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CrookedRain
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So I clicked on a link to some article on the Sims 3 website from an older post in this thread and got a 404 page with this awesome image:
http://www.thesims3.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=-608201177
http://www.thesims3.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=-608201177
:lolCrookedRain said:So I clicked on a link to some article on the Sims 3 website from an older post in this thread and got a 404 page with this awesome image:
http://www.thesims3.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=-608201177
proposition
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I tried to download something from the Sims store (free points!) but it's not working properly as far as I can tell 
platypotamus
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proposition said:I tried to download something from the Sims store (free points!) but it's not working properly as far as I can tell
I've gotten error messages on some items that I've attempted to install, both from the store and the exchange. Haven't figured out why yet either.
VelvetMouth
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Zzoram said:
Not great at all. I have to adjust to get rid of the jaggies everytime I start the game.
I'm loving all the new personality traits. I made a couple, Richard and Angela. Richard is a bookworm who dreams of writing a novel. I made Angela to be a money grubbing snob. My goal was to have Richard be the poor downtrodden husband with a mean wife who gets to cheat on her with the hot computerwiz girl, Sarah. Then I made Ivan the badass Russian cook who was going to come in between Richard and Sarah and have Richard finally man up, dump his wife, and be the hero of the story.
So far it's playing out that Angela the money hungry snob, she's my favorite character. She started off as a housewife studying cooking because she had nothing else to do. Now she's a great cook making a lot more money than Richard who's turned into a cheating loser who's failing at his political career and only makes small change writing shitty sci-fi stories. Angela can also fix things around the house and she's raising their aweful child.
brain_stew
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VelvetMouth said:
Use Catalyst Control center to setup a GPU profile for the game. You should be able to force 4xMSAA independant of the ingame settings.
brain_stew
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Gowans007 said:
gamersgate.com, and they're excellent.
platypotamus
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MGrant said:
Yeah, I ended up with six as a result of over-breeding, and then moving in another adult to help with all the offspring. It was... hectic with 3 toddler/babies.
Nice Lot Jojo, is it a community lot? Grand Central Palace or something? Or does that belong to someone. Looks well outside my family's price range...
platypotamus
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Writing and Charisma are, for whatever reason, the only skills none of my sims have yet. I think.
Here's a few shots of my work in progress; a monochromatic modern.
The roofs in that shot don't look too great, not sure if I am going to keep them (unlikely), build a room out over them (likely) or carry the roof architecture down a level (very likely). I may also see what kind of roof options I have, maybe they just look like crap because that's the roof type I used.
An interior shot, hovering over the atrium. Not sure I will keep the couches there, as it's an atrium and stone furniture might look better. Assuming I keep furniture up there at all; I may just blow up the stairs leading up to the platform, shorten the raised section a bit, and have couches facing the front door (at top) and the decorative pillar (big black rectangle, you can't see the room but inside there is a large mirror as decoration).
You can also see the loft area, with the fireplace (fireplaces are, so far, terrible in this game; fuck chimneys.) You can also see the pool and a little landscaping around it. Will post more photos as it evolves, but I think I'm done for the night.
The roofs in that shot don't look too great, not sure if I am going to keep them (unlikely), build a room out over them (likely) or carry the roof architecture down a level (very likely). I may also see what kind of roof options I have, maybe they just look like crap because that's the roof type I used.
An interior shot, hovering over the atrium. Not sure I will keep the couches there, as it's an atrium and stone furniture might look better. Assuming I keep furniture up there at all; I may just blow up the stairs leading up to the platform, shorten the raised section a bit, and have couches facing the front door (at top) and the decorative pillar (big black rectangle, you can't see the room but inside there is a large mirror as decoration).
You can also see the loft area, with the fireplace (fireplaces are, so far, terrible in this game; fuck chimneys.) You can also see the pool and a little landscaping around it. Will post more photos as it evolves, but I think I'm done for the night.
This game is so much better than the other sims games. The fact that the whole town is open to do what you want is awesome. Makes things seem a little less pointless. I actually feel like i can explore areas and find something. Also the character creation stuff is really sweet. Im interested to see what the expansions will bring. Seems like they cherry picked a bunch of things from the other games for this one. Like you can go to school or go to the theater or hang out at the beach.
I was never really able to get into the other games but hopefully this is the one i can commit to.
I got everything maxed out on my 3.4 ghz quad core and 4870x2 and it has been pretty smooth, with hiccups when i start scrolling through the town, which is annoying.
I was never really able to get into the other games but hopefully this is the one i can commit to.
I got everything maxed out on my 3.4 ghz quad core and 4870x2 and it has been pretty smooth, with hiccups when i start scrolling through the town, which is annoying.
Awesome work. I can't make myself spend that long working on one house, I get bored and just say "enh, I'll do it later."
What annoys me more is that the plants will stick branches through my walls if they're too close. Also, is there a way to control whether you get the S/M/L version of bushes?
me Jojo said:
What annoys me more is that the plants will stick branches through my walls if they're too close. Also, is there a way to control whether you get the S/M/L version of bushes?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
It's been like that since 1, sadly.
Also, there are stuff like Life Fruit which reduces your current age bar.
Also, there are stuff like Life Fruit which reduces your current age bar.
Anyone playing on an older system can comment on how it runs? One of my friend's just got it for their kids and can't install it on their system and have asked me if I can upgrade to make it work. I've got the system sitting here and it's an older Pentium D 805 system with 512Mb ram and integrated radeon x200 video (but it has a pci-e x16 slot). Checking Newegg for about $100 I can upgrade them with the following:
1Gb DDR400 ram
Radeon 4650 (only has a crap 300w ps but I think this should still work)
DVD burner (they only have a CDR right now)
So when all is said and done they will have a Pentium Dual core 2.67ghz, 1.5Gb ram and a radeon 4650 512mb DDR2 card. Will Sims3 run ok for them? I don't want to have them spend money on my recommendation and have it be unplayable.
1Gb DDR400 ram
Radeon 4650 (only has a crap 300w ps but I think this should still work)
DVD burner (they only have a CDR right now)
So when all is said and done they will have a Pentium Dual core 2.67ghz, 1.5Gb ram and a radeon 4650 512mb DDR2 card. Will Sims3 run ok for them? I don't want to have them spend money on my recommendation and have it be unplayable.
Thanks, yeah, if it were mine system I would probably just build a new one. But for them the alternative would be to buy a new one which would be about $500 or so. They are trying to get another year or 2 our of this one. The memory and DVD burner should come in handy for other stuff as well so I don't see those as wasted. I could also go a bit cheaper with a ATI 4350 or 4550 but was concerned about the performance on those.
CrookedRain
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Wow. :lolGravijah said:
I wish I knew that earlier. My rock star sim is about to die in the next day or two from old age.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Do female sims become infertile when they near the age of elderly?
