I don't have it yet, but from my research they did not use securerom, they did it like Sims 2 (so you can do that thing that tells your computer the disk is in). Personally I prefer securerom so OH and I can play at the same time without having to hack it.
Oh yea, I think they used securerom for the downloaded version. I think it allows you to indicate five computers for it.
I am going to pirate it first. I am trying to find a good reliable torrent of it, as well as a crack. I bought Sims 2 1st-day and I ended up playing it a total of about 5 hours. I just could not get into it. It was too much of the same thing, with not enough of the kookiness you would sometimes get with the inferior AI of Sims 1. The sheer stupidity of the Sims in Sims 1 was a big reason why it was so fun to play. Seeing how one guy could hog the bathroom, and not get out because 5 others were blocking the door, then having several other people piss themselves and go home, was one of those unexpected things that made you shake your head in disgust or piss yourself laughing. Sims 2 was doing all the same things, without those unexpected occurrences and breakdowns in Sim intelligence. They were getting too smart, and watching them was like watching a really boring sitcom.
I am doing a cheating campaign, my god this is a much more effiecent engine. can you create groups on the sims 3 exchange?
Baba1982Wordforge is my sims 3 handle. Now scorp go get legitimate copy. Don't be like certain dutchman we know buying copies of media you own is patriotism.
Well, one of my Sims absolutely refuses to eat anywhere other than on the toilet, so I'm enjoying myself. The endless customization options are awesome, but also overwhelming.
The best part is that was totally on accident (guess I was channeling Baba too well...). I almost went back and corrected it and then I realized what I was doing and felt it better to just leave it like that.
Eh, it's pretty good. No, there's no real protection. There's no need. You see, in a stroke of evil genius, EA borrowed something from their Rock Band series: DLC (Downloadable Content). The game ships with what seems like a barebones selection of items and sets; the game feels like the first of many inevitable expansion packs designed to bleed money from you. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty addicting and fun as ever, I just hate the business model Electronic Arts has.
Oh yes. I downloaded all the free stuff (OMG Fanta fridge!) and quickly spent all of our free 1,000 sim points (mostly on lamps). I won't be buying more, but I will probably pine after the content when it is released. Don't know about expansions. I bought all of the content (not the stuff) expansions for Sims 2 and I'm not sure if I'm willing to do that again. But seriously, the game ships with like, three showers. Very few outfits. The only thing that makes this acceptable is that everything is fully customizable. Oh yea, and the free points is brilliant. Make sure your customers are aware of all the things that should have come with the game and get them hooked on downloading "extra" content.
Fanta fridge?!?!? You can also download all the extra content on bittorrent. I checked today and there it was. About 1.9gb of extras on pirate bay.
So...with all this downloadable content you now have to PAY FOR, does this mean the end of user created content? Cause that would really suck. (I know you can exchange Sims with the Sims Xchange, but what about a guy making, say, a new and better looking oven and wanting to share it with other people?)
Well, I bought it, but only because I went to a birthday party last night and my friend bought me into a Texas Hold-Em game and I managed to win the whole pot. Here is my first attempt at creating a Sim. It's suppose to be Jewel Staite. What do you guys think?
Baba, maybe you can help me out. How do I go to the grocery store? I need ingredients to cook with, and the only way I see going would be to walk there. I can't even call a cab with the telephone in the house.
Click on the little map thingy on the left. I can't remember what it looks like but when you hover over it it says map mode or something. Then find the grocery store and click shop for groceries or whatevs. It'll hail a cab for you automatically.
Just tell them to go there, they'll call a cab on their own. Eventually you can buy your own car, which is faster.
