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Have you been naughty or have you been nice? If you’re good little boys and girls, then Santa will leave you some new Holiday objects and outfits in your stockings or under the tree. Or could can go buy them yourselves.
There are three different versions of this years Holiday Stuff; The Sims 2 Holiday Edition, The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff and The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Mini Pack (the mini pack is for those of you who bought the 2005 Holiday Edition or Stuff Pack). The Mini Pack has 20 new items and outfits with both a more traditional Scandanavian and Asian theme. Check out pictures and videos at the Official Holiday Site and then go chat about it in our forums here…
SimSecrets has updated with over 30 new files (both pay and free) but they are also offering all of their premium content free for one week. Thank you Amel and the rest of her staff for their generosity.
Well, it seems as though we’ve come to the end of an era. I’ve taken to digging around the BBS a little more often (as much as it pains me to!) in hopes of digging up new, interesting information. Today I’ve come across something on the sad side.
For those who have read some of my previous posts, I always refer the the company that creates, markets and sells The Sims 2 as EA/Maxis, while most simply refer to the makers of TS2 as Maxis. As most everyone knows Maxis was purchased by EA Games, and run as a division of EA since it’s purchase in 1997. So while Maxis has long been a part of EA, it was allowed to keep a certain level of existence. However the other day I noticed something, Maxis seems to be no more. The Maxis logo is no longer at the bottom of this Website, and http://www.Maxis.com now redirects to http://thesims.ea.com/. It seems that Maxis is now gone forever.
You can read the entire thread here. I think it’s really too bad and we have more negative changes to look forward to. They’ve already started the slippery slide of creating a massive money making machine (where there already was one) with the addition of Stuff Packs. I’m sure those of you from the MMORPG communities remember what became of EverQuest after Sony took over Verant Interactive completely.
You can discuss this on our forums where user simaster8 has already started a thread in regards to it.
Firstly, if you haven’t seen it or been yet - check it out! The Sims2Wiki hosts everything you ever wanted to know about the game and more. From cheat codes to extensive lists of available custom content to the reason for this update … codes for the unlockables within the new Pets expansion!
As you know, there were three exclusive pre-order breeds- a Star Dalmation, a Bandit Cat and a Purple Pug. Instead of the ‘enter your code here to download this’ bonus that usually comes with expansions, these ones were to be entered in the game. They were also multiple-use and you were encouraged to share them with your friends. It turns out there’s lots of unlockables within the game, 46 to be exact - dog and cat furs (in funky, crazy colours) and adorable dog and cat collars.
So what are you waiting for?! Get your unlock codes now!
Well by now some of you have pets, some of you don’t. For those who don’t, maybe this will tide you over. The third edition of the Pets Training Paper is now available with lots of new little tidbits.
We’ve got The Sims 2 Pets on all of your favorite gaming devices. There’s something for every gamer, so check out these highlights to see the unique adventures and mischievous fun that each variation offers.
emino posted to let us know that Pets has been released in Malaysia and he picked up his copy today. He’s happy to take picture requests and other things you’d like to know about the expansion before you get it in your hot little hands. Feel free to post on the thread with your questions/requests
Gamedaily.com has written what the official site is calling the first review of pets.
For anyone who’s already addicted to the ‘The Sims 2,’ ‘Pets’ is an engaging add-on that keeps the game fresh. Who knows — adding a virtual menagerie of pets to a Sims family just might offer the same mood-enhancement as a real-life pet, minus the shedding and allergies.
According to this thread on the forums:
People in Brazil are buying The Sims 2 Pets! It’s released there!
They’re posting pics at:
http://www.osimbr.netThis fansite is updating every time with new pics!
Thanks to pprmarques for the heads up!
This post on the BBS has lots and lots of spoilers from the Prima Guide on how to do different things in the Pets expansion. I won’t include much here, so you can decide if you want to read them or find things out for yourself. I will however say that it’s not cheap to get even a basic untrained pet!
I found this BBS post that mentions the new In Season information found here. The poster has kindly provided a translation text, which reads
“Give you’re [sic] sims a break and weed them out of the house! This new ep to the sims 2 make you’re [sic] sims able to go outside, where they can let them self out in the seasons activities, like snowball war,(something i don’t know what is) and games like Marco Polo and much more. They can paddle around in the spring rain, fish in they’re own ponds and grow rare fruits with unexpected outcomes. Whether you build them a winter cottage or a summer hut, will they enjoy every seasons.”
Of course at this point it’s still all conjecture. We won’t know anything for sure until Maxis “officially” announces it, even if more concrete leaks happen prior (like how we were all “in the know” about Pets before they spoke up).
I’ve just found another BBS post which claims this is an insert with the Pets expansion
I guess we’ll find out if this is true in a few days!
According to this BBS post the cheats for the Pets expansion will be as follows:
boolprop ControlPets [on/off]
- Makes pets fully controlalble, but you can’t cancel actions from their queue
boolprop DisablePuppyKittenAging [true/false]
- Turns off aging for kittens and puppies
boolprop PetActionCancel [true/false]
- Normally, you can’t cancel actions in a pet’s queue, but this cheat makes those actions accessible
boolprop ShowCatalogePFlags[true/false]
- Activates labels in the detail view of each Buy mode and Build mode objects (except floor or wall coverings) to show which product they came from (EP or SP)
boolprop PetsFreeWill [true/false]
- Turns pet free will off.
DeleteAllAwnings
- Deletes all awnings on lot
DeleteAllFences
- Deletes all fences on lot
DeleteAllHalfWalls
- Deletes all half walls on lot
DeleteAllObjects [Doors/Windows/Stairs]
- Deletes all Doors, Windows or Stairs on lot
DeleteAllWalls
- Deletes all walls on lot
IndividualRoofSlopeAngle [15/75]
- Activates a tool to change the roof slopes of individual roofs on a lot
Once again thanks to callum91.
Firstly - the back of the PC game box has been found!
Secondly, it does look like Brazil got pets first, check out their pets event. Lastly you can see the sims 2 pets icon here.
callum91 pointed out to me that there’s a whole bunch of new pictures in this BBS Thread. Pictures include a pet birthday, pregnancy notice, the skunk and a lot of the new items!
Can Pets go in cars? Will you be able to breed small dogs and big dogs together? Can Sims make a living out of breeding pets? Can a Sim be both a vampire and a werewolf at the same time? Are There Any New Lifetime Wants????
All of these questions and more were answered by the Maxoids in a Live Chat held this afternoon.
MaxoidGrant Fear the pets, destroyers of all.
Check out the transcripts here… and talk about it in our forums.
I know you’ve all read the rumours about Hillary Duff and her dog being in the Pets expansion - well, it was made official today and now we have a picture to share with you! Click on the image for a larger one
“I’ve logged hundreds of hours playing The Sims games, so I jumped at the chance to be in The Sims 2 Pets,” said Sims aficionado Hilary. “I love creating Sims characters and guiding them through life, designing their houses and then blinging them out with cool furniture. Now, in The Sims 2 Pets, EA has combined two things I really enjoy - pets and The Sims!”
Click here to read the full article
Also, Maxis has added the abililty for you to have pet avatars! You can have a cat or a dog and customize it just for you
From the official site:
We’ve brought Pets to the Avatar tool! Now you can have a Sim, Dog, or Cat as your favorite online pic. Go! Go update your Avatar!
Many thanks to callum91 for all this information!
According to the Official Site, there will be an official chat tomorrow, Oct. 5th at 2:30pm PDT.
Get the latest and greatest from our game producers before the game ships! We will be holding a chat with the PC team from 2:30-3:15pm PDT on Thursday.
Maybe we should ask them if this is really the werewolf
As he looks pretty … well, Teen Wolf scary.
Thanks to j3nni for posting the image.
callum91 pointed out that Thesims2.co.ukhas an interview up regarding the console edition of the game.
At the recent The Sims 2 Pets event we were lucky enough to sit down with both Charles Normann and Hunter Howe, producers on the Console and PC versions of The Sims 2 Pets respectively! We’ll be bringing you Hunter’s answers later, but for now here is what we found out from Charles!
