Seasons Chat

[Captain THPS4]

I just read a few minutes ago on the official site that there will be a Seasons chat next week! Put ideas for questions here, ones that we don't know the answers to.

I for one want to know if Servos will be affected by rain and other weather. The answer is probably yes but who knows. :shrug:

[Cheeseisgood]

I'd like to know if we'll get the patches for their mistakes at least a month before the next pack this time.

[Faithlove13xxx_SC]

Hahaha.
I already know everything I want to pretty much.

[Captain THPS4]

That's true Faithlove, almost all of my questions were answered when Seasons was announced.

Oh, what about the new music? I think TSR said that there will be new music, but they didn't say what kind...there has always been at least 1 new station per expansion. I'm not sure if this question was answered but another question could be if you have to clear your driveway in winter if you have Nightlife.

[maybesomethingdunno]

1. Can we choose seasons for districts/sub-neighborhoods (especially Universities) like you can choose the terrain or will they use the seasons for the main neighborhood?

2. What build mode features will be added? (Other than the rounded pool walls and the ability to change the pool walls and floor tiles...or, is that all the new build features?)

3. Will there be the power outage scenario? (For those who have never played with the thunderstorms in the game: there is a chance that the power will go out and you have the option to try to keep everyone's "fun" motive up. It is a mini-game somewhat like parties or dates.)

4. Can we change seasons for a neighborhood once we have set them? (In other words, if Strangetown was set to be have an endless summer, could we later change it to experience a winter?)

5. Would exercise, even if outside during winter, warm a Sim up or keep them warm?

6. How long does it take for a Sim to sunburn?

Not really a question but more of a pondering....
I just noticed in the trailer video, there is a Sim doing a cannon ball without a diving board. I wonder if this means Sims are no longer dependent on the ladder, diving board, and soon-to-be-added waterslide to enter the pool......

[Cheeseisgood]

maybesomethingdunno: Number four is a YES.

[maybesomethingdunno]

Oh, that's good to know. Thank you, Cheeseisgood. :)

[nekara_SC]

1) Can you build (a fully functioning) greenhouse directly against the house? In all of the screencaps I've seen there was at least one space between the greenhouse and the real house, but I have some house ideas where the greenhouse more or less is incorporated into the house rather than being some standalone building.

2) Can animals get frozen or sun burned too?

[Mutantbunny]

In a clip accessible off of SnootySims site (the link is in the news posted yesterday) there is a scene of Sims playing in their yard in the snow. The camera pans around and gives a shot of the street and that little section of grass next to the street. There was snow all over the yard, house, tress etc. but not one flake or spot of snow on that little strip of grass next to the street or on the street.

Think they'll fix that before release?

[jonesy666gurl]

I want to know if the things you grow are relevant to the things you cook e.g. Grow potatoes, make potato salad?

[Tommy Vercetti]

Knowing EA, No.


Anyways, I want to know about the music, and the power outage thing.

[Bad Kay]

Mutantbunny: the area around the house (in the neighborhood) should be snowed under too.
Tommy: The new radio station is New Age (I think?) and it has 6 new songs.

[Mutantbunny]

bad kay: the neighborhood was covered in snow--except for the grass at the curbs. The sidewalks, the grass strip at the curb and the streets are not.

The streets and the sidewalk are not that big a deal. Afterall these get cleared, would be funner if you had your sim do it tho. BUT the grass strip is a big deal, IMO--it looks ridiculous--green grass next to snow.

Go look at the clip if you haven't:
It's in french http://sims2.fr/pages.view_page.asp?id=363 scroll down to the header 'Le pingouin' and click on 'Cliquez pour voir la vidéo'

[Bad Kay]

Mutantbunny, I think there is snow, just not as heavy :blink:

Not really a question but more of a pondering....
I just noticed in the trailer video, there is a Sim doing a cannon ball without a diving board. I wonder if this means Sims are no longer dependent on the ladder, diving board, and soon-to-be-added waterslide to enter the pool......

They don't need a diving board , ladder or waterslide. I wonder if they can get out without a ladder... If so, how am I going to kill ugly townies? :p

[mokado]

Mutantbunny, I think there is snow, just not as heavy :blink:



They don't need a diving board , ladder or waterslide. I wonder if they can get out without a ladder... If so, how am I going to kill ugly townies? :p

I think they can already get out from the pool without a ladder.

[Bad Kay]

Really? No, they die when you remove the ladder.

[Tommy Vercetti]

They can, They're just too stupid to do it....

[MarkySharky6]

I'm curious about plant vampires. Are they like servo vampires and gain the sunlight need while they're in their coffins?

[KangarooDied]

Marky: Hey, I never thought about that. That's gonna be a real cuffufle of a situation. I hope Maxis thought that one through and come up with a solution.

I want to know if accesories (including custom content) like scarves and hats will provide warmth. I also want to know if Maxis will change "Glasses" to "Accesories".

[jonesy666gurl]

Kangaroodied: If u go to mutantBunnys link you can see haow they do accesories: http://sims2.fr/pages.view_page.asp?id=363

[KangarooDied]

Jonesy: But aren't those just hairstyles? Either that, or I'm not looking in the right place.

[Meems]

Does anyone know what 2.30pm PST is in GMT?

[crocobaura]

Does anyone know what 2.30pm PST is in GMT?



It's 22:30 GMT. :)

[Babbelsim]

my big question is: will it rain/snow inside the house?

[Enchantress101]

my big question is: will it rain/snow inside the house?

I think I remember reading that it will if you don't put a roof on your house, but I can't be sure though. I'd like to see that just once though. lol

[rome_raven]

Jonesy: But aren't those just hairstyles? Either that, or I'm not looking in the right place.

From what I can see, the accessories are put under the hair styles. The top icon is probably hair and under that are accessories you can mix and match with the hair. I'm curious to see how well that will really work.

[Captain THPS4]

my big question is: will it rain/snow inside the house?
It won't rain/snow inside the house as said by many previews. I don't think Maxis would be that dumb to release Seasons when they are still having problems with weather inside houses, lol. Actually, I don't think the question about an option to turn weather off was answered. :confused:

[Meems]

It's 22:30 GMT. :)

Drat. I'm sleeping by then.
Will anyone be able to post a transcript of the chat?

[Captain THPS4]

Maxis will post a transcript of the chat a day or two after, they always do that. :)

[CeJaye]

I was going to go to it, but I'll be hanging out with some friends of mine instead. Ah, oh well, hopefully everyone will update with questions and answers like we did with the pet chats. :D

The only thing I want to know is more about new items with the game.

[crazieforeva]

I know this probably sounds really stupid, but do you need The Sims 2 on your computer before you can have The Sims 2 Seasons?

[Captain THPS4]

Yes, and it's the same with every expansion.

[Question_SC]

I know this probably sounds really stupid, but do you need The Sims 2 on your computer before you can have The Sims 2 Seasons?

It doesn't sound "stupid" at all, there are many games whose expansions are standalone products. Sims 2 just isn't the case.

[callum91_SC]

Im gonna ask how does sunburn/freeze work. WIll it be overlay (like I think it actually is) or is it a new skin (unlikely)

[mokado]

It's 22:30 GMT.

Thank god I live in Portugal :anime: At least one good thing about it!!

Edit: I'll try to be in the chat room:S I think the chat will be in the last days of the Carnival vacation (or whatever you call it). Maybe I can be awake at such hours.

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Mokado - it's tonight...

[mokado]

I thought that it was in the next week:S

Well, poor luck... if it's tonight I can't went to the chat room (Tomorrow I've got school and French test)

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

I feel so sorry for you - I suffer from French tests too.

With a swift move back on topic, I'm gonna try and be in there XD

[erinboberin33]

Will there be snow days in seasons?
;D

[anya92_SC]

callum91: I read somewhere on the official site's forum that the sunburn only works with maxis skintones...Sims with custom skintones will only have the simptomes (sp?) of heat stroke, but the skins wont change. :(
erinboberin33: Yes.

[maybesomethingdunno]

Anyone hear anything about new cheats? (Weren't all the previous chats at 3:00 PM PST? This one is thirty minutes early; I wonder if a Maxoid has somewhere they need to be at and need the extra 30 minutes....)

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

(I'm in the chat now, and shall update accordingly, when questions on this thread are answered.)

FYI, Everyone: Sub-hoods will have the same seasons as main hoods.

ETA: There will be a sunlamp for vampire plant people.

New death - Lightning.

People asked - seasons changing will be 'pleasantly procedural'

Pools won't freeze in winter - they're heated.

Seasons ARE like time - independant on each lot.

If you're interested, Children can also fish...

Fish will appear automatically in any pond 'that's big enough'

There's a limit of 8 people on a snowball fight

You would turn off seasons by having all four as summer.

Sims are more likely to get ill in winter...yet another old wives' tale perpetuated.

Sims can be killed by hail.

The neighbourhood screen will have the same season as the last lot you exited.

A new cheat - make fireflies live forever

The penguin will eat your fish and talk to your snowmen, but you can't have him as a pet..:(

Toddlers will eat snow!

[callum91_SC]

Hehe,toddlers eat snow :)

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

You're on too!

Wahey!

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Might as well start a new one -

Veg. stores are teh awesomeness.

Weather will show whatever graphics you have - it'll just look bad if you have bad ones.

Sims can't get out without a ladder...still.

You can have sprinklers, for lazy sims.

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Gah - I thought we might have a new roof type form the designer walkthrough. But, no, the barn is a neighbourhood decoration.

Evil mascots catching butterflies are really funny.

We have a hot cocoa machine

[callum91_SC]

I know,that sucks,eh?
Ive asked so many questions,none answered... >: (

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Plant people can have plant babies, and there'll be no sim summer holidays.

Eta: I know. I asked a couple and gave up..

Your sim can live in a greenhouse.

The cons of the wishing well are hilarious...

[erinboberin33]

Woot!
Theres snow days. ;D

Ok. Thats all i needed to know.
^^;*

[callum91_SC]

Greenhouse-house,lol!
Did anyone else have problems logging in at 1st?

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

There are more deaths, apparently...

I wonder if this is aside from freezing, boiling, lightning and hail...

ETA: Yeah, I did. I just kept clicking really fast, and then bingo.

I guess a bunch of people got bored in the first few minutes...

Yay! Greenhouses on the side of houses!

:beer:

[FreakAboutSims]

Actually, I don't think the question about an option to turn weather off was answered. :confused:

Yes it was, it said that all you needed to do was change the seasons to be all summer all of the time. Make sence huh? :D

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Snow will go to about knee high.

And I can't see the Captain's post...I went to look for it, but nope..

I think I'm going blind in my old age.

*squee* Earmuffs!

There's also a weather channel.

I hope all the people browsing this thread are refreshing to see my updates...

Otherwise I might just save my fingers.

Snow doesn't destroy vegetable plots. Though, when does it anyway... :confused:

Jam Band and New Age are the new radio stations.

It will rain in summer, but not as much as in Spring.

[callum91_SC]

A weather channel is also coming with. Interesting....:/
And snow will fall into a house with no roof (new ways of torture :) )

[Trissle_SC]

We're watching! Don't stop, please, you've already answered a lot of my questions

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Lol. Mokey. I shall persist for the last 15 minutes.

The money tree won't get soggy.

There's tiki wallpaper..does this imply a new theme?

Roof Sculptures!!

Hot dogs won't be covered by snow :confused:

Awnings will protect your sim from rain and hail...(duh!)

Europe's still DVD only.

[callum91_SC]

Roths&goths....they say 'ask bella' that was the 1st question i asked 'whats this about Roths?'
I think they hate me.....

Spiral stairs arent making a return yet

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

They answered the questions I asked too - like 5 minutes after I asked...

Cookies girl.. (She said a whole paragraph about how she loves veryone and wants them to have cookies... ~_-)

They passed over us for THIS!?

Ooh, spiral stairs, not yet...But still! That means they'll have them.

Gardeners will water your veg, but not harvest it.

The weather can possibly ruin a party - somewhat enigmatic on that point. But sims will react to it.

[stariscool]

wow i was in the chat and managed to ask 2 questions then my internet disconnected and now i can't get back on but im glad to see they answered my questions (i asked how deep snow would fall and whether snow would fall in a house with no roof). awesome.

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Only 5 minutes left 'til I can go to bed... (It's quarter past 11 here)

The adventurer and gamer careers are really fun...

What's with all the retarded questions...?

Maxoid LittleL likes automatic bills...

[callum91_SC]

stariscool, lucky you got answered....they must know i hate the BBS so they ignore me, lol!
sad to hear about your internet though :(

Pay all bills (at the same time-woot)

To me,it seems buggy....weird answers at wrong times :/ dumb

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

You can call the Garden Club....if the phone works...

Sims will get randomly assigned outerwear (if they're already in-game)

I think I'll post all the stuff in this post, just to make a nice summary for you all.

FYI, Everyone: Sub-hoods will have the same seasons as main hoods.

ETA: There will be a sunlamp for vampire plant people.

New death - Lightning.

People asked - seasons changing will be 'pleasantly procedural'

Pools won't freeze in winter - they're heated.

Seasons ARE like time - independant on each lot.

If you're interested, Children can also fish...

Fish will appear automatically in any pond 'that's big enough'

There's a limit of 8 people on a snowball fight

You would turn off seasons by having all four as summer.

Sims are more likely to get ill in winter...yet another old wives' tale perpetuated.

Sims can be killed by hail.

The neighbourhood screen will have the same season as the last lot you exited.

A new cheat - make fireflies live forever

The penguin will eat your fish and talk to your snowmen, but you can't have him as a pet..

Toddlers will eat snow!

Veg. stores are teh awesomeness.

Weather will show whatever graphics you have - it'll just look bad if you have bad ones.

Sims can't get out without a ladder...still.

You can have sprinklers, for lazy sims.

Gah - I thought we might have a new roof type form the designer walkthrough. But, no, the barn is a neighbourhood decoration.

Evil mascots catching butterflies are really funny.

We have a hot cocoa machine

Your sim can live in a greenhouse.

The cons of the wishing well are hilarious...

There are more deaths, apparently...

I wonder if this is aside from freezing, boiling, lightning and hail...

Yay! Greenhouses on the side of houses!

*squee* Earmuffs!

There's also a weather channel.

Snow doesn't destroy vegetable plots. Though, when does it anyway...

Jam Band and New Age are the new radio stations.

It will rain in summer, but not as much as in Spring.

The money tree won't get soggy.

There's tiki wallpaper..does this imply a new theme?

Roof Sculptures!!

Hot dogs won't be covered by snow

Awnings will protect your sim from rain and hail...(duh!)

Europe's still DVD only.

Roths and Goths - ask Bella...?

Ooh, spiral stairs, not yet...But still! That means they'll have them.

Gardeners will water your veg, but not harvest it.

The weather can possibly ruin a party - somewhat enigmatic on that point. But sims will react to it.

The adventurer and gamer careers are really fun...

Maxoid LittleL likes automatic bills

Et Voila!

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

And Callum didn't get there before me!

[stariscool]

stariscool, lucky you got answered....they must know i hate the BBS so they ignore me, lol!
sad to hear about your internet though :(

Oh its fine now just i can't get back on because it says that the maximum number of simultaneous connections has been reached, whatever that means. Or maybe they realised i hate the BBS too? Im glad they answered me, its really late here in Britain but i stayed up for this chat.

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Me too, Star. I really need sleep..

[crocobaura]

Thank you for posting things for us. :)

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

No problem :)

[ticklish]

i asked about subhoods and having seasons and also about snowdays and got both answered

[stariscool]

its strange how some of us get answers to all our questions whereas others dont get answered at all
and thanks for posting this you guys! Its a great summary of everything.

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

Lucky..

And, yeah, it is.

Does anyone here havce a high BBs rank? That might help I guess.

[stariscool]

Does anyone here havce a high BBs rank? That might help I guess.

Well ive not posted a single comment on the BBS and i had my questions answered so im not sure it does lol

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

*shrugs* Just a conspiracy theorist idea.

[staciew1]

does anyone know if the sims could use umbrellas when it rains, like the animations from the urbz game?

[stariscool]

Well, i guess any questions that werent answered will be when seasons is released in (14 i think) days. I cant wait!

sorry, not sure about the umberellas. i think its unlikely though.

[Blue Wave]

WOW! Some of this stuff sounds pretty cool! Ha... well... there's always those few people in a chat like that that will ask questions that have been answered many times already, but what can ya do, right?! Was the question about power outages answered?

[ticklish]

about power outages no don't think that was answered guess have to wait till it comes out. the chat transcript is out

[ThePolygotNerd_SC]

It wasn't answered - I asked it, and would have noticed.

[Blue Wave]

That sucks :/ Well... at least we know we had it here first! That's right... spmjcom uploaded thunderstorms w/ power outages! Here's the link:

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=184494

Check it out and go download it! ;) thanks spmjcom for that one! Awesommmme idea!

[SimGameFan]

I wonder if rain will make the lawn have weeds everywhere.

[Blue Wave]

I wonder if rain will make the lawn have weeds everywhere.

I didn't think about that... hmmm... that's a good point. That would totally suck if it did. I have a hard enough time keeping up with the weeds as it is :smash:

[Onsimsnow]

My guess would be that power outages made it into seasons, I mean, have you seen and heard the major storms? Some of you are going to have heart attacks by the surprise loudness of thunder and lightning... it sounds so real.

[Captain THPS4]

That's true, if I was wearing my headphones when I heard the thunder for the first time I would have been startled for sure! Maxis probably wants to surprise us with these power outages.