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Post by Linsey on Apr 3, 2007 12:59:31 GMT
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Post by Linsey on Apr 3, 2007 13:05:07 GMT
The Sims 2 Patch This patch comes in two versions depending on which version of the original game you have, either the CD or the DVD version. Download The Sims 2 CD Patch | Download The Sims 2 DVD Patch(Note: This patch is compatible for all languages) Complete list of changes:- This patch addresses some issues with uploading lots and exporting lots.
- Fix to prevent accidental deletion of game data files.
- Added support for Hungarian languages.
- Fixed Custom Content Browser support for Asian territories.
- Fixed bugs related to downloadable objects.
- Re-enables the in-game browser for Asian territories (was disabled in the previous patch).
- Fixes "the jump bug" causing Sims with a large number of memories to reset, or "jump," when performing interactions.
- Visitors will no longer kidnap a baby or toddler by leaving the lot while carrying them.
- Sims can now plan outfits for toddlers by using the changing table.
- Fixes a crash that would occur when viewing snapshots while simultaneously deleting pictures.
- Prevents pixelization from showing through walls when the Sim is behind the wall.
- A Sim whose fiancé dies can now become engaged again.
- Maids can now clean up pizza boxes and baby bottles.
- Fixes problems with the grim reaper and social worker that would disable save UI.
- The plumbbob will no longer appear in an NPCs chest when they marry into a Sim's family.
- Sims no longer get stuck on community lots when a Sim autonomously chooses to leave in the same car that they arrived in.
- Stargazing on the ground no longer satisfies the "Stargaze with Telescope" want.
- Fixes a problem with Sims' jobs not functioning properly when 3 or more Sims go to work in a helicopter.
- Babies now age transition properly when the Help With Birthday interaction is cancelled.
- Fixes the extremely rare problem where the UI would become disabled when an elder dies of old age.
- Fixes a problem where small objects (mostly toys) could be deleted when a Sim interacts with other nearby objects.
- The custom content browser no longer closes when an active link is double-clicked.
- Fixes the problem where coffee cups would occasionally be deleted when an interaction is cancelled.
- An adopted baby no longer snaps to the ground when the social worker that deliver it puts it in a crib.
- Sims now take a copy of all clothing in the family's inventory when they move out.
- Fixes a couple of cases of buy/build mode becoming disabled when the social worker arrives on the lot.
- Fixes the problem where the teddy bear would occasionally float after being put down.
- Teens no longer get the unsatisfiable "Write a Novel" want.
- Fixes a problem with the newspaper delivery person getting stuck on lots containing a high number of objects.
System/Config issues:- Users with limited user accounts can now run the game.
- Improved performance with Radeon X800 cards. Users continuing to experiencing problems should update to the 4.10 driver.
- The game no longer affects a user's modem settings when connecting to the internet via the modem.
- Fixes a problem with default collections not being available when user data is regenerated.
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Post by Linsey on Apr 3, 2007 13:14:35 GMT
The Sims 2 University Patch Download The Sims 2 University PatchComplete list of changes: - Fixed an issue where Angela Pleasant was not properly calling Dustin Broke to sneak out of the house.
- Fixed a problem in University where Dustin Broke would bring Angela Pleasant home every day from school.
- Fixed a bug where inventory items and all memories were being deleted after joining a Greek house.
- Popular Sims' facial animation would cease to play when talking to other Sims.
- Fixed an issue where hard-earned diplomas could be stolen or repossessed.
- Prevented teens from receiving the "Win Young Entrepreneur's Award" Want when it is already satisfied.
- Prevented an exploit with the Resurrect-O-Nomitron that allowed more than 8 Sims to live on a lot. (caused many other issues)
- Fixed some animation problems that occurred when a young adult Sim prepared cereal on top of the mini fridge.
- Eliminated a rare improper reset when canceling a cell phone call on community lots
- Fixed an issue where the game would freeze if the user input frame for paintings or the camera appeared during a special event cinematic
- Prevented improper animations from running if a teen Sim age transitioned while sitting down
- Fixed a reset that would occur when hanging out with a Sim that is trying to leave for class
- Fixed a rare instance of a reset that occurs when canceling sleep with a specific interaction next in queue
- The Grim Reaper will no longer fail to leave a lot if multiple Sims die and the lot is left empty.
- Squashed a rare scripting error that occurred when hanging up a cell phone.
- Exercise machines introduced in University are now unbreakable.
- Fixed a rare instance where the Mascot NPC would become stuck in place after pulling the sprinkler prank.
- Fixed a problem where the Greek Letter Decorations were temporarily unelectable after placement.
- Fixed an obscure looping reset that occurred when loading a lot during an active pledge scenario for a Sim who has moved to a different lot.
- Eliminated a bad reset that prevented Sims from becoming enemies of one another.
- The proper text notification is now displayed when a pledge is denied entrance to a Greek House due to relationship score.
Prevented a rare instance where dormies could become stuck in a semi-transparent, unelectable state.
- Sims could not sit on a barstool at the Bachman Busbar (cheap bar)
- Fixed a reset that happened when meeting professors in a well populated neighborhood
- There was an issue with the game locking up when in cameraman mode while a pregnancy state transition occurred or a Sim burned to death.
- There was the possibility that when using multiple nannies, one could become stuck on the lot indefinitely. Even after dismissal.
- Prevented an issue where nannies would become stuck in their car attempting to exit the lot.
- Sick Sims can no longer die of disease while on community lots.
- The lifetime want to "Max Out 7 Skills" would not properly satisfy if the final skill point was gained via a SimVac aspiration reward object.
- Chocolate puddles generated by the "Shokolade 890 Chocolate Manufacturing Facility" are now visible.
- Fixed a reset that happened when NPCs walked by lots in well populated neighborhoods
- A scripting error would occur if a Sim was influenced to clean up pizza boxes.
- Asking too many Sims at once to freestyle would result in scripting errors.
- The "Buy a Fountain Costing at least 600 Simoleons" Want has been removed from the game.
- Placing "Myne Door" dorm doors diagonally no longer causes entire rooms to turn invisible.
- Player controlled young adult Sims now properly retain their semester gauge level when being asked to move in to another lot.
- Sims no longer play the extended browse animation when purchasing an item from the clothing rack.
- Shortened the amount of time that children show their A+ report cards off to their parents
- Fixed issues that occur when the same Sim dies on multiple lots.
- Lowered frequency of Child Sims aborting queue actions in favor of greeting their parents as they returning from work.
- Fixed a very rare instance where Sims age meters would not properly reset after age transitioning.
- Fixed a problem where in very specific circumstances age transitions would fail.
- Ringing cell phones no longer wake up napping Sims.
- Text in the neighborhood lot information text box was not always being properly updated on University Lots.
- Fixed a bug that prevented large groups of Sims from entering the helicopter carpool.
- Sims who write great novels now receive the memory for "Wrote Great Novel" rather than the Sim who answered the royalty check phone call.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the text notifications, reminding a player that their class or final was approaching, not to display.
- Fixed a major issue where loading a lot with the remote control car in use would make all memory and job icons blank.
- Pregnant Sims are now able to use handhelds in their inventory.
- Fixed a problem that caused pianos that have been owned for a certain amount of time to cease providing fun.
- Fixed a case where the baby bottle was teleported from a Sim's hand leaving the hand in a permanent grip state.
- Level 6 Greek Houses can now accept pledges
- Eliminated a problem where Greek Houses were not accepting the proper amount of pledges per level.
- Sims can now Propose > Move In or Propose > Marriage towards non player young adult Sims that they became engaged to while in college.
- Fixed an improper reset specific to Lucy Burb returning home from school with good grades.
- Fixed an instance where the player was unable to exit or save the game if they cancelled an adoption related interaction with the social worker.
- The "Cheer Up" interaction no longer causes crushes between Sims.
- Zits are now removed from any Sim that enters university. (growing into a young adult)
- Sims no longer get crushes from playing handhelds together.
- Babies are no longer available in the pool of online chatters.
- Fixed an issue where assignments were being lost within a few of the taller dining tables
- Squashed a bug where toddlers were not able to learn to walk when being taught with smart milk and a thinking cap.
- Fixed issues with Sims clipping through one another while sitting at bars
- Fixed a conflict that occurred between a simultaneously visiting headmaster and grocery delivery person.
- Fixed a specific problem that would occur while traveling in an well populated neighborhood.
- Fixed an issue where Sims' thought bubbles would clip through heads of Sims.
- The "Stay Home from Work" want can now be satisfied.
- Fixed a reset that occurred after multiple generations of large fam lies that prevented death from completing properly for Sims in large, multi-generational families. Symptoms included missing inheritance, tombstones, and a lower Sim population cap per lot.
- When being called for dinner, the headmaster will no longer decide to leave immediately after arriving on the lot.
- Fixed various resets with the nanny that would occasionally prevent the nanny from being dismissed
- Improved the cleanup of kicky bags (automatically cleans up any invisible kicky bags on lots)
- Prevented an issue where the headmaster could get stuck indefinitely in a hot tub under certain motive conditions.
- Reduced the possibility of non player characters becoming stuck in dormie's rooms due to door locking.
- Fixed a reset that occurred while multiple Sims watched TV on sectional sofas.
- Book cleanup has been improved to prevent the potential deletion of unintentional objects, such as vehicle portals.
- Sims can now feed smart milk to toddler Sims sitting in high chairs.
- During a joy buzzer social, the camera now only shakes if the selected Sim is involved in the interaction.
- Fixed a rare occurrence of a reset that would leave a user unable to save or quite after a Sim gave birth.
- User created paintings created prior to installing an expansion pack can now be sold or deleted.
- The player will no longer receive text notification messages that deceased Sims "are no longer friends. "
- Installing University on top of userdata that includes service NPC vehicles saved on lots no longer causes errors.
- Eating marshmallows now provides a slight hunger motive boost.
- Usability of custom content management has been improved by retaining the most recent page of content after deleting an object, wall, or floor.
- Fixed a rare issue that in various situations caused a pregnant Sim experiencing morning sickness to die. (aka Sudden Pregnancy Death Syndrome)
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Post by Linsey on Apr 3, 2007 13:19:55 GMT
The Sims 2 Nightlife CD PatchDownload The Sims 2 Nightlife CD Patch(Note: This patch is compatible for all languages) Complete list of changes: - Includes The Sims 2 University bug fixes
- Fixed an issue with cell phones being removed from Sims' inventories after installing Nightlife.
- Purchasing specific dining tables introduced in Nightlife would not satisfying the "Buy a Table" want.
- Fixed an obscure issue that occurred when attempting to place the same tombstone multiple times.
- Fixed an issue where a Sim being embarrassed could force the Sim out of poker interactions.
- Fixed a Nightlife installation issue that left the user in pause mode whenever they visited a community lot via a taxi.
- Wants for specific electronic devices no longer roll in after a Sim owns that electronic device.
- Diplomas that were in the career reward panel for University now properly appear in the inventory after installing Nightlife.
- Sims that are seated in a car will no longer stand up inside the car to change clothes and remain standing for the drive to work.
- Capped the amount of half walls allowed on a single lot in order to prevent graphical corruption that would occur when this limit was broken
- The lot view options are now saved properly after exiting and restarting the game.
- Pre-placed tombstones will now appear in build mode when transported to community lots.
- Fixed an issue that, in certain regional versions of the game, caused the voice audio for the karaoke machine to be intermittent or non-existent.
- Prevented diplomas from switching ownership if this update is installed after Nightlife but prior to loading University created lots containing diplomas.
- The "maxmotives" cheat will no longer interfere with the availability of sleep related interactions involving beds, coffins, and sofas.
- Fixed an improper "$jobTitle" string was being displayed when Sims were asked about their jobs in some regional versions of the game.
- Fixed a rare bug that could cause a Sim drinking a potion to vanish from the game.
- Fixed an issue where NPC Mrs. Crumplebottom was causing objects.package to be corrupt.
- Fixed an issue where Custom Terrain paint was being uploaded with packaged lots and spread to other users' machine unintentionally.
- Addressed an issue where cell phones could not be placed in a Sims inventory before making a phone call on it first.
- Electro Dance Spheres can now be used at all skill levels properly.
- Fixed a rare issue where when a Sim was juggling would cause random objects to be deleted.
- Dorm Cooks will no longer duplicate on previously played lots after installing Nightlife.
- Cowplants will no longer have their faces squished after eating Nightlife’s NPC\’s.
- Sims will no longer get a memory of making out with themselves in the hot tub under certain conditions.
- The Mad Scientist career track will no longer have a conflicting message about missing a day of work and having the day off.
- Moving lots with University Graduates into the Sim Bin and back into the neighborhood will no longer cause all of the diplomas to belong to one Sim, instead the will belong to their original owners.
- Sims will now be able to use Cell Phones and MP3 players if placed on tables.
- Young Adult Male Sims can no longer get pregnant and give birth by using the Electro Dance Sphere.
- Vampire NPC’s can now be influenced to drink Vamprocillin-D properly.
- Pollination Technician 9 family tree is now showing all correct branches.
- Sims can now work out if there is a rug in front of the TV.
- Many multi-tile objects can now be placed against walls after being placed into a Sims inventory and then the Sim changes lots.
- Fixed an issue where Sims were randomly getting stuck playing poker indefinitely.
- Addressed an issue where using the eyedropper tool allowed players to place objects on a lot beyond the amount of money they currently have.
- Computers are no longer able to be placed in a Sims inventory if the computers are turned on.
- Sims playing the hand held games will no longer get a memory about meeting themselves.
- The NPC Gypsy Matchmaker will only come by to initially greet new Sims in a neighborhood once per neighborhood instead of every new lot created.
- Fixed an issue where University Sims were randomly getting taken back to their original neighborhood during their Freshman year.
- Fixed a rare occurring of an issue where Sims could not move off of a University lot after graduating.
- Flaming Bags of Poo should not be delivered indefinitely after a bad date.
- Teen Sims age transitioning directly to an Adult Sim that has chosen not to go to college will no longer receive a memory that they have completed their Freshman year.
- Having a Family Reunion will no longer overrun the memories panel of a Sim with a memory for every interaction during the Family Reunion party.
- Fixed an issue so that dorm rooms will be hidden again when Nightlife is installed.
- The want “Stay Home From Class” can now be fulfilled by Pleasure Aspiration Sims that Skip class.
- Downtown NPC Sims now have ReNuYu Porta-Chug in their inventories so now they can all change their Turn On’s and Turn Off’s when they become controllable Sims.
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Post by Linsey on Apr 3, 2007 13:30:28 GMT
The Sims 2 Open for Business CD PatchDownload The Sims 2 Open for Business CD Patch(Note: This patch is compatible for all languages) Complete list of changes:- Sims with final and class at the same time will no longer always miss final.
- Game will no longer lock out when traveling to a community lot from home in a car.
- Player is now reimbursed when using the “Move to Lots and Houses Bin” Tool on a business lot.
- Game will no longer crash when deleting half walls that were placed adjacent to a stage.
- Pop up message that occurs after receiving a promotion accurately lists new job title, responsibilities, etc.
- The proper number of dates are now displayed in the memory for “50 First Dates.”
- Tilt, Spin, and Wobble will always restock properly.
- Game will not crash when entering EP2 lots after EP2 uninstalled.
- Servo’s Do Chores function will no longer override the Free Will off setting.
- Visiting Sims will no longer get stuck after drinking lemonade.
- Bug preventing player from sometimes leaving owned community lot fixed.
- NPC visitors will no longer get stuck if the exit points on lot are on uneven terrain.
- Wholesale Discount Difference is accurately subtracted when toggling items “Not for Sale”.
- Infinite OE no longer occurs when the Jacquets first visit J’Adore bakery after uninstalling EP2.
- Vampires do not keep vampire abilities after EP2 uninstalled
- Players now gain creativity skill by working DJ Booth on home businesses.
- Placeholder textures on vampires that results from uninstalling EP2 fixed.
- Fixed exploit that allowed players to receive aspiration point refund after using aspiration rewards.
- While playing the J’Adore Bakery, second Sim can now enter taxi while there is a fire.
- NPC Reporter can now purchase lemonade from the lemonade stand without error.
- Female Sims wearing baseball hats now have the proper colored pigtail.
- Asking fifth person to join water wiggler no longer affects gameplay.
- Fixed infinite Electrono Ticket Machine pop-up message that occurs when Sim buys previously owned home.
- Managerial Interactions properly identified in Readme.txt file.
- Social bunny can no longer be killed.
- The “Under Construction” sign will no longer show up on the Electrono Ticket Machine if the users cancels the “Close Business” interaction.
- Hanging objects will now display properly when placed over a stage.
- Fixed a reset that could occur while groups of Sims play poker.
- Prevented a crash that could occur when a Sim tried to restock an object from their shopping cart.
- Former Nightlife NPCs will now have hair after uninstalling Nightlife.
- Game will no longer go into triple speed upon driving onto Downtown lot.
- Change text warning when moving a house to catalog bin.
- Open for Business toddler hair styles now appear in Bodyshop.
- The game will no longer load indefinitely on lots that contained ReNuYuSenso Orbs prior to installing Open For Business.
- Removed Call Taxi option on Secret Society lots.
- The “New Wave” and “Shopping” wall speakers will now retain their proper music type after transitioning between lots (instead of reverting to Techno).
- Added Open for Business icon to skins uploaded to the community website.
- Fixed a timing issue where saving a lot just as a Sim is about to go home could render the Sim stuck on the lot indefinitely.
- Resolved an issue where the “Reach Top of Career” lifetime and power wants would fail to satisfy if strings were pulled for the top level promotion.
- The proper warning message is now displayed when moving University lots to the lots and houses bin.
- Fixed a rare timing issue that could cause Sims to get stuck on lots if saved after the “Go Home” interaction is cancelled.
- Fixed rare object error that occurred during elevator use.
- The Open for Business icon now appears on the proper content in Body Shop.
- Sims will no longer get stuck on an owned community lot when traveling to lot in an owned vehicle.
- Players will no longer be locked out of live mode upon returning to occupied owned community lot.
- Furious setting will now decrease over time so that Sims do not stay Furious forever.
- Deleting an employee work outfit and exiting lot without saving will no longer cause lots to disappear upon returning.
- Families can no longer be combined when two separate families travel to the same community lot.
- NPCs now immediately sit down after accepting an Offer Free Makeover.
- Successful makeover for controllable customers now fixes previous failed makeovers.
- Successful makeover for controllable customers now brings up the Change Appearance UI.
- Ug-No-More Makeover Station can now be deleted properly while Sims are performing the “Be Stylist” interaction.
- Sims can now Offer Free Makeover to members of their family after starting a business.
- Offering a “Free Makeover” no longer causes Sims’ buy bar to empty.
- “Be Stylist” interaction will no longer drop out of queue if user performs social interactions while being the stylist.
- NPC Vampires will now return home correctly when visiting an Electrono ticket machine lot.
- Rooms built on half of the stage will now appear correctly.
- Sims will no longer get stuck in the car when the user saves during the “Get In” interaction.
- Cleanbots can now clean up baby bottles.
- Selecting different aspiration using the ReNuYouSenso Orb now displays correctly.
- Tombstones will no longer multiply themselves when saved on a shelf.
- Employees working as Baristas now bring in Simoleons.
- Making a single plate of hamburgers during breakfast hours now does not give out incorrect text notifications.
- Car stereos now turn on and off correctly after changing the stations repeatedly.
- “Offer Makeover To…” interaction now leads customers to browse the Salon Chair.
- Crafting stations and shelving can now be seen in neighborhood view.
- Employees will now quit a job correctly when quitting from a community lot.
- Sims can now make drinks from the bar on a home business.
- Families are now able to go to work when owning multiple cars.
- Teens will no longer have the same Small Business Career Work schedule and School schedule.
- Babies are no longer in the Downtownies pool for invited outings.
- Family Members will no longer glow green when using “Look for mark” perk.
- Puddles can now be mopped up with all wall items above them.
- One of the two Adult Sims will now be able to go to work if a Toddler is left at home without a babysitter.
- The oven portion of the restaurant stove cannot be used after food on it has caught on fire.
- Unfinished paintings on an Owned Community Lot can now be finished if a Sim leaves the lot and returns.
- Runaway teens will continue to remain on the controllable Sims skewer on the left-hand side of the screen
- Munchie Bots will no longer bring back invisible, non-interactable food when playing with multiple Munchie Bots.
- The Sim will now animate when using the ReNuYu Porta-Chug.
- Pool of Dateable Sims will no longer include special non-playable NPC characters.
- When being inducted into a Secret Society, the Sim will be taken to the Secret Society’s lot, not returned home.
- Hourly Wage for Sims formerly employed by user-controlled Sims is now consistent.
- Deeds that are placed on a Display Shelf and set “For Sale” will now display the proper price.
- Unintialized Servos will no longer cause rendering problems with Intel video cards.
- Teens will no longer leave a Business lot with unpaid goods at the time of curfew.
- Female Formal Dress now displays correctly in “Set Uniform” UI
- Thumbnail corruption for the Mission Seating line has been fixed for affected video cards.
- Baseball Cap is now removed when Sims change to Formal wear.
- Sims on a date on a community lot will no longer browse the Electrono Ticket Machine for the entire date.
- Single serving desserts no longer disappear from owner’s inventory upon restock.
- Sims will no longer vanish when traveling to non-owned community lots.
- Users are no longer locked out of live mode when visiting non-owned and owned community lots.
- Toddler Hairstyles now appear correctly in Bodyshop.
- Nanny track schedule will now coincide with Sims’ work schedule.
- User will no longer acquire Secret Society Funds when traveling to Secret Society Lot.
- Moveobject cheat can now be used to manipulate and place objects in out of bounds tiles.
- Re-entering custom college neighborhoods will no longer cause unmodified and/or occupied lots to disappear.
- Mission themed counters now have door/drawer opening animations.
- All hanging objects will now display properly over stages.
- Sim owned vehicles will no longer prevent fire trucks from leaving on a 3x3 Community lot.
- Bag of Poo will no longer break after installing The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff.
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Post by Linsey on Apr 3, 2007 13:34:46 GMT
The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff Pack CD Patch Download The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff Pack CD Patch(Note: This patch is compatible for all languages) Complete list of changes: - Family Fun Stuff clothing assets will no longer disappear after creating a Sim with them in Create-a-Sim.
- Fixed object error that occurred when both the helicopter and nanny car arrived on family lot at the same time.
- Families can no longer be combined when two separate families travel to the same community lot.
- NPCs now immediately sit down after accepting an “Offer Free Makeover”.
- Successful makeover for controllable customers now fixes previous failed makeovers.
- Successful makeovers for controllable customers now brings up the “Change Appearance” UI.
- Broken Muchiebot no longer have dirty dishes stuck on their arms.
- Ug-No-More Makeover Station can now be deleted properly while Sims are performing the “Be Stylist” interaction.
- Sims can now Offer Free Makeover to members of their family after starting a business.
- Offering a “Free Makeover” no longer causes Sims’ buy bar to empty.
- “Be Stylist” interaction will no longer drop out of queue if user performs social interactions while being the stylist.
- NPC Vampires will now return home correctly when visiting an Electrono ticket machine lot.
- Rooms built on half of the stage will now appear correctly.
- Sims will no longer get stuck in the car when the user saves during the “Get In” interaction.
- Cleanbots can now clean up baby bottles.
- Selecting different aspiration using the ReNuYouSenso Orb now displays correctly.
- Tombstones will no longer multiply themselves when saved on a shelf.
- Employees working as Baristas now bring in Simoleons.
- Making a single plate of hamburgers during breakfast hours will not give out incorrect text notifications.
- Car stereos now turn on and off correctly after changing the stations repeatedly.
- “Offer Makeover To…” interaction now leads customers to browse the Salon Chair.
- Employees will now quit a job correctly when quitting from a community lot.
- Sims can now make drinks from the bar on a home business.
- Familes are now able to go to work when owning multiple cars.
- Teens will no longer have the same Small Business Career Work schedule and School schedule.
- Babies are no longer in the Downtownies pool for invited outings.
- Family Members will no longer glow green when using “Look for mark” perk.
- Puddles can now be mopped up with all wall items above them.
- One of the two Adult Sims will now be able to go to work if a Toddler is left at home without a babysitter.
- The oven portion of the restaurant stove cannot be used after food on it has caught fire.
- Unfinished paintings on an Owned Community Lot can now be finished if a Sim leaves the lot and returns.
- Runaway teens will continue to remain on the controllable Sims skewer on the left-hand side of the screen
- Munchie Bots will no longer bring back invisible, non-interactable food when playing with multiple Munchie Bots.
- The Sim will now animate when using the ReNuYu Porta-Chug.
- Pool of Dateable Sims will no longer include special non-playable NPC characters.
- When being inducted into a Secret Society, the Sim will be taken to the Secret Society’s lot, not returned home.
- Hourly Wage for Sims formerly employed by user-controlled Sims is now consistent.
- Deeds that are placed on a Display Shelf and set “For Sale” will now display the proper price.
- Unintialized Servos will no longer cause rendering problems with Intel video cards.
- Teens will no longer leave a Business lot with unpaid goods at the time of curfew.
- Female Formal Dress now displays correctly in “Set Uniform” UI.
- Thumbnail corruption for the Mission Seating line has been fixed for affected video cards.
- Sims on a date on a community lot will no longer browse the Electrono Ticket Machine for the entire date.
- Single serving desserts no longer disappear from owner’s inventory upon restock.
- Sims will no longer vanish when traveling to non-owned community lots.
- Users are no longer locked out of live mode when visiting non-owned and owned community lots.
- Nanny track schedule will now coincide with Sims’ work schedule.
- User will no longer acquire Secret Society Funds when traveling to Secret Society Lot.
- Moveobject cheat can now be used to manipulate and place objects in out of bounds tiles.
- Re-entering custom college neighborhoods will no longer cause unmodified and/or occupied lots to disappear.
- All hanging objects will now display properly over stages.
- Sim owned vehicles will no longer prevent fire trucks from leaving on a 3x3 Community lot.
- Bag of Poo will no longer break after installing The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff.
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Post by Linsey on Apr 3, 2007 13:39:56 GMT
The Sims 2 Pets Patch - Updated 26/03/07 This patch comes in two versions depending on which version of the expansion you have, either the CD/DVD or the Digital Download (from EA Link) version. Download The Sims 2 Pets CD/DVD Patch | Download The Sims 2 Pets Digital Download Patch(Note: This patch is compatible for all languages) Complete list of changes: - Custom objects will now be preserved when uploading Lots to the Exchange.
- Sim children will again show their genetically correct hair color.
- Thumbnails of uniformed NPC’s will now show their current hair color.
- The Pet Adoption pool will now replenish correctly.
- Service NPC’s that have died will now be replaced correctly.
- While on an outing, a waiter will now properly place food on the table after it is ordered.
- NPC thumbnails showing the “dyed” color of their hair. Th The NPC Maid will not longer get stuck cleaning a fish tank.
- Teens option to “Go Out” now functioning correctly.
- Birds and Womrats now require less feeding to survive. Pets now receive their pension upon retirement.
- “Dance Together” between all available age groups now working correctly.
- Children no longer levitate off ground during some interactions.
- Marry Mr. Big or the Diva will now satisfy the want to “marry a rich sim”.
- The Sledgehammer tool will no longer leave deck parts when deleting decks.
- Remote businesses are now working properly. Custom objects will now be preserved when uploading Lots to the Exchange.
- Fixed an issue where pointed-ear dogs would become corrupt when moved into a lot.
- "Get a puppy" want is now satisfied when buying a puppy from a neighbor.
- Custom college lots will no longer be deleted if no Sims are living on it.
- Sims will no longer have Grand Vampire's hairstyle after being bitten by the Grand Vampire.
- Nightlife Game Tips are now correctly located in the Game Tips section.
- Influencing Sims to fight another Sim will no longer cause non-werewolf Sims to turn into a werewolf.
- Ground covers from lots can now be seen from Neighborhood view.
- "Barstool by Simulated Comfort" can now be used when 3 barstools are placed side-by-side.
- Werewolf, Vampire, and normal Sim skin types are now updating correctly at proper times.
- Graves moved to a community lot are now movable in Buy\Build Mode.
- Last member of a household can now be moved in when invited.
- Selling pets to other playable Sims now cause an exchange of Simoleans.
- "Rub Belly" want no longer appears for cats.
- Sims can now return home after visiting the Secret Society lot.
- Saved Headmaster scenario will now function correctly when Pets is installed.
- Pet houses no longer move off tile after a Pet Wohoo.
- Infants and Toddlers no longer appear in the "Invite Household" dialogue.
- Pet born of archetype breeds will no longer lose archetype attributes.
- Sims can now correctly try for baby under the maximum Sim limit.
- Cats no longer can become stuck in the litter box.
- "roofslopeangle" cheat will now function correctly.
- Custom Sims' face will no longer revert to a default face when moving them into a lot with pets.
- Turned on "HydroBot" and "SentryBot" are no longer deleted after installing The Sims 2 Pets.
- Two or more teens will no longer refuse to go to school if there is no nanny or adult on the lot.
- Hair no longer separates from Sims' head when werewolf teens turn into adults.
- Pets will no longer visit Downtown alone.
- Floor textures on stages no longer appear corrupt using the Eyedropper tool.
- "Tropico Avian Sanctuary" and "FMCU 3000" objects can now be deleted if the last Sim dies on the lot.
- Pets can now properly use helicopters to go to work with other Sims.
- Fixed a Chance card issue where Pets were fired instead of being fined.
- Sims are now able to call the fire department on an owned community lot.
- Awning can now be deleted from a saved lot.
- Sims will no longer lose career rank when pets retire.
- Puppies and Kittens can no longer be taken to work.
- Teens and Elders will no longer be promoted without meeting necessary requirements.
- Customer NPCs now change into new outfits that they have purchased.
- Bred puppies now show family tree link to their father.
- Pets Bodyshop is now compatible with older expansion packs.
- Extra erroneous panes in the "Glasses" category have been removed.
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Post by Linsey on Apr 3, 2007 13:45:01 GMT
The Sims 2 Seasons Patch This patch comes in two versions depending on which version of the expansion you have, either the CD/DVD or the Digital Download (from EA Link) version. Download The Sims 2 Seasons CD/DVD Patch | Download The Sims 2 Seasons Digital Download Patch(Note: This patch is compatible for all languages) NOTE: Not all fixes will take effect on existing The Sims 2 Seasons saved games. If you have an existing lot, Sim, object or neighborhood that does not seem to be improved by this patch, we recommend that you replace the affected object, or create either a new family, lot or neighborhood, depending on what is affected by the bug. Complete list of changes: - Custom objects will now be preserved when uploading Lots to the Exchange.
- Musician Career Track career reward (Rock Hammer) now has audio functioning correctly.
- Sim Babies no longer cry excessively
- Sims will no longer pop out of the pool to recognize that it’s raining.
- Sims will no longer use chairs placed on roofs while performing certain interactions.
- Drinking Orangeade will now add random badge points correctly.
- PlantSim babies that age to adults will now maintain their PlantSim outfit in their clothing inventory
- PlantSim Toddlers will now not lose their PlantSim outfit after planning outfit with changing table.
- In Education Career Level 4, Sim will now actually lose 475 Simoleans as the UI states, and not get demoted.
- In Education level 7, Sims will no longer lose all their Simoleans and get demoted, but rather lose the amount shown in the UI as expected.
- Players will now be warned before the Social Worker takes away children for temperature neglect.
- Skating on rinks will now increase a Sim’s fitness level.
- Children will no longer stop dancing unexpectedly as nanny plays the Rock Hammer guitar.
- Un-moveable maple trees in neighborhood view will no longer appear at random.
- Fish will no longer become stuck on lot if set on sale while penguin attempts to eat it.
- Sims will no longer lose “fun” while playing the piano.
- Inventory will now update visually when using "undo" after inventory is empty.
- Items can no longer be permanently lost from inventory by using undo and then immediately selecting other Rewards tabs.
- Seasonal Progression from home lot will now properly transfer to owned community lots.
- Trash compactors can now be repaired by Service NPC Repairman.
- Watering a plant in a greenhouse while it is raining will no longer cause the plant to weep from being overwatered.
- Sims will no longer remain in the Energizer after all motives are charged.
- Drinking Orangeade without Open for Business installed will no longer display an incorrect skill badge.
- Primp self-interaction is again available.
- Trees placed in Neighborhood View are now again visible in Lot View.
- Sims will no longer spontaneously combust so easily (hot tubs, exercise machines, etc.).
- Sims will no longer become permanently stuck on rinks if lot is moved while Sims are currently skating.
- Barista will no longer stops working after a Sim notices it’s raining or snowing.
- “Latipsoh Green” Linoleum floor is no longer replaced by the "Neutral Sand" Linoleum floor.
- Sims will now much more rarely route through swimming pools when trying to reach locations.
- Snow saved on Community Lots will now melt properly.
- Sims will no longer take repeated baths or showers when cold.
- Vampires will now not get out of their coffin in the daytime to watch weather.
- Skill points gained from eggplant juice will now properly trigger wants.
- Dialogue box to rename your pets will now longer refer to them as a PlantBaby
- Pets will no longer sink into the ground when Sims interact with Water Wiggler.
- Children no longer levitate when watching TV Sports Channel.
- Ottomas twins’ father data is now correct.
- Stuffed rainbow trout will no longer shift below the pan during cooking.
- Sims will no longer die as easily by being struck by lightning.
- Visiting “Townie” Sims will not die as often when struck by lightning.
- Sims will be smarter about seeking out the shortest path to take to player-directed locations.
- “It's Raining” interactions will not continue to occur after a Sim has seen the weather several times.
- Teens who happen to age to an adult at the top of Music Career Track on a work day will no longer 'miss work' and get negative job performance.
- Teens sent to University can now successfully complete their first Semester.
- Arch doorways will now trigger Sims to change to Outerwear during winter.
- Children will no longer levitate when they watch a birth.
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Post by Linsey on Aug 6, 2008 7:45:03 GMT
The Sims 2 Bon Voyage PatchInstructions: Save the file to disk and then run it to install the patch. Please make sure you have your game CD's available during patch installation. Download The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Patch(Note: This patch is compatible for all languages) Complete list of changes:Note: Not all fixes will take effect on existing The Sims 2 Bon Voyage saved games. If you have an existing lot, Sim, object or neighborhood that does not seem to be improved by this patch, we recommend that you replace the affected object, or create either a new family, lot or neighborhood, depending on what is affected by the bug. - Sims will no longer have the option to call vacation service NPCs after acquiring the business perk "Head for Numbers" which was causing a crash.
- Sims will no longer have the option to "Call Taxi" using their cell phones if they have driven to the community lot with an own-able vehicle which was causing a crash.
- If the Sim misses the shuttle, it will no longer return to a vacation lot without the Sim at the end of the vacation. Sometimes, this caused the vacation lot to become unusable.
- Game will no longer create new vacation NPCs each time a lot is visited which was causing many issues due to character file overload. Any existing extra NPCs will be unlinked and their character files greatly reduced in size.
- Periodic Events Controller will no longer loop twice per hour through each neighbor which was causing extreme lag on certain machines.
- Autonomous water-balloon and snowball fights have been tuned so the interaction will occur less frequently.
- Housekeeper no longer repeatedly spawns.
- Children will no longer go on a vacation alone if their parent dies before van arrives.
- Riverblossomhills townies will no longer be invisible when The Sims 2 Seasons is uninstalled.
- Sims no longer pop out of hammock when WooHoo is rejected.
- Sims no longer get stuck during logrolling when trying to exit while another is entering.
- Children can now drink served juice.
- Undo and Redo can now be used on ClubCubes.
- Vacation guests no longer leave when a party at a vacation home ends.
- Locals now change back into native outfits after exiting water.
- Housekeeper now fills holes and fixes broken objects.
- Housekeeper now repairs servo.
- Sims no longer fall in love while chatting in a tent.
- Sim can now repair stereos.
- Pets no longer show platinum mood in thumbnail background.
- Bigfoot can no longer change appearance on the vanity table.
- Hotels no longer become Community lots after being visited by a Young Adult.
- Make Furry Friend vacation memento is now achieved by making friends with Big Foot.
- Souvenirs only restock when Sim has them in inventory.
- Sledgehammer Tool can no longer be used on Hotels by pressing "J".
- Sim no longer wants to learn a massage if they have already been learned.
- Polish Only: Fixed issue with hotel room pricing.
- You can now queue up multiple Dig For Treasure interactions.
- When clicking "Ready to Play" the Launcher now launches first.
- Sims can now be added to a group when "Walk To…" interaction is canceled and re-queued.
- Sims no longer become stuck in vehicle when transitioning from a Secret Lot to a Vacation Home.
- Customers reject a massage if the purchase price is set too high.
- Bigfoot can no longer be asked to go on Group Outing.
- Fire Dancer Mat and Food Stands cannot be placed in a Sim's inventory.
- Seating can now be removed from the Food Stands.
- Fire dancer mat cannot be set for sale.
- Having the Business Perks interface open when the vacation loading screen begins will no longer cause the game to freeze.
- Young Adults who are staying at a vacation home no longer have the option to Get Married or Move In another Sim.
- Sims can no longer assign others to be a masseuse.
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Post by Linsey on Aug 6, 2008 7:52:13 GMT
The Sims 2 FreeTime PatchInstructions: Save the file to disk and then run it to install the patch. Please make sure you have your game CD's available during patch installation. Download The Sims 2 FreeTime Patch(Note: This patch is compatible for all languages) Complete list of changes:Note: Not all fixes will take effect on existing The Sims 2 FreeTime saved games. If you have an existing lot, Sim, object or neighborhood that does not seem to be improved by this patch, we recommend that you replace the affected object, or create either a new family, lot or neighborhood, depending on what is affected by the bug. - Sims will now remember which side of the bed is theirs to sleep on.
- Crash will no longer occur when users attempt to load another lot while associating a neighborhood using the Advanced Neighborhood Options panel.
- "Neon Flamingo" is no longer missing from Buy Mode.
- In Audio Options, Custom Station icon no longer blocks the Stop button.
- University Service NPCs are now able to join a dance contest in a Secret Hobby lot if they are not on the job.
- Sims will no longer pop back onto the screen when Sims walk to a Secret Hobby Lot.
- "Electrono-Ticket Machine" will now correctly turn off when you move a Home lot into the Lots and Houses Bin.
- Saved lots with an in progress dance contest will now reset correctly when placed into the Lots and Houses Bin.
- Sims can now watch UFOs with the "Astrowonder Telescope".
- Sims can no longer mark items for sale on top of the "Upright Pottery Wheel by QuicKraft".
- Iconic Hobbyist NPCs can now be reached by telephone after meeting them.
- "Socialus Butterfly" can now be caught for the Bug Collection.
- Sims will no longer teleport when you cancel the walk home interaction in a community lot.
- Primp interaction is no longer missing from the game.
- First woohoo memory will now occur when Sims woohoo for the first time in a tent.
- The reduced bladder effect from the "ShowMeOff Rack of Glory" will now trigger correctly when Sims are in range.
- Sims reading a book from the cooking genre will now correctly gain Cuisine Enthusiasm.
- Preoccupation will now work correctly at level 10.
- Pets will no longer chew or scratch cribs if they are in use.
- Garden Club members are now treated as townies.
- "Carefree Koi Pond by Simulated Life" no longer displays an environment score.
- Teen and Child Sims will no longer receive the unachievable Bird Watch Want.
- College Grades in German, French, Polish, and Brazilian Portuguese is now displayed correctly.
- The Sims 2 FreeTime credit section has been correctly updated.
- Violin Tip Jar will no longer cause an unusable tile after being picked up.
- Child Sims will no longer pop when asked to "Clean Up" the juice tray.
- Vampire Sim can no longer receive a Want to turn Bigfoot into a Vampire.
- Using the Draft Scene interaction will no longer apply a sketch filter to in-game camera snapshots.
- Motive decay on the "H-O-R-S-E of course Basket Ball Hoop", "The Goal of Paul", "Teeny Tikes Activity Table", and "One Man's Junk Car from Mechanically Minded" objects and Go Hiking interaction has been retuned.
- "Basic Blue" and "Gripping Green" wallpapers will now appear in Build Mode.
- Sims will no longer receive a phone call for magazine subscription at level 2 Hobby Enthusiasm.
- Sims will no longer gain fishing skill points while digging for treasure.
- Sims in Custom Neighborhoods can now access secret hobby lots when sub-neighborhoods are unassociated.
- Custom Radio Stations can now be deleted correctly.
- Matchmaking Service will now function correctly when the "Dusty Old Lamp" is on the lot.
- Pregnant Sims can now browse or blog about hobbies on the computer.
- Items created from the "Upright Pottery Wheel by QuicKraft" now appreciate and depreciate correctly.
- Sims can no longer sell home lots from computers on a secret hobby lot.
- Vacation guest who is asked to Join a Sim in a tent will now properly leave the tent after an appropriate amount of time.
o Drinking “Eggplant Juice” no longer produces a false memory of maximizing a skill.
- Having a honeymoon and a wedding party with a child, toddler, or baby Sim in the family will no longer cause a second wedding party to occur.
- Servo will no longer break in vacation neighborhoods.
- Children will no longer pop when drinking Hot Chocolate.
- Female children will now be able to change into gym wear while playing with "The Goal of Paul".
- "First Place Food Contest Ribbon" can no longer be duplicated by shift clicking.
- Watch Movie Interaction will no longer produce two of the same pie menu option.
- Option to "Offer Free Makeover to" "Zip Zap Zop! Classic Model Car" and "Falconeer Chopper" have been removed.
- FX cloud now appears correctly when destroying Sandcastles.
- "Ask to Join" interaction no longer appears on Iconic Hobbyists Sims when they route to user Sims while relaxing on a bed.
- Servo will now recharge correctly after "Tinkering" with any shower.
- Sims performing the "Join Freestyle" interaction should no longer pop.
- Text Notification no longer spam when raising Music & Dance enthusiasm by performing "Join Freestyle" interaction.
- "Hunka 711 by Hwang Motors" car design now appears correctly.
- Interaction tooltip now appears correctly when Sims use the "Teeny Tikes Activity Table".
- NPCs will now correctly use "The GrroveLayer 90000 Professional DJ Booth by HotBeets" and "The GrroveLayer 10k Professional DJ Booth by HotBeets".
- Memory for achieving Lifetime Want "Woohoo with 20 Different Sims" now appears correctly on the appropriate Sim.
- Romance Sims no longer lose earned platinum tombstones when moved to a community lot.
- Neat Sims will no longer be furious when told to clean up a waterballon puddle the Neat Sim created.
- Sims will no longer autonomously attempt to interact with a computer that is already in use.
- Fish, harvested fruits, and vegetables will now go to the owner's inventory on an owned business lot.
- Foods will no longer disappear when ordering from the hotel room service.
- Graduation Party memory will now appear correctly when Sims have a graduation party.
- Sims will no longer pop while fishing.
- Medicine created from the "Simsanto Inc. Biotech Station" will now be able to cure sick Sims.
- Neat Sims will no longer have the "Lick Clean" interaction.
- "Walk to" lot interaction no longer causes Sim’s motives to change abnormally.
- "Tinker" interaction is now available on the "Garbage Ninja by Kitchensations", "Big and Brown Dishwasher by Romantic Notions", "You Got Feets Bathtub", and "SuperJet Corner Shower by Sleek Sensations".
- "Stock" and "Get Leftovers" interactions are now available on "The Coldinator by Kitchensations" and "Solid Sense Fridge by Romantic Notions".
- "Compose Contents" is now available to "Garbage Ninja by Kitchensations".
- "Red Brick Road Walkway", "Neutral Sand Linoleum", "Latipsoh Green Linoleum", "Square Squares Stone Floor in Large Squares", "Square Squares Stone Floor in Small Squares", "Pristine White Marble", "Blank Slate Flagstone Flooring", "Sid's Cement Flooring", "Light Wine Stone Walkway", "Mixed Slate Stone Flooring", "Irregular Views Grap Stone Flooring", and "Octogreat Teracotta Tile" floor tiles will now appear correctly in game.
- Users can now place objects in front of the "Shiny Sewn Curtains".
- NPC Maid will now correctly route to available trash compactors.
- NPC Maid will now correctly clean the entire lot.
- Sims can now call known sales NPC they meet on a community lot.
- Sims can now serve “Smart Milk” to toddlers who are sitting in the "High Society High Chair".
- Teens no longer have the option to "Birdwatch".
- Servo will now exit correctly after swimming in the ocean.
- Body temperature no longer increases while Sims go jogging without Seasons installed.
- Sims will now autonomously use the "Good Times Changing Table".
- Lot information will now correctly display after deleting a family from the Sim bin.
- Life Time Want "Reached Golden Anniversary" is now achievable.
- Sims will now correctly perform the Hula dance when asked to.
System/Config issues:
- ATI 2000 and 3000HD series graphic cards will now display correct pictures when Sims use the computer or TV.
- Updated SecuRom version to resolve an issue where some players started their game through the launcher or clicked on the game executable, but never saw the game splash screen on monitor and fixed emulation problems players were experiencing.
- Added a new command line option “–blackfont” to make in-game fonts appear in black.
- Updated game code in order for The SimsTM 2 FreeTime to be compatible with The SimsTM 2 Store Edition. For users who have The SimsTM 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack installed, this patch must be installed in order to run The SimsTM 2 Store Edition with The SimsTM 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack. This patch runs automatically if FreeTime is already on your computer and you install The SimsTM 2 Store Edition on top of it.
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