not, so I can trash it if it is, haha.

[Claeric]

Interesting note -- the display images for a lot of my CC hair now matches the EA hair. No idea /how/ EA did that but I'm happy for it, I hate mismatched thumbnails.

So you mean stuff with stupid icons on it is now just a head with hair?

That is a blessing and a hinderance in one. Blessing because it makes things more conformed, but a hinderance because it messes with making stuff for upload without accidentally using CC!

What they NEED to do is make it so it detects frickin custom content again, and gives it the asterisk.

[Claeric]

I take it there wasn't a traditional leaflet with next expansion info? ;-;

[CobaltCorvid]

Naw :/ There's one for WA for the iPhone and for WA for the PC, and a little book that outlines what all got added to the game. That's all though.

[kennyinbmore]

grrrr I could never use AM, but I can't live without the supercomputer

[bakafox]

What they NEED to do is make it so it detects frickin custom content again, and gives it the asterisk.

YESPLZ. Also, I miss tooltip text that would tell me what the name of something is.

Gah I haate it. I've gotten around it by making all CC package and just yanking folders when building, but that only works of course then for when I want no CC at all. If I want to use a pattern or something, it's horrible, trying to remember whose it was and where I got it.

[CobaltCorvid]

Mine didn't, but that was almost certainly because I relied on awesomemod's slider hacks to use them. If your extended sliders are based around another mod they might.

EDIT: Er... nevermind, thought those were jonha's at a glance. I have no idea if those work, sorry ;.;

[ntense]

Does new pack work with these sliders?

http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=373389

[Mishy]

Whee mine is installing now. It did say it needed to 'update my game before installing', even though I had the latest patch. So it appears that it does indeed patch your game. I'll edit this if it breaks any if my hacks/mods (I use some of the more common ones).

EDIT: It does update the game, to 3.something. And, sadly, it breaks AM, among other mods. :'( Mine gets to the loading screen and stops - no loading bar ever appears. I expected it, but hey, didn't hurt to try.

-Supercomputer won't make your game stop working but it doesn't appear to work.
-None of my autonomy mods made the game stop working either. Can't tell just yet which ones are and are not working.
-The no fire mod doesn't cause the game not to load.
-"Anach"s mods from the AM site won't make the game not load.
-Faster gardening didn't make the game not load.

Looks like AM is the only one (I have) that will prevent you from playing for the time being, although I'm wary of running a non-working mod, even if the game loads. Anyway, hope this helps!
it does.
Thank you :)

[Simar0o]

no mosiac no longer works and will cause you not to see the fish in the tank. Just for FYI

Most all my custom content has been moved to the stuff pack folder and it all works.

[acid_fairy]

I'm worried about installing this as the last patch broke my game. Even on a clean install my game would completely crash to desktop whilst it was loading. Any ideas if this one will break my game too?

Also, when backing up, what files should I copy?

[Pandora3co]

I do not use .package files for CC content anymore.

Saying that, I've installed the stuff pack with the patch and all seems to be OK (Crosses fingers) All launcher installed content seems to be showing up. I haven't tried installing anything new yet, so not sure about that. Typicall won't install any new CC after a patch untill I'm sure my old CC is working.

New objects are really really nice. I feel this SP is probably equal to Glamor Life for TS2. Object are really cool. Expensive, very expensive for your simmies, but give very high stats. 10 energy for the bed, +++ for comfort for couch ect... . The CAS stuff is meh in my opinion. It's OK, but not spectacular. The female hair.. well you have limehead cat hair and another that is softer and longer and much better looking. The males get 3 styles that are short and normal looking.. like all of them and will use all of them alot. The clothes are OK, not great.

The new items are really the best part of this. I love the look of all of it. Lots of new electronics as well. I got my copy for $18 and felt it was worth it.

[Mishy]

Sweet!
reading you guys positive opinions always makes me more excited bout the new stuff packs and expansions!

still a few more days for me....

[bakafox]

I mostly got the stuff pack hoping the aquarium would hold caught fish.

I am thrilled that it does. Six fish fit into it! Now if they'll just make the big pillar cube and allow more fish to fit into that I will be absolutely ecstatic.

...I hate the little fishbowls, what can I say? LOL

[werismyki]

Actually, looking at the XML files for High End Loft Stuff, the max number of fish is set to 6, but the Range is 0+. Potentially you could have any positive number be the max.

[Claeric]

But the 6 that are already allowed probably have allocated space.I havent seen the aquarium to know but I cant imagine they just swim around through each other. Adding more might overlap.

[Elyasis]

Cars already drive right through each other and you, so I don't think the fish will mind.

[werismyki]

But the 6 that are already allowed probably have allocated space.I havent seen the aquarium to know but I cant imagine they just swim around through each other. Adding more might overlap.

Already changed mine to 15 and it works fine. More would probably be handled the same way ponds react when overstocked, they are all there, but you only see the animations for a few.

[CobaltCorvid]

Just discovered something awesome about the fishtank. You can change the substrate in the CAST system. So you can make it look like pebbles, sand, stone, whatever.

[bakafox]

..I will have to do me some XML editing, thanks Werismyki!

For some collecting sims, I don't mind having multiple tanks nicely around a room, but being able to punt all the fish into one for easy feeding (since it seems the "fish last 60 days without food" mod is among the not functioning) is WIN.

[erinmblair]

I have yet to install it.

I'm a bit confused as to where install my mods folder once I update to High End Loft Stuff Pack and the new patch. Do I put it back in the program files directory of "World Adventures" or do I place it in the new "High End Loft Stuff Pack" directory?

[bakafox]

Erin: I have all my mods and CC still in the Sims 3 mods/packages folder, and they're working fine there other than the individual items that aren't liking new patch. So I'd guess just keep installing mods/CC where you always have...

[werismyki]

While the CC worked (clothes, hair, accessories, etc) in the WA folder, some script mods (supercomputer, story progression, etc) didn't. I ended up moving the cfg, dll, and mods folder to the High End Lofts folder. It appears they are all working now. Though I did run into a problem with some custom tuning files created in 2.3 not working, so I had to remake them from the 3.0.38. I

[bakafox]

Huh. I live and learn. ^^;

I couldn't get CC and mods to work EVER in my WA folder, even following all the instructions and things, so I've just been using base game folder for them. I shall have to try moving them into the HEL folder and see if that repairs mods not working at the moment.

[lmkrivcher]

I actually was unable to use CC after I patched and installed HELS. I decided to convert all simpacks to package files, compress and put them in the WA folder. The vasy majority of CC shows up now but not all. The icons for CC are gone in the thumbnails. So far so good. No lag yet.

[werismyki]

Really? I still have about 200MB in the DCCache (store items only) and have no problems with any of them showing up or functioning.

Converting Sim3packs to packages and moving them to your CC folder will undo the CC icons the launcher adds to thumbnails. Keep thinking there is a way to add this to packages, but haven't figured it out yet or found a thread/post to explain how.

[interpolarity]

Really? I still have about 200MB in the DCCache (store items only) and have no problems with any of them showing up or functioning.

Converting Sim3packs to packages and moving them to your CC folder will undo the CC icons the launcher adds to thumbnails. Keep thinking there is a way to add this to packages, but haven't figured it out yet or found a thread/post to explain how.
ugh... same here... someone really should come out with a tool for that... I'd do it but I don't know a lick of programming...

[bakafox]

Yeah I had to change all CC to package files just so I could easily remove all CC and not forget what was base game and not for building my neighborhoods... and not having thumbnails is driving me INSANE.

[Mishy]

i did use the the new patch, and i'm glad, cos all my mods seem to stii work, even NRaas Computer :) now i will wait and see what happends when i install this new stuff pack...

[Claeric]

Now, I got some of these items from a dr pepper deal. I got the lips sofa, the car sofa, the neon light, and the 50s car(so awesome)

What will happen if/when I get high end loft stuff and already have them installed throuhg the launcher? 0_o

[chyrun]

I just got HELS and whoever said that there is a bug that allows normal beds to vibrate and teleports the sim outside is wrong. It's probably a mod conflict they have.

I tested HELS with no mods except for awesomemod and there was no such bug.

I liked everything in this stuff pack except for the limecat hair and 50´s dress that looks like it's from digimon or something.

[candy1985]

I just installed HELS with no problem at all. Honestly, I'm quite shocked. I thought for sure I would spend the day fighting to get my CC working or something, but nope. I removed all my mods (except for NoIntro) when I installed. Everything seems to be working fine right now and all of my CC showed up.

Anyway, I'm sure a lot of people are curious as to what new objects you get with the new stuff pack, so I filled up a room with all the new objects I could find and took some screen shots. Hopefully this will help people who are on the fence as to if they want to buy the SP or not.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/CaptainCaliena/Screenshot-101.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/CaptainCaliena/Screenshot-102.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/CaptainCaliena/Screenshot-103.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/CaptainCaliena/Screenshot-104.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/CaptainCaliena/Screenshot-105.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/CaptainCaliena/Screenshot-106.jpg

PS - I picked up my copy at Fry's Electronics yesterday for $15. The sale ends today, so if you want a nice discount on the new SP, head over to a Fry's if you have one in your area.

[werismyki]

I just got HELS and whoever said that there is a bug that allows normal beds to vibrate and teleports the sim outside is wrong. It's probably a mod conflict they have.

You are correct, it's not a bug, it's a mod conflict. Since the item in question is a bed, perhaps a bed tuning file is the culprit. The sim only wound up outside because beds are usually placed near a exterior wall.

[Mishy]

Thanks for the preview, candy.
things are looking good!

[Claeric]

Those chairs and decorations are making me want it quite bad.

I am just afraid to update, despite AM updating already...

[lurkmode]

So with this new pack, .sim3package content added via launcher and .package mod files still work with the update included?


It's the only thing keeping me from installing.


I have it all backed up but its such a hassle....

[carlydunham]

i got it today from eb games am about to install it

[Claeric]

Can you change the light color on the fishtank?

And does it have ripply water on top? (I am in love with watching the water in this game)

[sasakitty86]

im having a problem where the shower and tub are not working

[carlydunham]

my custom content wont show up aside from the stuff in the launcher is there a way to fix that/

[werismyki]

my custom content wont show up aside from the stuff in the launcher is there a way to fix that/

Possibly, try checking Sims 3 Game Help (http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Sims_3_Game_Help) if you dont find your answer there, then post in Sims 3 Help Forum (http://www.modthesims.info/fd.php?f=551) as this is Sims 3 Discussion Forum.

[chyrun]

Can you change the light color on the fishtank?

And does it have ripply water on top? (I am in love with watching the water in this game)

I don't think you can change the colour of the light, but the water is ripply. It's beautiful.

[Claeric]

ffffffffff

I want it real bad now. Maybe tomorrow. I am hearing that almost no mod conflicts are coming from it.

[werismyki]

http://www.werismyki.com/Sims3/ft1.jpg

http://www.werismyki.com/Sims3/ft2.jpg

http://www.werismyki.com/Sims3/ft3.jpg

[werismyki]

launcher isn't any better or worse than it was before. all I can tell you, I did not experience any problems with the download or install.

[teacc]

launcher isn't any better or worse than it was before. all I can tell you, I did not experience any problems with the download or install.

Same here. You still have to copy the framework files into the HELS directories for your .package CC to work, though :) . Everything works fine so far !

[sasakitty86]

yup im having broken item issues cant use it it shows up only certian items work and other dont

[jenieusa]

the only problem i have noticed is that all my BUGS are gone....even using the "buydebug" cheat doesn't work....

[werismyki]

Wow, Really? I actually used that, not testing to see if it was there or anything, but I didn't have a problem with it. that's odd.

[Nekochanpurr]

Okay.. Mostly WANT for the fish tank!

[dz1q]

Is there any way to bypass the game update to latest patch 1.9/2.4 during the installation of The Sims 3 Design & Hi-Tech Stuff ? ?

[jenieusa]

The new SP comes with the update...

[werismyki]

1.9/2.4 is the setup for HELS, so probably not.

[Claeric]

Will the patch...affect CAW?

I have a world I'm working on and I dont want to lose it because I patched for HELS. ;-;

[Drakron]

Since patch notes dont mention "we cleaned up the mess with the launcher" chances are, no.

[treeag]

Anybody can confirm if HELS doesn't break store content like patch 1.8 did? I'm at 2.2 currently and I don't want to go through all those dbc thnigamabob just to see my store contents :( thanksWell, don't install this SP then. I've just installed it, skipped 1.8/2.3 patch, and my Riverview and store contents are gone. Package files work fine though. My Riverview saved games are nowhere to be seen, and when I tried to start a new game there's no Riverview. Not grayed out, it's just... gone. I don't want to do the workaround either because I want those store icons :cry: I'm gonna reinstall the whole game later today. :wtf:

[werismyki]

Wow, cant believe all the problems with Riverview and patching/updating. While my launcher is no where near perfect, it does allow me to install content and update. I did finally check Riverview last night and didn't notice any anomalies. It does appear to be hit or miss having problems with the patch.

[WCF]

How does the electric guitar work? Is it similar to the acoustic guitar in Sims 3, where you can buy songs? Or is it like the Sims games of the past where they simply play random songs based on skill level?

[Myrtel_2007]

the only problem i have noticed is that all my BUGS are gone....even using the "buydebug" cheat doesn't work....

It is not only the bugs that are gone. My game doesn't show all of the world animations anymore. I can't see the sailing boats anymore. They are there, though, because they leave a kind of wave, when they move. The balloon is gone, the birds and the butterflies, too. I can still hear the sounds of the birds, though. I updated my graphic card driver and windows xp, it didn' t help. I deinstalled The Sims and installed again. I tested, if the animations were there after every installation. They were still there after installing World Adventures. As soon as I added HELS they were gone, so it is definitely the stuff pack that is causing it.

[Claeric]

How does the electric guitar work? Is it similar to the acoustic guitar in Sims 3, where you can buy songs? Or is it like the Sims games of the past where they simply play random songs based on skill level?

Apparently, it very cleverly just overlays the default guitar with an effect that makes it sound electric.

So it works exactly the same, I think.

[donnellhouse]

Since installing HELS I've lost the bugs & butterflies in my home neighborhood (Sunset Valley) but I still see them in China & France -- not sure about the other animations, I didn't really know where to look ... :wtf:

[nicolezlife]

Hey...I've been coming to MOD for sometime now and mostly I'm able to find what I need by a little searching....now I'm in despearate need of some help and this is my first time posting. Is this where I should post my question...if my question seems dumb...please....help me anyway! :cry:

I just did a digital download of HELS and my game will not load....I don't know what to do................HELP!

[nicolezlife]

I figured out where to post my question....sorry for my intrusion! ;)

[summersong86]

Okay I didn't buy HELS this weekend for the hair. I wanted the aquarium badly and I do like modern style deco for Sims. But at the top left of the package, there is a blonde boy and a brunette girl, probably teens, maybe young adults, dancing. They both have hair that doesn't look like anything I've seen in game with base game, WA or even some of my store content. I assumed this was HELS hair and I really liked it and I was looking forward to using it.

Well I went into Create A Sim and the pictured hair is not there for any age group. Instead, there is the infamous "lime cat" hair and some ridiculously long-banged shag hair for females. The boy's style was not there either. Just this wonky hair that my elementary school boy best friend had that made us all call him "egghead" and some weird slicked back deal and another that was cute but not memorable. For those of you who have the HELS box and can see what two styles I'm talking about, can you tell me if those styles are indeed in HELS (and just failed to show up in my game) or are they styles we've always had that just look new to me because they're so nicely colored on the box? Please and thank you!

[el_flel]

Just got my case out to look, and I think you're right! I don't recall seeing either of those hairs in the game (including BG, WA and all store hair). The man's hair looks similar to one of the base game ones only longer, but the female's doesn't resemble any.

[moryrie]

They both look a bit like.. newsea hairs.

[summersong86]

Oh gosh, I was hoping you all would post that I must need more eye surgery and that the hair was indeed somewhere amongst EA's offerings and I'd just overlooked it. Talk about deceptive advertising! If you see new hairstyles on a stuff pack that claims to have new hairs in it, wouldn't you assume the new hairstyles shown on the cover of the SP would in fact be the offerings IN the new stuffpack! Instead we are treated to some serious new levels of FUG! I'm still rebuilding my game and resettling my sims but at some point I'll try to get screenshots post of the ugly hairs that ARE in the game. The styles for the women wouldn't be so bad if TS3 hairs were capable of movement like TS2 hairs were, but as the case stands, they elevate the concept of "helmet hair" to a whole new level. :wtf:

This is a new low for EA.

On the bright side, I'm enjoying the furniture and finding more use for it than I thought I would, given that I'm currently playing a rather primitive looking world. The HELS furniture already comes in at least one default color that fits right in with that world. But really there doesn't feel like a whole lot is in the pack. I expected more light fixtures, for instance. It's okay though. I'm happy with the SP, just not the deceptive package! Maybe that hair was supposed to be in the SP and they ripped it out to sell in the store, eventually. :rolleyes:

[dream_operator23]

I totally know what you are talking about, summersong. I too really liked the hairs on the cover and was disappointed that they weren't in the pack. I also totally agree that they probably were going to put them in the pack, but then took them out to put in the store instead. I bet hair sells the best in the store, so they will try to milk every dime they can out of hair. ^^

[Srikandi]

This is a new low for EA.

Nah, it's an old low for EA ;) They have a long history of putting hair on box art that isn't in the game.

[Marleen267]

I didn't notice the hair before, it is pretty indeed. It's a pity they didn't include it in the game. I bought HELS a few weeks ago. I love the furniture. They are perfect for my modern homes. But why did they only make a single tile window? Why not a double tile one? It doesn't make sense. And I am very happy they included the aquarium again. I missed that.

[LoonehWannabe]

Old thread :) This is awsome I'm getting it today!