New Sims

I played a bit around in CAS and created a new sim.  I'm pretty happy with her look. 

I thought if anyone else had new sims we could post them here.

Here's Macy Monroe.

Her traits are:  flirty, over-emotional, green thumb, loves the outdoors and genius.  Her favorite color is orange.  I think she'd make a fine mad scientist someday.

Happy holidays one and all

Bright and early Christmas Eve day here. Work will be tough as usual this day every year. We start off with a breakfast that continues to 9 or so then places around the University have morning tea. Officially, everyone goes home at noon after putting in such a hard effort in the morning.

So I thought I'd wish everyone a bright and happy festive season. I'll be around and online a lot. :)

I made it back.

We lost power Friday night about the same time we lost internet service. Our power was back by Saturday morning. We were lucky. Thousands have been without power. Many still are. The snow is still on the ground and my internet just came back on a few minutes ago. We ended up with 15 inches of snow. We live on a road that is not state owned so it doesn't get plowed and neither do about 3 more that I have to travel to get to the main road. I'm going to try to make it to work tomorrow. I think these back roads will be clear enough by then. It's going to take me awhile to catch up to every one.

Thank goodness for Sims. I started a new game with the same sims plus some surprises. Three days of sims and I have lots of sims to post about.

Hello everyone. Hope this internet is back on for good now. Missed you all.

So what other games/game companies do you recommend

Just wondering what the rest of you have found entertaining over time.

My list:
RPGs
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1 and 2)
Dragon Age (Bioware == great game)
Neverwinter Knights
Divine Divinity (same company has a new game out and I will definitely be trying it!
The Witcher - Geralt of Riva == damned cool
Oblivion - gorgeous and interesting. I tried Morrowind but it's so big and open that it scares me. :)
Sacred - the original I like. Don't really like the second - so many small quests you never move along the story.

Adventure games
LucasArts Monkey Island series.
The Longest Journey

Desktop games
Luxor
Big Kuhana Reef 2 - great game ++ infinitely expandable with a designer tool.

That's a start though I have more if I could remember them. :)

New patch - new tool

There is a new patch. Supposed to fix many issues, including Sim ages being reset if you change their clothes or hair.

Create a world is officially out. They even have left it as beta so beware that they must be sure it will have some issues.

LOL my accoutt just got suspended for seven days

I have made a post in Freewill experiments with the whole nonsense last night.

My account was suspended for a seperate reason... but I posted all the emails and all at the post.

DARN autocrats!

OMG the forum is getting out of hand!

I just commented on a post in the forum. I made a reply with regard to CC, similiar to the post I made the last time which I got cited for.

My post was REMOVED SECONDS after I made it. I could not go back to edit.

Alas, I cannot print screen for some reason(either my printscreen button is broken or my mspaint is stuffed).. but thank the fairies for the back button in the mozzilla browser.

I copied the evidence...

This is getting frustrating! XML
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So I decided to take a break before WA came out and let time pass so all the bugs and patches could be worked out. I come back, and try to update my game using the launcher, and its telling me "Update Error: Invalid File"

WTF!!! I bought this game legally, It's a digital download wut do u mean invalid file. So I removed ALL CC from my game, still doesn't work. After scouring the forums, some suggestions has been to replace certain folders from the original CD on to your hard drive. Uuuuh, I have a digital download, I don't have a hard copy CD, where am I getting these files from!?!?!?!

The only option I see is un-installing and re-installing which is a huge no-no! I need help
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Hi there.

The Invalid File error typically arises from custom content and mods; even altering the time/date stamp on core files can provoke it. What we advise is that users remove all CC and mods prior to patching.

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i did do that, it still doesn't work, did u read the message
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In that case, I'd advise a full manual uninstall, then reinstalling the game:

https://easims.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/easims.cfg/php...user/std_adp.php?p_faqid=22226

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SimGuru_BGY_11 wrote:Hi there.

The Invalid File error typically arises from custom content and mods; even altering the time/date stamp on core files can provoke it. What we advise is that users remove all CC and mods prior to patching.

-Big Guy-




Frankly if CC(and mods) is part of the cause which leads to conflicting issues with the core game files then I think the Guru created thread regarding CC should be removed?

I am not trying to be snotty, but if it is indeed a 'possible' issue, then a thread like that should not be on the OFFICIAL SIMS3 forum for now? At least until it is found that CC alone is not at fault?

My other posts are appearing since, but the above one was deleted!

This is what I have said since.. just 'in case' these dissapear as well!


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Sorry, for some reason I cannot access my post to edit it... I wanted to add, that I did not want to be rude with my comment but it was merely a valid question.

Thanks
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I feel like I'm in some type of impossible lab on computer programming, fix this broken game. Why must I un-install and re-install every single time a patch comes out, that really shouldn't be the answer to these problems. Honestly, fix your ****, and get it together
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OH MY WORD My post was removed by the GURU?? WHY??

It was not rude or inflammatory or harressment? I was just asking a question?
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(if the darn HTML doesn't work I am sorry:/)

To Muleskinner Don

Please come back for a few minutes. I'm starting a new game and really want one of your males and one of your females in the game. I need to know which ones you would prefer in there.

New toddler pics

I uploaded a couple of new pictures over at Simatography of my/our born-in-game sims. I took pictures of Carter Townsend and Stephenie Andrea Grant, posed as in a photographer's studio. i think they came out really cute. I'll do more later, probably. I think I'm addicted. Do they make a pill for this?

Here's the link: Shutterbugs Assignment #3 Babes in Action

Oops, I called her Stephanie but I meant Andrea. Sam and AJ's girl. That's what I get for doing this late a night.

The Genetics Game

I finally got things back on track in my game. New baby Mara and a few changes.  In this game, Michael Bachelor hasn't died, Buster Clavell did die and another Townsend toddler died. Poor Tyler.  I had Mara v.1 saved in my bin as a toddler so I compared her as a young adult to Mara v.2.  Note:  I changed Mara v.2 hair color as it was a light reddish blonde.  A pretty color but it didn't work for Marta and Wyatt's daughter. 

Compare!

Derailed!

I played a little today after my latest blog.  I wanted to age Mara into toddler hood.  I did so and saved and played some more.  My last save went kablooey.  It threw me out of the game.  No worries, I'd saved earlier and I know how to deal with a corrupt file. 

I had no .bad file.  I had no main Walker file.  I did have a backup in the Sims 3 saves.  Great!  Nope. That backup was so old that Wade was a baby and it didn't have any of the changes I made to the house.  So, I went to my last manual backup which was two weeks ago.  Wade is a toddler and no Mara.  So, I'm not sure what to do about my last blog entry. *laughs* 

It's all a dream!  I'll probably nuke it and start over.  Opinions?  Suggestions?  I will try for another new baby and I'll do the watermelon trick to get a girl, again.  At least I love playing this family!

Forum issues?

The Sims 3 forums seem to be getting glitchier (New word, yay me!).  Tonight I couldn't access them at all.  I kept getting a "loop" error.  Anyone else having issues? Or am I just that lucky?!