Ok, I have removed all my hacks, including the insimenator, and I still have no Apt. building icons hovering in the air in Neighborhood View. All I have now in my Downloads folder is CC stuff/Eaxis Stuff for clothes,etc. I ran the game on another Windows account, no downloads in place, and I get the icons where they should be. Anyone else having this problem, and perhaps figured out what is making the icons go PFFFT?

From Sim Wardrobe comes this tidbit from the Prima Games forums, that the FT EP may not be the last. Paladin even swiped a ss of the comment, which I saved an uploaded here. Hmmm, well, we do have the K/B SP coming out in what, April? And EA does have several more months to bleed Sims 2 before Sims 3 arrives.

Seems like they do the "ahh!" reaction to everything: age transition, seeing another sim. Am I the only one seeing this bug?

Per the latest news from Snooty Sims; looks like GamersHel has the second update, and it's not on the USA Sims 2 site yet. Hmmmm, trustworthy, ya think?l And I mean GamersHell;I trust Snooty,lol.

Here ya go, to compliment my Simtec Temple residential lot I uploaded here awhile back, now your sims can go dine in a temple. With hidden flame/flash pots, lights, and a hidden flat roof, your sims can dine with the feeling that they're inside an ancient forboding temple. I've included SS with the download so you can view the pics better.BTW, I have Base thru Teen Style Stuff installed,so, if you have as far as Bon Voyage installed, you're good to go.

Ok, have been playing Sims 2 on my two XP machines for awhile, with one offering better gameplay as it has an AMD Athlon 64 3200+.Now, my latest desktop, an EMachine T3612 with Vista Home Premium, with a Celeron D 3.46 GHz, and onboard shared memory graphics courtesy of an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950,Up to 224MB Shared Video Memory.Now, should I wait till I get a PCIE16 video card before I go trying to install and play Sims 2, as yes, my 2 XP machines both have Radeon 9200 AGP cards in them, with 128 MB, and my EMachine only takes PCI Express 16 cards, or would the onboard graphics suffice for now?Remember, the Vista video requirements are "heavier" than Sims 2, so that kinda clues me in that it would suffice for now. Anyone have any suggestions..........beos.........kathy........?

Then roll on over to Sabbatical Salon. Buy new threads, get a makeover, a massage, ease your sim's woes away in the sauna's or heated springs. This lot has items from H&M Stuff, btw, so keep that in mind. Use the Clean Installer on this lot to nullify the %$%^$^% phone hack I can't find nor delete altogether myself,lol.

Mintel, short for Mini Hotel. Built on the smallest lot available, with six rooms to choose from.I left the lobby pretty much uncluttered on purpose for those that wanted to add any food items,etc. It's tiny, but it helps.As always, with my lots for now, use the Clean Installer, as I can't seem to get rid of/find the phone line controller hack that's in my lots,lol.

Edit: corrected file with version without the phone line controller

Inspired by Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, I created this southern mansion inspired hotel/inn. It has the following for your vacationing sims:

1) Twelve rooms to choose from, with couples, families, and roomies types in the mix.
2) Outdoor bbq area, massage area, expresso area, swingset, pond, graveyard, pool, sauna, heated springs.
3) In the lobby, we have guest bathrooms w/ showers for after your soak, a nice restaurant, and a wide social room.
4) Each of the other floors has a community bathroom, btw.
5) While it may not have 999 ghosts......there are several here. Some of my own creation, and a few townies as well.

So...........welcome, foolish mortals............to the Haunted Casper Inn...MUWHAHAHAHAH!


Note: Use the Clean Installer, as there is a $%$$$% phone line controller hack I can't seem to get rid of,lol.

Here's a nice home, built inside a temple pyramid, replete with a water spewing idol on top. Overall, it's a one bedroom residence, costing about $121,000.Yes, it has a flat wodden roof located under the idol,btw. So no bad weather getting in. Out back, you have two staircases leading up to a "hidden" patio behind the statue. I haven't seen any homes like this YET, though I could be wrong and someone submitted something like this somewhere else. So, I hope you all enjoy this ancient tropical themed home.

Here's the sister hotel to Simbasy Resort North, as promised. Again, this is a big lot. So here's what you get:

First Floor
Restaurant
Game Room
Social Room
Gift Shop area in main lobby
Sauna area with 2 units and 2 massage table
Two public restrooms with showers

Second Floor
Four couples suites
Two family suites

Third Floor
Four couples suites
Two family suites

Fourth Floor
Private Penthouse with separate elevator
King size bedroom equipped for 2 adults & 2 children
Combo kitchen/dining area/TV area

Whew....Now, this one took all together 7 hours to build.......2 hours alone last night. So I hope my hard work pays off and you all enjoy it.....

Simbasy Resort North-AKA The Non-Beach Version,lol. The Beach Verion, Simbasy Resort South coming soon.
Anyways, ok, let's get down to stats here.First, it's a large ass lot.

First floor:
Restaurant
Massage Parlor w/ 2 tables
Gift Shop
Game Room
Social Room
Expresso Cafe
Two large public restrooms with showers

Second Floor:
Six suites with single double bed each
Two suites with two singles each

Third Floor:
Four family suites, with a single double bed, and two single beds each

Fourth Floor: Private Penthouse Suite :worship:
Two bedroom,1 bath suite with complete kitchen and living room

Recreation Out back:
Big pool
4 Spas
1 Sauna
1 Thermal Spring

Whew.......this lot took me 5 hours to build today.....so I hope you all like it....

So, all told, you have a 13 room nice hotel here. The sister resort will be up here in the coming week.

Oh, there's apparently a "phone line controller" hack in my lot here that I thought I got rid of when I cleared out all hacks prior to BV Installation. So use the Clean Installer,ok?

My second completed hotel, and first uploaded. Has six rooms: 2 for couples, 2 for friends/roomies, and 2 for families. For leisure, check out the pirate ship out back,practice your breasttroke in the pool, melt away stress in the sauna or heated springs, or just catch some rays. Arr, so get your crew inta here, mates, sos you can stay while you pillage the locals.........ARRRRR!


Note: You need to have Base thru Bon Voyage installed.All of them, as I used a lil from each pack. No hacks, all Maxis stuff.

Starting a new series of lots for my game,  so here's the first in the Payne In The Glass Residential series. Perfect for your PlantSims, your normal sims who want to feel closer to the great outdoors, or if you want to get some good pics and vid clips in-game, while you're "in" the house looking out when crappy weather happens. I pulled everything out  as far as furnishing goes, but somehow a phone hack stayed in, and there's no dang phones left in the house!LOL......So, please use the Clean Installer if you don't want this phone hack. I can't recall what all it does, so you're on your own.BTW, found out that if you use wall lights, or the biggest of the ceiling lights, they work better than the rest in this lot.Enjoy.........

After experiencing the game time "in-game" stopping, and all sims freeze, but I can go into buy and build mode, I tracked down this bug happeneing right after I "change appearance" to a PlantSim. Has anyone else had this happen to them?