Mailman delimma and now more problems...
Simsane:
Do you use The Sims2Pack CleanInstaller found here:
http://sims2pack.modthesims2.com/
If not, you should download it, install it and then run it. It will show 99.99% of hacks in red and then you can delete them if they are not hacks that you intentionally put into your game. Glitches like you are talking about are often caused by hacks that are either not compatible with the games you have or are not compatible with other hacks you have installed.
If you download lots off of EA's Exchange that come with custom content, then you may have downloaded a hack because many hacks will attach to the lots that people upload.
But, if it is only happening on one lot, the lot may be glitched even if you had nothing in your downloads folder. Try playing another family for a while to see if this same thing happens to them as well. If it does, then I would strongly suggest you use the clean installer to check for hacks. If not, then you may need to move your sim family out, bulldoze that lot and then put them into a new house.
kinnika:
rwills - Yeah, the mailbox I have my mailbox updated for OFB. This is the one I have: http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=139123
Simsane - I will try to play with another family for awhile and see if the same thing is happening with the photo album.
Both - The lot that the problems have started on is actually a Maxis downtown condo. So, it wasn't downloaded. And yes, I do have the Clean Installer. I actually use that religiously and actually, I have just recently re-organized and cleaned up my Sims 2 folder, so I know it's not an unintentionally downloaded hack problem.
I do know that sometimes even Maxis made items can go a little psycho after awhile (wouldn't be the first time in my experience). But again, I will see if it's just that lot or not.
Simsane:
Oh, yea, definitely -- I've had lots get glitched that were already in the game before too, so I know you're right about that. There is also a tool called the HCDU that I use whenever I add a new hack to my game just to make sure it doesn't conflict with any other hacks I've already been using. It's on a site called Paladin's Place -- or Sim Wardrobe. Here's the link for that site:
http://www.simwardrobe.com/
If you don't have it already and you do go to get it, the link just takes you to the home page. Then click on Sims 2, then on Programs and it's the second one on the page. When you run it, it will check all the hacks and if it finds a conflict it will tell you which ones might conflict with each other. Then you will have to choose if you want to delete one of them or not. Although, I know that sometimes it's okay to have two that the HCDU says will conflict just as long as one of them loads into the game before the other one. But I don't know which hacks can work that way -- TwoJeffs from Simbology has talked about how there are a few of his hacks and Pescado's hacks where the HCDU reports a conflict but as long as his (TwoJeffs) load after Pescado's then there really isn't. So, I know it's okay sometimes even if the HCDU says it's not. But you'll have to see what the HCDU reports and then try to figure out what to do. I almost always delete one of them, especially if they are not TJ's and Pescado's.
SimGirl20:
I hope you get the problem sorted out Kinnika I know mailman problems because one time and if I'm not sorely mistaken I believe it was with seasons that my mailman got stuck on the right left hand side of the mailbox and I watched him do it too but anyway right when he was about to open the mailbox he would just pop back beside the otherside of the mailbox and start taking a step forward and then a step back like he was stuck in walking animation but kept popping back and he stayed like that ALL the day and ALL the night until 7 a.m. until he would then appear back at the other end of the lot to continue his never ending mail delievery :mad: It happened for a long time in one praticular lot and then after I installed free-time it seemed to work its self out albeit because of the new paper/mail boy just thought I would share :rolleyes:
kinnika:
Simsane - Yeah, I did actually download that. Thanks for reminding me I had that. I just haven't used it yet.
Actually, SimGirl - That's exactly what has happened in my game. I don't know. If it's just one lot (haven't been able to check yet), then maybe I won't stress it.
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