The Sims 2: First Screensots - Page 9

Adagio · May 16, 2004, 17:05

Strange downloading, I just downloaded it (and chose open instead of save as usual), but it took several minutes between it finished the download til it came with the "choose language" option... and about a minute after I pressed next it came with the "choose where to install" option

Adagio · May 16, 2004, 17:13

Unless you've got a high-speed internet, it's not really worth much, since it doesn't allow to do something. You've only got very few possibilities

FrostyBoy · May 17, 2004, 19:49

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Originally posted by ADG

My bet would be they just recrated it... would be very diffecult otherwise

Actually it wouldn't be hard at all.

The game would simply take a snapshot of the angle the person is looking at, then a photo effect would be applied to that image, and the painter would simply reveal that edited snapshot.

Adagio · May 18, 2004, 07:56

Hmmm... maybe...

Btw, why is there a staircase in the bathroom, in the picture where the boy looks at the woman taking a bath?

Nikolai · May 19, 2004, 09:47

Wants and fears, I like it!

But it's a long wait...

Skanky Burns · May 19, 2004, 10:28

It looks more like an oddly-shaped cupboard to me.

Nikolai · June 17, 2004, 06:59

New dev diary:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...w_6100496.html

The devs are some sick bastards:

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With the help of some extremely talented and detail-oriented artists, we were able to come up with a language of icons that allowed us to express, literally, thousands of wants and fears. My personal favorite is the icon for "woohoo"--that thing sims do when they play around underneath the covers and end up with a baby a few days later. (Wouldn't you like to know how many meetings and revisions it took to reach consensus on what that icon should look like...)

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Above all else, a sim's wants or fears are consistent with the aspiration chosen for that sim. A family sim should want family things, like getting married, having babies, and teaching children. A fortune sim should want bonuses, promotions, and new electronics. A knowledge sim should want to build skills, see ghosts, meet aliens, and so forth. To keep things interesting, aspirations should eventually lead to extreme wants, like "Make out with 20 different sims." for a teen romance sim or "Have 15 kids." for the adult family sim. A big part of the game is figuring out how to pull off some of these seemingly impossible wants.

At the same time, we wanted each sim to feel unique. Each sim should want things outside of the normal aspirations--things that make them feel human and unpredictable. Some sims just want pizza! Furthermore, we knew that sims should want things based upon how you play them. If you tell your sim to flirt with Sarah, then your sim should subsequently want to kiss Sarah, and not just anyone. (Unless he's a romance sim, that is.)

Adagio · June 17, 2004, 07:28

Interesting information

I like the menu

Nikolai · June 17, 2004, 08:15

Me too.

But those evil looking people electrofying(or whatever they're doing) that poor bastard...

OT: Nice name, ADG.

Plan to keep it, or is it just a temporary name, as other people here have had?

MattH · June 17, 2004, 10:46

They call that anti-aliasing? Are those supposed to be high-rez textures? That's what they get for doing the art years before release

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P.S. not window on diagonal wall, pics 3 and 4.

Adagio · June 17, 2004, 14:20

There's some screenshots on the official site, I haven't seen before:

http://thesims2.ea.com/screens.php

Nikolai · June 17, 2004, 14:55

Those are pretty old ofr me.

Adagio · June 17, 2004, 15:51

Well... they haven't been posted here AFAIK

Nikolai · June 17, 2004, 17:00

No, that might be right.

I didn't check the last posting date when I revived this thread...

FlameFlash · June 25, 2004, 01:42

I liked the new pics... though still know I won't be able to play the new game on my current system...

Adagio · July 20, 2004, 10:09

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-sims-2/530883p1.html

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A Home of Your Own

Building and decorating cool houses was a major draw in the original game, so considerable effort has been put into making The Sims 2 into a more fully-featured architectural simulation. The new 3D engine helps a lot here. But the options are staggering. Not only is there more furniture than ever before, but most furniture can be reupholstered or stained in different colors. Stairways can be of any height, so you can design fun split-level homes or tiered outdoor patios. When you build a fireplace, it'll also include a chimney that'll soar up through the second floor and roof of the house. Speaking of roofs, they're now configurable: You can create roofs of any style and even define the slopes anywhere you want. Terrain can be painted onto the ground as if with an airbrush, so you can create winding outdoor paths that look natural.

The neighborhoods themselves are also configurable. There are three starting towns with families and backstories, but dozens more to pick from and populate with your own cast of crazies. You can plant trees or landscape features on the town map (including an enormous sunken stone head that looks suspiciously like game creator Will Wright.) As if that isn't enough, you can actually fire up Sim City 4 and use the terrain and road tools to create your own town map, then upload it right into The Sims 2.

The first part is the most interesting part

And just before this they wrote:

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Score enough points by meeting goals and your Sim will be able to purchase "Aspiration Awards," extremely special items that change the gameplay significantly. Like the money tree, pictured above. You might instead opt for "The Love Tub," a special hot tub wherein no promiscuous advance is rejected. Or the ultra-rare "elixir of life," which will prolong your Sim's existence in the world.

Money tree

Adagio · July 20, 2004, 10:12

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As before, ghosts of dead Sims can come back to haunt you, but now the ghosts are even more active. If your Sim drowns, he or she might come back as a blue-tinged ghost, leaving puddles everywhere. Sims who burn to death in a fire come back as glowing red spirits who might start fires of their own. Hungry ghosts raid your fridge, and restless spirits might haunt inanimate objects. Which is good to know, should your coffee maker start hopping around the kitchen.

Ghosts

Nikolai · August 10, 2004, 09:10

Simlish!
http://thesims2.ea.com/news_interview_sound.php

New images:

Adagio · August 10, 2004, 10:00

Those pictures are (IIRC) in a better quality on gamespy...

Adagio · August 10, 2004, 10:01

Last saturday I was in a local computer store... and what do I see? I see The Sims 2 Bonus pack (or something), which contains all the stuff avaliable for download, at a price of about $8 USD

Nikolai · August 11, 2004, 07:03

Not Sims 2 I presume?

Adagio · August 11, 2004, 08:25

It was The Simes 2... from what I read it contained the 'skin creator' (or what it was called), screenshots and videos (IIRC) and a few other useless stuff