Fixing the Sims

[sigma7]

EA has released a patch for The Sims 2: Free Time, the seventh (!) of its expansion packs (not including "stuff packs") for its quasi-social simulator. Unfortunately, whether it's my machine or the raw bloat of the content, it now takes more time to start up than I end up actually playing it, so I really don't play anymore.

However, the patch entertains in its own way. Here are some of the (many) actual fixes the patch addresses:

• Sims will now remember which side of the bed is theirs to sleep on.


• Vampire Sim can no longer receive a Want to turn Bigfoot into a Vampire.


• Sims will no longer gain fishing skill points while digging for treasure.


• Pregnant Sims can now browse or blog about hobbies on the computer.


• Vacation guest who is asked to Join a Sim in a tent will now properly leave the tent after an appropriate amount of time.


• Children will no longer pop when drinking Hot Chocolate.

Comments

[missmiah.livejournal.com]

I ended up removing the Sims 2 from the computer somewhere around Seasons. I still want to get all the packs and stuff things after that, but considering the frame rate and other issues that were popping up whatever the EP before Seasons was I decided it would be best to wait until Sims 3 hits the shelves and just buy a new computer at that point. Something that will run all of Sims 2 and might have a shot at making Sims 3 play for a bit.

Until then, I've got old school Sims (Which I sort of prefer at the moment, simply because it works!) and all the Sims titles for the Wii to keep me from going through withdrawls.

[kitblonde.livejournal.com]

"Children will no longer pop when drinking Hot Chocolate."

That made my friggin' day. The seven years I have to wait for new Lost will be made bearable by thinking of the meetings for *all the previous patches* in which someone said "Should we fix the hot chocolate-child murder thing?" and got shouted down.