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Apartment Life Review

2009-01-05T11:24:00.000-08:00

Here's a review for the new Apartment Life Expansion Pack.

Games Review Blog

Downloads

2008-12-31T10:50:00.000-08:00

I found a cute download for you on another blog. It's a cute bathing suit and a dress. Please make sure to leave a thank you comment. Click on the image to go the blog and download.

Links

2008-12-30T11:06:00.000-08:00

Links to Sims 2 Blogs:

thesims2blog.com
exlibrisbitsy.com
heidisimsblog
daysies
baileyravinesims2legacy
sims.ennovy
soveryposh
ringsurf.com
sims2blog

Sims 2 Download Sites:
personal-computer-tutor

GameAir

2008-11-18T09:18:00.000-08:00

Here's the website for the GameAir. See more in the previous post.

Gamercise

2008-11-18T09:13:00.000-08:00

Wow, this is cool. This would help e get some exercise. It sure would be fun.

Sims 3 Coming 2009

2008-10-31T12:39:00.000-07:00

Seamless neighborhoods- Roam freely in the neighborhood
New create a Sim -Make any sim you can dream of
New personality traits
Customizable everything- Choose whatever pattern you want on your couch and more

The scoop on Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack Part 3

2008-08-24T19:02:00.001-07:00

- the spiral staircase returns and only takes up a 2x2 square space
- neighbors noise can keep you awake
- neighbors can complain if you have more than one stereo on in apt
- you can build common shared kitchens and bathrooms to keep rent costs down
- you an woohoo in two new places, the owned helicopter, and in the sliding door closets
- if kids miss the bus they can walk to school

The scoop on Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Part 2

2008-08-24T17:58:00.000-07:00

- There will be good, neutral, and evil witches and they can teleport.
- The witches will have spectral cats in a variety of colors.
- The witches can have duels and the evil witches will summon spectral assistants to do their dirty work.
- Their will be secret lots associated with witches.
- There will be a bookcase with a secret door.
- You will be able to own a helicopter. That sounds really cool!

The scoop on Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack Part 1

2008-08-19T14:40:00.000-07:00

Release Date: August 27th

-Bummer: No bunk beds
-There will be: Murphy beds
-New songs added to the radio stations
-New interactions for babies and toddlers: peek a poo, and toddler hugs
-New open mic to recite poetry, sing, or perform comedy
-Each apartment unit will be played like seperate lots
-There will be witches and they can teleport!
-Over 30 new hairstyles
-Small lap dogs suited for small apartment living. You can carry it around or sit with it on your lap. It also comes with a pen to hang out in.
Preorder Sims 2 Apartment Life

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Apartment Life

2008-08-01T13:09:00.000-07:00

There are 3 comic strips on the Sims2 official website about the new Apartment life expansion pack. It looks like your sims will be able to beg for money in the park. That's kind of cool.

Check out the comic strips.

Your sims will also have a new reputation meter, new social groups, and more. You'll be able to control more than one household.

The expansion pack will be out this month I can't wait to play it.

New info about Freetime

2008-02-22T19:33:00.000-08:00

There was a chat yesterday about the features of the Sims 2 Freetime expansion pack. I've highlighted a few things discussed. I may add more in my next post.

New Career Reward Objects:
intelligence - spy microphone
entertainment - fame star rug
oceanography - koi pond
architecture - drafting table
dance - special ballet barre

2 new badges sims can earn:
sewing
Pottery

two new musical objects:
violin
modular synthesizer

New Neighborhood:
Desiderata Valley

A genie that can grant 3 wishes - be careful there may be consequences to the wishes.
New movies and new video games

Your sims can buy a secondary lifetime aspiration with their aspiration benefit points

I recommend

2008-02-13T10:00:00.000-08:00

Amazon.com Widgets

To learn more about Sims 2 Freetime see my previous post.

Sims Freetime

2008-02-07T16:19:00.000-08:00

The Sims 2 newest Expansion pack FREE TIME is due to come out Feb 26, 2008. Your Sims will be able to have some great hobbies.

New Features that will be available in Sims 2 Freetime expansion pack:
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Football
- Ballet
- Car restoration
- Model train set building
- Sewing/Fashion design
- Pottery making
- Searching for stars and planets
- Contests (enter dance, food, and video game contests)
- Hiking
- Video and Board Games
- Bug collecting
- Play violin
- Compose songs
- Workout at the gym
- Bird watching
- Roller skating
- Art shows

Your sims will unlock secret rewards by mastering hobbies. You will now be able to measure your sims progress at achieving their lifetime aspiration and unlock rewards throughout their lives that will help them progress.

Lifetime Aspiration Benefits/Rewards:
- Popularity Aspiration - Call more than one Sims at a time with 3 way calling
- Fortune Aspiration - Getting paid to share wisdom
- Knowledge Aspiration - Contacting aliens instead of waiting to be abducted

I'm really looking forward to checking at all the new goodies.

Sims 3

2007-10-28T19:20:00.000-07:00

Here's an article that gives the scoop about Sims 3.

Sims 2 Halloween showcase

2007-10-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

In the forums at Sims2.com they are restarting the monthly community showcase. This month you can submit your halloween themed lots, sims, stories, or videos until Oct 21st.

Newest Sims 2 Sites I found

2007-10-09T13:05:00.000-07:00

Here are some sites with some great downloads

blingblingsims
Fresh Prince Creations

Learning to do recolors.

2007-04-16T10:55:00.000-07:00

I've been learning to do recolors and I'm hoping to have some new downloads available soon.

Sims 2 Sheet Music

2007-04-01T07:20:00.001-07:00

For all you musicians out there you can download the official Sims 2 sheet music from maxis. You can get it here

It's snowing...why can't I build a snowman?

2007-03-11T12:11:00.000-07:00

Sims 2 Seasons Tip:

If the snowman or snow angel action is not an option then it means the snow isn't deep enough yet. When it gets deeper try again.

Get Sims 2 Seasons expansion pack for your PC

Sims 2 Seasons

2007-03-04T19:11:00.000-08:00

Did you get your new Sims 2 Season's expansion pack yet? I got mine today. It's pretty cool. My daughter has been playing it all afternoon. I can't wait til she goes to bed so I can have my turn.

My Favorite Cheat

2007-03-04T19:09:00.000-08:00

My favorite cheat is this one: maxMotives

Every sim on the lot is effected by this. It makes all your sims needs full. I don't use it all the time but once in a while it helps to give everyone a boost.

Sims 2 Cheats

2007-02-11T16:23:00.000-08:00

Did you know how to find out what the cheats are while you're playing Sims 2?

Press control+shift+c to bring up the cheat box then type in help. It will list all the cheats in the game.

Free Bookcase skills

2007-01-23T09:46:00.000-08:00

Buy a bookcase, then have your sim start to study. Interrupt the action so that the book is placed on the ground, then simply sell the bookcase. The book can then do everything the bookcase could have done for free.

A Trick For Poor Sims Families

2007-01-20T07:57:00.000-08:00

How to buy stuff for free:

The trick is that no matter how many times you use an object, if you sell it in the same day, you can get all your money back. So if your Sim is poor and needs body points or something, buy a body machine and keep selling it back to refund all your money.

New Cheats for Sims 2 Pets

2006-10-30T13:09:00.000-08:00

boolprop ControlPets [on/off]
- Makes pets fully controlable, but you can't ccancel actions from their queue
boolprop DisablePuppyKittenAging [true/false]
- Turns off aging for kittens and puppies

boolprop PetActionCancel [true/false]
- Normally, you can't cancel actions in a pet's queue, but this chaet makes those actions accessible

boolprop ShowCatalogePFlags[true/false]
- Activates labels in the detail view of each Buy mode and Build mode objects (except floor or wall coverings) to show which product they came from (EP or SP)

boolprop PetsFreeWill [true/false]
- Turns pet free will off.

DeleteAllAwnings
- Deletes all awnings on lot

DeleteAllFences
- Deletes all fences on lot

DeleteAllHalfWalls
- Deletes all half walls on lot

DeleteAllObjects [Doors/Windows/Stairs]
- Deletes all Doors, Windows or Stairs on lot

DeleteAllWalls
- Deletes all walls on lot

IndividualRoofSlopeAngle [15/75]
- Activates a tool to change the roof slopes of individual roofs on a lot

Fridge out of food?

2006-10-14T16:00:00.000-07:00

To Move Objects: move_objects on
[and move_objects off when you're done]

To Get food when the frige is empty w/out ordering more-
DELETE frige and buy new one.

Watching Your MOVIES you took in your game:

2006-07-08T09:56:00.000-07:00

Go to

C:\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Movies you will see your
files OPen THE broadcast folder above them
and add ONE OF them to one of those folders you
will see TV Food, Tv Children, TvSBN..
add your file and next time you watch TV
you'll see your OWN movie of your sims
on it.. This can be funny to depending on what you have :)

Want your game to load faster?

2006-07-08T09:55:00.000-07:00

To Speed LOADING Time - I noticed loading
times moves faster when you cut off MUSIC
in the game, MUTE it when you load into
your house and vist community lots. It helped me.
Than un-mute it when you 're there.

Tired of doing your homework?

2006-07-08T09:53:00.000-07:00

To get GOOD grades w/out doing that pesky homework-
USE MOVE_OBJECTS and put notebook [homework]
on any table than delete the table..Instant A's
from now one be sure to do it every day s/he
get's homework and you may skip
school sometimes just make it up
quick by deleting homework always !!

Sims 2 Open for Business Tips

2006-05-19T15:29:00.000-07:00

Restaurant Tips

1. Is your restaurant business slow? As your business ranking goes up you will get more customers.

2. This Sims 2 business is best run by family members. Choose the sim with the best cooking skills to be the chef. I would prefer to max out the coooking skills. The hostess can be the family member with the most charisma. Of course the Sim with the best body skill could be the server.

3. When you first start out make your prices average. As your business ranking goes higher you can increase your prices.

If you have a question about Sims 2 please leave your question in the comments section and I will try to answer it.

Sims 2 University scholarship tip

2006-05-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

I heard if you have you sim doing a lot of dancing before he/she applies for a scholarship and he/she may get a dance scholarship. That's pretty cool. I wish it was that easy in real life!! Next tip will be for the Open For Business Expansion.

Custom television show

2006-05-12T07:56:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've posted. So, here's a new tip:

For a custom tv show on your Sims TV.

Copy your own AVI files to the "c:\mydocuments\eagames\thesims2\music\[television station]\" folder. Note: The AVI file must have a 128x128 resolution and a frame rate less than or equal to 15 fps.

I personally haven't tried it yet but i think I will. It sounds cool.

Custom radio music

2006-03-17T09:02:00.000-08:00

Copy your own MP3 files to the "c:\mydocuments\eagames\thesims2\music\[radio station]\" folder. Start the game, go to the options menu, select the music settings, then the radio station option. You can now choose which songs you want to hear.
iTunes Essentials: Browse our favorite playlists by artist, genre, or
mood. Check them out now.
Happy St Patrick's Day!!

Custom paintwork

2006-03-14T08:14:00.000-08:00

Use the following trick to decorate your house with custom art. Your Sim must have a Creativity level of 5 and be able to paint a still life.

Have your Sim paint, and a frame will appear. Center it on what you want to paint. You can also "paint" something that is not in the game by pressing C to pause the game, then press [Alt] + [Tab] to switch outside the game.

Start a graphics program, such as Windows Paint, then load the original captured in-game picture at "c:\mydocuments\eagames\thesims2\storytelling\snapshot.bmp".

Then, open the picture or image that you want to replace it with, and put in your game. You must resize your custom picture to match the same resolution as the "snapshot.bmp" file.

Copy your custom picture on to the "snapshot.bmp" file, then save it. Press [Alt] + [Tab] to switch back to the game. Your Sim will begin painting your custom picture.

Build toddler skill four times as fast

2006-02-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

Wear a Thinking Cap and feed Smart Milk to your toddler.

I've got a new site you can check out and get some great deals.

Sims 2 Motives: Environment

2006-01-18T12:55:00.000-08:00

Environment: A surprisingly unpredictable motive that is based on the area
that the sim is in at any given time, not just the room as a whole. Although
difficult, it is possible to get perfect environment, all you need are
expensive wall coverings and tiles, lots of light and for the room not to be
a hive of scum and villainy filled with puddles, dirty dishes or other signs
of filth. Usually, the most forgotten factor is light, sometimes, you have to
double up lights or make sure that they are on during the day time if your
house is lacking windows. Environment is rated on several different factors
that have maximums and are generalized, so stuffing your room full of
expensive art can only do so much to counter the smell of rotten meat and bad
interior design.

Outside, environment is a whole different ball game, but typically, the best
ways to boost it are trees. Trees don't require maintenance while an
overgrown shrub or rotten patch of flowers can damage environment more than
help it. Environment is probably the least important factor in the game, but
it is the only one that once you have established well, you can count on to
be consistent, so getting the favorite room in your house perfect can be a
lot of fun and help to make your sims happy and content while in it. In
university, you'll be decorating your dorm room and building a legacy worthy
Greek House, so keeping environment in mind is always the right idea.

Here's a great tip I found...

2006-01-15T12:39:00.000-08:00

Here's a great tip I found in the comments section of my Sims 2 Fansite blog.

Linda said...
There's a much easier way to give a Sim family funds, if you have NightLife. Just click on the family in the bin, then open the cheat console and type in "family funds FAMILYNAME xxxxxx" with FAMILYNAME being the name of the family as it shows up in the bin and xxxxxx being the amount of simoleans you want, without a comma (there's no limit, as far as I know). Then click on the family again, and they have the funds you gave them.

Thanks Linda for that great tip! Anyone else have some great Sims 2 tips to share? Just comment on this post to leave your great Sims 2 tip!

Sims 2 Motives: Hygeine and Energy

2006-01-15T12:36:00.000-08:00

Hygiene: You know you've ignored this too long when your sim starts venting
noxious green gas as they run around the house like a superhero in the spring
time. The best way to remedy low hygiene is a good hot shower. Although
taking a bath or a bubble bath raises comfort as well, it's slower than a
shower and usually remedied when you sim sits or sleeps.

The new community showers at dorms are unfortunately, quite sub par, but when
you barely have enough money to pay the bills, you don't really have a
choice. Hygiene should be especially monitored when your sim exercises. For
the most part, Yoga is the only exercise that doesn't melt away at hygiene.
No really horrible effects come from low hygiene except fellow sims are
repelled away and may be difficult to deal with when the number one thing on
their mind is how to get away from the stench.

Energy: Although it has almost no effect on mood, it's going to almost always
be the bar that your eye will be most focused on, because it is also the
motive with the longest recovery time and which a sim's time frame operates
around. Even with the best of beds, Energy takes a few hours to recover
unless you're keen about the idea of pumping your sim full of caffeine.

Sims who run completely out of energy faint, which is never a good thing, so
make sure your sims have enough energy going for them whenever they go to
class or a community lot. If you have a sim with enough aspiration, relying
completely on the Enigmatic Energizer is a very good idea at university,
actually, relying on the Enigmatic Energizer for everyday of their life is an
even better one, but in order to get a sim that well developed already, you
must have already played them quite a bit before they became young adults.

Sims 2 Motives: Social and Bladder

2006-01-11T09:52:00.000-08:00

Social: Sims are social animals, and if they don't talk to anyone, they go a
little bit crazy and summon their imaginary furry friend the social bunny!
Fortunately, Social is easy to maintain in the Sims 2, and can be easily
remedied by interacting with a good friend. As a matter of fact, having low
social can actually be useful, as sims will usually talk on the phone all the
way until their social meters are full, as opposed to the usual two or three
topic exchanges that occur should you call on a full meter. A very low social
meter can be a great opportunity to make a new friend out of a complete
stranger when using the phone.

Bladder: When a sim has gotta' go, a sim has got to go and there is only one
solution. Well, actually, not really. Desperate male sims apparently can take
a whiz on shrubs and bushes and there is always the Enigmatic Energizer, but
for the most part, the good old toilet is your best friend. Bladder goes down
fast, but fills up faster when a sim decides to relieve themselves. Ignoring
low bladder causes your sim to wet themselves, resulting in zero hygiene and
some cleaning up to do.

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Sims 2 Motives: Fun and Comfort

2006-01-08T09:34:00.000-08:00

Fun: An extremely important factor, especially in university, where almost
anything academic sucks fun away like a proverbial sponge. Fortunately, there
are many useful ways to increase fun that also double for skill building,
such as playing chess, performing music and painting.

The best ways to raise fun, depending on if your sim is lazy/active or
serious/playful is to either watch The Yummy Channel on the most expensive
wide screen television or playing pool. Both ways also can increase social if
done in good company and increase skills, albeit the Pool ability is a hidden
skill. They both also can ignore a sim's refusal in a bad mood, since both
are unconventional skill building methods, as opposed to playing chess, which
a sim will not do if their mood is in the red. Sims who also have an
exceptionally neat or active personality can also derive fun from cleaning or
exercising where other sims would rather get a root canal. When a sim is
almost empty on fun, they become very difficult to handle, complaining every
single chance they get and will also not be able to do most of the essential
skill building activities due to a bad mood.

Comfort: You typically don't need to worry about comfort unless your sim is
sick, in which case it drains like a broken shower. Just having one good
chair or couch around for their favorite activity and giving them a good
night's sleep on time usually does the trick. The worst case scenario of
comfort deprivation isn't too horrible either. They just do the usual
complaining, but it's not too hard to handle.

Sims 2 Motives: Hunger

2006-01-08T09:31:00.000-08:00

Motives, sometimes called needs, are the things that prevent your sim from
kicking the can before their time or going insane, so be sure they have them
fulfilled so they can worry about bigger things. The main strategy involved
in The Sims 2, much like the original, is the ability to multitask and know
when and how to do things and what to expect as a reaction. Fortunately, this
is a very user friendly game, and you usually have to be trying to get your
sims to die prematurely by motive deprivation.

Hunger:
The most important motive, most likely because your sim will die if
you ignore it for too long. Well before that though, your sim will start
screaming, nagging, and start refusing to do anything beneficial until it is
met, sometimes even interrupting his/her own cooking, resulting in a fiery
finale. Hunger is one of the biggest pulls on a sim's mood, and as such,
should always a priority above other motives.

This bar should be at least above half unless you are in a desperate fight
with time. The best way to fill Hunger is to have a sim with level 10 cook
whip up something, anything. Even a Cup o' Ramen can refill almost half of a
hunger bar if cooked by a master, but unfortunately, if your sim is fresh off
the bus, he stands a higher chance of incinerating himself in the kitchen
than anything else, so fortunately, that's where the university cafeterias
come in handy. At university, cafeteria workers cook breakfast, lunch and
dinner, but be sure to go for the fresh food they bring out, or else your sim
might accidentally come down with food poisoning.

Sims 2 Hint Dec 20, 2005

2005-12-15T11:43:00.000-08:00

What to avoid when adopting a child from the social worker.

When you adopt a child, if you greet the social worker before she rings the doorbell, the social worker will not leave your house. If this happens, you cannot buy items, build, or save the game. More tips

Sims 2 Hint Dec 15, 2005

2005-12-15T11:27:00.000-08:00

Steps to putting your own music into the Sims 2 game

1. Open up the following folder

mydocuments\eagames\thesims2\music
2. Inside the music folder create a new folder called radio station.

3. Copy your own MP3 files into the new radio station folder.

4. Start the game. Go to the Options Menu.

5. Select Music Settings and then the Radio Station Option.

You can now choose which songs you want to hear.

Sims 2 Hint Dec 14, 2005

2005-12-14T07:25:00.000-08:00

Buy expensive houses

Use the following trick if you want your average Sim to buy a house that is above his or her means. First start a family or load one, and find an empty lot. Move the Sim on that lot. Enable the "motherlode" code a few times, just to the point where you can buy the expensive house. Exit the lot, but save the game. Then, evict (move out) the family. Notice that your family is displayed at the "Choose Family" window. You can now buy any house desired.

Sims 2 Holiday Fun

2005-12-09T10:40:00.000-08:00

Did you know the official Maxis Sims 2 Website has some great new holiday items for you to download? There's a cute gingerbread house, a tree, a menorah, and more. They are calling it the great holiday giveaway. I just went and downloaded the latest decorative item. It's a nutcracker. There are still 4 more suprises to come.

I'm looking forward to trying out the new Holiday add on pack. It's available for purchase as a download from Maxis. It's only $14.99. This is an add-on if you already have Sims 2. Get it here. I'm going to go download it right now. I'll tell you about it in my next post. Til then....

Shannon
Sims2Fansite

An interesting fact about reindeer

2005-12-08T07:55:00.000-08:00

I know this is unrelated to the Sims 2 Game but I just had to share it with you.

REMEMBER THIS AT CHRISTMAS TIME
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring.

Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.

We should've known... ONLY women would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.

A gift for you

2005-12-02T13:16:00.000-08:00

We are having a drawing. You can win the new Sims 2 Holiday Party add-on pack. Check out the details here

My 1st Blog for Sims2fansite

2005-01-06T08:53:00.000-08:00

I have been learning to use Home Crafter and Body shop so I can create downloads for sim2fansite. I am also looking for new cheats and tips to share. If you have one you would like to contribute please come and post them on the forum.

I am also accepting creations made by you. If you have made your own wall, floors, sims, homes, etc. and you would like to contribute them to our downloads sections. Send an e-mail to mailto:shannon@sims2fansite.com.