Links to TS2&EP hacks:More Critical AL EP8 FIXES;InTeen info NEW 1/1/09

[jinyc]

Ancient, I still applaud your efforts. I will search for that mod of Pescado's and put a link (or mention) in the main post.

EDIT: OMG! How in the world do you use this wonder???

[ancienthighway]

While updates to the Inteenimater are still a ways off, Jase has been busy with posting a WoohooTeens for BV, along with No Fall Out of Hammocks and No Shoo Sauna Walls.

[jinyc]

TA for the heads up Jedi Master Ancient! I updated the first thread.

[Sam the T-man]

Would you believe the first BV patch is already here? Credit to Sleepycat for the heads-up, here's the link: http://thesims2.ea.com/update/getpatch.php?appVersion=1.10&languageCode=

[jinyc]

Sadie, I used the link to update the first post and found only this: "There are no updates available for The Sims 2 at this time." Of course, it was in umpteen languages. Something tells me that the Patch needs a patch!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: Sicko Maxis! I clicked again and the patch showed! Mind games!!!!!!!

RE-EDIT: I just read the changes and frankly I don't like the sound of it. As per Maxis: "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."

"...we recommend that you replace the affected object, or create either a new family, lot or neighborhood..." How kind and thoughtful! We now have a patch that can completely snafu our neighborhoods and I thought that was the job of each new properly untested EP! Silly me!

"Autonomous water-balloon and snowball fights have been tuned so the interaction will occur less frequently." Gee, what about the obsessive sandcastle building, Tai Chi and beach digging? These are far more annoying than water balloon and snow ball fights.

For once, I am not adding a link to an EP patch. When they improve on their faux pas I will then link. Poohbah!

[Sam the T-man]

Fair enough. Serves me right for not reading it properly :-/ Typically I went and installed it too, no problems as of yet *touches wood*

[jinyc]

I was just over at N99 and reading about the patch and Secur-Rom. It scares me senseless!

[MissDoh]

"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."

Not the first time they say this when they release a patch, that same note was use at least for Seasons patch.

[jinyc]

Thanks, Miss Doh! That makes me feel better as I do have the SEASONS patch. Have you added the BV patch yet?

EDIT: Bit the bullet and installed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RE-EDIT: I played and I had no obsessive behavior. Phew! I checked my Characters folder and I have one additonal character. That's a bit worrisome as I have no new Simmies in my game. Ever since adding Pescado's Anti-Redundancy cure (which I removed prior to patching) I ran continuously with 732 Sims. Now suddenly I have 733. HMMMM!

[Sam the T-man]

By the looks of the thread on the Inteen forum, that mod's come out of beta

[Chopperchic]

jinyc a huge thanks for this post. Its a game help bookmark on my computer. A great page to start looking for info about the game.

[jinyc]

Thanks for the kind words! It's so hard trying to keep up with any new improvement or information. Happily, Mark, Sadie, Ancienthighway and so many others help enormously!

[dobydog]

Or if you like Veronaville that much, rather than play it again you could re-create it with un-corrupted sims? Damn, what is it with Maxis supplied neighbourhoods/characters and being buggy? This is why I don't play them ¬_¬

You're welcome anyway - good luck with your game

Whoah.. Maxis crap is buggy? I'm glad that I pretty much started out with new neighborhoods rather than getting used to the families in those neighborhoods.

[Sam the T-man]

I'd rather my own anyway. It's more fun when you're playing your own stories, at least I think so

You're very welcome Joey

[Tenshii~Akari]

Depends... by "all", what exactly do you mean?  :scratch:

If it has anything to do with links to Squinge's mods, there's a whole big announcement at the top of the forum you might want to check out.  It has your answer to why you keep seeing those messages.