I too had never heard of this program before.

What are the advantages over it v.s. SimPE, if any?

-ZW

I haven't installed BV yet (though I do have it) as I want to get my hoods "ready" for it, but was wondering if those of you who have already installed it could give me a heads up as to which (if any) of the pre-made hood maps (Sedona, Crystal Springs, etc) available offer the best/most options to build beach house lots on?

If none of the pre-mades are decent, how about pointing me toward some good user made ones? (I don't have SimCity 4 so making my own isn't an option.)

Thanks,

-ZW

I was just about to cry for help about this very problem & am going to try your advise first! (I have been playing just swell with all-packs-up-to Seasons/Celebrations + the "3rd" Seasons patch untill my PC just quit reading my disk! )

So..er...where do I find the cache files?

-ZW

That depends....

What are the 2 other mods you have?

-ZW

(I have waaaaaaay more than 2 mods in my game with no problems, but I am carefull to avoid having multiple mods that try & change the same things to avoid conflicts. )

Me three!

I never saw a single "in-ground" pet untill after I installed Seaons. Thankfully it doesn't stop the game or anything (the pet in question just popped right back out) it was just strange.

I'm also glad to know that the floating kid thing isn't just happening to me.

Like you said, at least it doesn't blow up the game or anything!

As long as my game "corrects itself" (i.e. doesn't blow up) I can happily live with a few quirks!

-ZW

Why can't I end Sarah Crittur's initial pregnancy with the 2.6 InSIM Repoductive Adjuster? The only option available is Give Birth. Any subsequent pregnancies can be ended, just not the 1st one. (Yes, I have made pet actions both selectable & cancell-able with my trusty User Startup Cheat file. )

I want to end her "default" litter since it seems to have reveted back to it's pre-Pets-patch defective staus (pups are just Sarah clones with no dad) since installing Seasons- at least in my game. If I can't do this with InSIM, is there another option for ending or (even better) fixing this 1st pregnancy? Maybe with SimPE or....? (Actually I tried looking at Sarah with SimPE but saw no options for setting/ending a pets pregnancy, at least not with the latest version. )

Thanks,

-ZW

(The MATY hack is only for unpatched Pets games, not games with a patched Pets & Seasons. )

Okay, as I am poking through the CD zip files (which I copied to my desktop) I see that a couple of them don't have an objects package file included.

I will go ahead & copy the ones I have, but will this be a problem?

-ZW

Okay, thanks for the tips!

Just to clarify my problem (which is only effecting adult Sims) what I am getting at first (on the "infected" Sims) is anywhere from 1-3 out of 4 wants slots being blank. If I use a mod (InSIM or LotDebugger) to "upgrade" to a Uni look, the "visible" want slots will re-roll but come up the same, however all the blank slots appear black & with a lock on them! "Re-rolling" gets rid of the blackout/locked look, but still leaves the same wants/unused slots. Sleeping will just "re-roll" to the same configuration. Also, the only wants the "infected" Sims seem to ever have are Ask Sim On Date and/or Purchase A Community Lot. If I have them go on a Date (usually at home with their spouse) that will "trigger" all the wants slots to work, but only while on the date. After it ends they will etheir revert imediately or after they go to sleep/wake up. I tried having one guy buy a Community Lot, and that added 2 more wants (Talent badges) but he still hads 3 out of 6 blank.

This is making it kind of dificult to play some of these Sims!

Again, I have seen the "I just don't want 5 things right now" thing before installing Seasons, but it was a temperary thing. Now it seems to be rampantly re-occuring but only for a few Sims. (Cassandra Goth, Loki Beaker & Buzz Grunt are currenly the worst offenders. )

Silly question, but if it IS tied into a corrupt object file, won't the ones on the CDs be corrupted too?

-ZW

Silly question, but wich CD should I copy from? I'm gonna guess Seasons, but....?

(I have all EP/SPs, including Seasons & Celebrations. )

From what I've read/experianced this seems to be mostly a problem with Seasons & the "pre-scripted" Maxis families/events. (Goths, Beaker, Grunt, etc. )

-ZW

I had this problem only once before I upgraded to Seasons, but now it seems to be a more serious glitch.

I have tried to use the (Seasons compatible) InSIMinator/Aspiration Adjustor to Refresh Wants (which the InSIM discription says will fix errors like this) but no dice. Also, this time around it appears to be a recurring thing (the Sim will finally be okay, then slip back into blank-slotville) whereas before it was just a 1 time (and 1 Sim) thing.

So, is there any thing out there that will actually Refresh (and unlock) a want slot??? (The "usual" fixes like fullfilling a want & such will work, but only for a bit on the infected Sim. )

-ZW

Just incase you want/need to know, the Sims giving me the problem are Cassandra & Mortimer Goth (though he seems to be stabelized after moving out) & I think the problem may actually be tied partly into the Goth lot as it's been the only one that loads on "pause" instead of "normal speed" like all the rest.