It certainly seemed your intention to insult gummilutt. Try replying without being an asshole.

Thanks. I'd read that, but was sure I'd heard otherwise elsewhere. Turns out it was a feature of thefightclub hack.

(Pets Only!) Werewolves no longer automatically win every "Savage" attack, although they do receive a hefty battle bonus for being werewolves. Sims can now avoid becoming a werewolf if they do not lose any of the combat rounds. Losing any combat rounds will result in being bitten and becoming a werewolf, even if they win the battle. (Not relevant without Pets)

One of my playable families invited the headmaster round, their werewolf daughter, Annabeth, transformed while talking to him. The headmaster had chat with Annabeth in his queue when I made him selectable and couldn't be interacted with at all. I cleared him off and they don't have got rejected for private school or got accept to private school in their memories. Once I nuke the scenario with the batbox will they get those memories and will the headmaster remember rejecting them and not come round again for a week?

I've had "stuck" headmasters (not from werewolf transformation though :D) and I don't even nuke the scenario, I just reinvite him or another one for the next day, and he comes and everything goes fine.
I think he actually has to reject the kid(s) for that memory to exist, which he doesn't when he "freezes" before.
Also, as far as I know, there is no time delay for a second invitation, even if he rejects the family, he can still come for dinner the ext evening.

I've had this happen several times as well. Not the werewolf bit, but the headmaster doesn't appear to like having interactions with him cancelled. He gets stuck after that. I just deleted him with move_objects on and invited him again. If it's still early (around 18:00) a new headmaster immediately arrives. The family won't receive a "rejected" memory if you get rid of the borked headmaster.

About Challenges: I JUST noticed that it LOOKS like if someone submits a new challenge that is very similar to an already existing challenge (like various "adoption" challenges) the mods (?) combine them. They add the new challenge like a comment attached to the first challenge. Is this correct?

I have one question about regenerating my Neighborhoods folder. I'd like to start using this fixed version of Veronaville found in meetme2theriver's LiveJournal (not sure if linking is ok so I won't link just in case) and it says I should regenerate the Neighborhoods folder. Okay, no problem, I've done it successfully before with Pleasantview but it was more of a lucky half-accident and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to do it again without proper instructions.
I understand the part of regenerating the folder - I made a back-up so everything's safe. It's the after part that I don't understand. When I delete the folder, should I then launch the game, quit it, replace the new Neighborhood files with my old ones (+ fixed Veronaville) or how exactly should I do this?

If you want to keep the original, EAxis templates, you delete the N003 folder in the My Documents location, and then place the fixed N003 folder into it. You will be playing the fixed templates the next time you start the game, but if you delete the Neighborhoods folder and have the game regenerate it, the old, unfixed neighborhood will be generated. If you want to replace the original templates with the fixed templates entirely, so the fixed hoods will automatically be generated by default when you delete the Neighborhoods folder, you put them in the Program Files location.

When you delete the Neighborhoods folder in the My Documents location, the game will regenerate those folders and files when you start it up, taking it from the Program Files location. That's why, if you replace the templates in the Program Files location with the fixed templates and then delete the Neighborhoods folder in the My Documents location, the game will generate the fixed neighborhoods when you start it up.

That was very helpful, thank you k6ka for taking time to answer

Thank you! Will read it ASAP.

How do you guys take nice big pictures without them being fuzzy?
whenever I take pics they look fine of course, but when I want to resize them they get all blurry and crappy

I don't have photoshop so I have to rely on photobucket & picmonkey but I cant get them looking nice
and I've adjusted the settings in game for the quality & size but it does nothing . . .
it still comes out looking grainy and not clear

What are you using to take pictures with? The most common mistake simmers do is to use the in-game camera, which really isn't up to par. I myself use Fraps, because it's the program I'm used to, but there are many alternatives out there.

For most cases, I use the PrntScr button on my keyboard, only available for Windows. I think Mac users have their own special way of taking screenshots.

For my guide on how to delete a Sim correctly (see my signature for details), I used a program called Irfanview, which allowed me to take screenshots with the cursor in them.

I use the in game camera and my pictures are quite clear. Maybe its because they're in game camera quality settings and/or the resolution and the details aren't set to high.

I think she wants them over a certain size, though. In-game pictures have a "large" size which is a good deal smaller than the screen, and digital pictures don't blow up well. The in-game camera does just fine for my purposes, too - but I had to learn to use Fraps to make pictures good enough to post shots for the download thread. It's nearly impossible to get a decent floorplan shot with the game camera.

Thank You so much! until today I've never known that existed!! Perfect just what I was looking for :lovestruc

If I make my own townies, will the game assign them service jobs (maid, butler etc.) or do I have to do that, and if so, how?

Omglo, those are not townies, they're service NPCs (maid, butler, and so on). The game will generate some when your sim calls to hire one, but it won't "assign" that status to existing townies, no.
(To make yours, I believe it's enough to give them the right code in SimPE (NPC type) but don't quote me on that, I let the game generate mine.)

Thanks. That's all I needed to know. I wasn't sure if the empty templates and no-townie regen would affect it.

To create sims for hire in owned businesses, would we make them townies or down-townies? How would we be sure they would even show on the list? I'm tired of the useless sims with no badges, skills or anything useful. The list says 8 available choices and only 6 sims are listed. The short list may be due to the mods limiting respawns, etc.. I just want a few backups on the list just in case they're needed. My sims are going to start up a few small lot ventures.

@ Omglo: I have a couple hoods created with MATY's empty templates and Pescado's non-proliferation mods and townies will not be generated as long as notownieregen is in your Downloads, even if there isn't a single one. As for service NPCs, antiredundancy will prevent the game from creating three of them, but it won't prevent the game from generating ONE when needed.

Typically, when you first play the hood, a garden club member will be generated and come to your sim's lot. A matchmaker too (if you have the right EPs obviously). (Humble will come to pester your sim too but he's not really a sim, no generating :p).
The rest will be generated as needed, those that need to be hired, when you call them; the hobby mavens when your sim's enthusiasm in a hobby grows enough to start the hobby harassment. Maybe save often so you can exit the lot in case the newly generated sim is not to your liking or wears awful NL clothes^^
Have fun with your hood, it's so exciting to start a custom one!

Duine, I don't know the answer to your question, but I do have a suggestion. I, like you, wanted to be able to find Sims with badges fit for the job I want them for, without having to search endlessly. After all, in real life we get more than 6 applicants for a job, and they aren't completely random.

What I did is to create the equivalent of a employment agency. I create a household with lots and lots of Sims (or servos), and name them after a specific scheme so that I can recognize them easily. I use mods to give them the badge/skills I want them to have, and leave them all in that one household. Then, if a business of mine needs an employee and I want to get one that is right for the job, I use Phaenoh's phone book to get the number of that specific Sim, and befriend them over the phone. Then you just invite them to your lot, and hire them on the spot.

It may be a little bit of work, but once you got it set up it's not much effort. As for the naming, I went with names starting with S and below, to make them fall at the end of phone catalog (so they don't clog it up and make normal Sims harder to find). I made 8 Sims with gold in cashiering, 8 with gold in sales, and 8 with gold in restocking. Everyone in a category had names starting with the same letter, so that they'd group together.

There's also Moniques computer, which allows you to set employees to study a badge on the spot. I do that when I feel like being less "cheaty", since they get paid while studying if you do it at the business lot.

I use all the no corruption mods, etc.. I'm in an unused empty hood and setting it up myself. I want to have play-ables learn what they need, then turn them into townies or down-townies and have them show up on the for hire list or find a way to hire them if they're in their own place.

Thanks, Gummilutt, we must have posted at the same time. I thought about setting up a house, I'll try it that way. I do have a modded training register which I'll use and not sure I have Monique's pc, I'll get that too. Thanks!

There is a hack that shows all the available sims for hire . . . but I can't remember who it's by and I don't have time to scan through my downloads right now. You might ask in the WCIF section. Just don't use it with a hood where showing all the adults/elders/teens will crash you!

By mistake I cleared the ghost off of the Caliente lot. I read deleting ghost will corrupt your game. How true is that and how bad?