I am just curious about opinions but...

I don't think there was weather per se. Sims Vacation had Vacation Island
that had hot, medium, and cold zones but that's about it. If any of you have
already read my "The Sims2: Down on the Farm" post, then you know what part
of Unleashed/Makin' Magic I want to se revived. Seasons would be a good idea
along with seasonal clothing (enough of this "it's summer all year 'round"
look).


"PuppyKatt" <LonelyWidow.TakeThisOut@home.con> wrote in message
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> Magic,
> Did Sims1 have real weather? I would really like to have seasons, like
> in SimCity.
>
> "Kevin Livingston" <kevida97.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:o4qdnRsWS9M2n7XYnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@comcast.com...
> | What parts of what Original Sims expansion packs would you like to see
> added
> | to the Sims2 and why? Again there are no right or wrong answers, just
> | opinions.
> |
> |
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: I am just curious about opinions but... 

On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 15:52:56 -0500, "PuppyKatt" <LonelyWidow.RemoveThis@home.con> wrote:

>Magic,
>Did Sims1 have real weather? I would really like to have seasons, like
>in SimCity.

No, it didn't but there was a hack that added weather to the game. With the Makin'
magic expansion you could also have some rain.
 >> Stay informed about: I am just curious about opinions but... 

I like pets, and being able to farm.
 >> Stay informed about: I am just curious about opinions but... 

Kevin Livingston wrote:
> What parts of what Original Sims expansion packs would you like to
> see added to the Sims2 and why? Again there are no right or wrong
> answers, just opinions.

Pets will give me one of the two things I miss the most, animals. I also
like gardening and/or farming. With the harvestable crops from TSR, that's
possible now, though it would be nice to have in the game without having to
download it somewhere. Magic was cool. We can do pretty much everything
else already, even make a "vacation" neighborhood and attach it as either a
shopping district or a downtown. Parties are already there, too, as was
woohoo from the very start. I never played the Superstar EP, so I don't
miss that at all, never liked it in the first place. I'd like to see
weather. I know it's in the game already because some have hacked into it
and you can download weather controllers, but I haven't done it yet. I keep
thinking it's going to be part of an expansion pack pretty soon.

Jeanie
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"Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> What parts of what Original Sims expansion packs would you like to see
added
> to the Sims2 and why? Again there are no right or wrong answers, just
> opinions.

I miss the baking from Makin' Magic. And the magic. And the magic duels.
 >> Stay informed about: I am just curious about opinions but... 

Jeremy Reaban wrote:
> "Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:o4qdnRsWS9M2n7XYnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> What parts of what Original Sims expansion packs would you like to
>> see added to the Sims2 and why? Again there are no right or wrong
>> answers, just opinions.
>
> I miss the baking from Makin' Magic. And the magic. And the magic
> duels.

You can still bake, though. You just don't have to go all over the place
hunting down ingredients anymore. LOL I liked making wine and having the
garden gnomes get tanked.

Jeanie
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Well it looks like there will be seasons/weather in the fifth expansion
pack! Ooh-Rah! I still would like to see a return of farming but with the
inclusion of raising livestock to either "yeild" them (for milk/eggs) or
"take to market" (for meat). I would also like to see cooking include
ingredients so that certain dishes can't be make of one doesn't have them
(if one doesn't have any lobsters, how can one make "Lobster Thermidor"?).
On to other "revised expansion packs! Vacation: have Vacation Island
include hunting and fishing expeditions. Superstar: have the celebrities be
interactable (makes friends with, et cetera), have a "talk show" set that
could help raise (or lower if the interview goes bad) a sim's "star value".
Include the "comic" profession and get awrded according for good work. Have
more "forgiving" performances when your sims have more star power
(simulating your celeb sim having more creative control).

"Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I don't think there was weather per se. Sims Vacation had Vacation Island
> that had hot, medium, and cold zones but that's about it. If any of you
> have
> already read my "The Sims2: Down on the Farm" post, then you know what
> part
> of Unleashed/Makin' Magic I want to se revived. Seasons would be a good
> idea
> along with seasonal clothing (enough of this "it's summer all year 'round"
> look).
>
>
> "PuppyKatt" <LonelyWidow RemoveThis @home.con> wrote in message
> news:7sUVg.1807$HO6.508@newsfe19.lga...
>> Magic,
>> Did Sims1 have real weather? I would really like to have seasons, like
>> in SimCity.
>>
>> "Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:o4qdnRsWS9M2n7XYnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> | What parts of what Original Sims expansion packs would you like to see
>> added
>> | to the Sims2 and why? Again there are no right or wrong answers, just
>> | opinions.
>> |
>> |
>>
>>
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: I am just curious about opinions but... 

Also it looks like the next expansion can allow one to grow seasonal fruit.
I'd still like to see livestock raising though.
"Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
news:FICdnQCExP-C0ajYnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Well it looks like there will be seasons/weather in the fifth expansion
> pack! Ooh-Rah! I still would like to see a return of farming but with the
> inclusion of raising livestock to either "yeild" them (for milk/eggs) or
> "take to market" (for meat). I would also like to see cooking include
> ingredients so that certain dishes can't be make of one doesn't have them
> (if one doesn't have any lobsters, how can one make "Lobster Thermidor"?).
> On to other "revised expansion packs! Vacation: have Vacation Island
> include hunting and fishing expeditions. Superstar: have the celebrities
> be interactable (makes friends with, et cetera), have a "talk show" set
> that could help raise (or lower if the interview goes bad) a sim's "star
> value". Include the "comic" profession and get awrded according for good
> work. Have more "forgiving" performances when your sims have more star
> power (simulating your celeb sim having more creative control).
>
> "Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:5JKdnZOoaLRkyrXYnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>I don't think there was weather per se. Sims Vacation had Vacation Island
>> that had hot, medium, and cold zones but that's about it. If any of you
>> have
>> already read my "The Sims2: Down on the Farm" post, then you know what
>> part
>> of Unleashed/Makin' Magic I want to se revived. Seasons would be a good
>> idea
>> along with seasonal clothing (enough of this "it's summer all year
>> 'round"
>> look).
>>
>>
>> "PuppyKatt" <LonelyWidow RemoveThis @home.con> wrote in message
>> news:7sUVg.1807$HO6.508@newsfe19.lga...
>>> Magic,
>>> Did Sims1 have real weather? I would really like to have seasons, like
>>> in SimCity.
>>>
>>> "Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:o4qdnRsWS9M2n7XYnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> | What parts of what Original Sims expansion packs would you like to see
>>> added
>>> | to the Sims2 and why? Again there are no right or wrong answers, just
>>> | opinions.
>>> |
>>> |
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: I am just curious about opinions but... 

I'll revive this post and see if anyone wants to chime in on future things
that they'd like to see from old expansion packs. I don't think that the
raising livestock idea would go over because it would be too "controversial"
(although it's just a fact of life) I still stick to my other ideas though.

"Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
news:FICdnQCExP-C0ajYnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Well it looks like there will be seasons/weather in the fifth expansion
> pack! Ooh-Rah! I still would like to see a return of farming but with the
> inclusion of raising livestock to either "yeild" them (for milk/eggs) or
> "take to market" (for meat). I would also like to see cooking include
> ingredients so that certain dishes can't be make of one doesn't have them
> (if one doesn't have any lobsters, how can one make "Lobster Thermidor"?).
> On to other "revised expansion packs! Vacation: have Vacation Island
> include hunting and fishing expeditions. Superstar: have the celebrities
> be interactable (makes friends with, et cetera), have a "talk show" set
> that could help raise (or lower if the interview goes bad) a sim's "star
> value". Include the "comic" profession and get awrded according for good
> work. Have more "forgiving" performances when your sims have more star
> power (simulating your celeb sim having more creative control).
>
> "Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:5JKdnZOoaLRkyrXYnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>I don't think there was weather per se. Sims Vacation had Vacation Island
>> that had hot, medium, and cold zones but that's about it. If any of you
>> have
>> already read my "The Sims2: Down on the Farm" post, then you know what
>> part
>> of Unleashed/Makin' Magic I want to se revived. Seasons would be a good
>> idea
>> along with seasonal clothing (enough of this "it's summer all year
>> 'round"
>> look).
>>
>>
>> "PuppyKatt" <LonelyWidow DeleteThis @home.con> wrote in message
>> news:7sUVg.1807$HO6.508@newsfe19.lga...
>>> Magic,
>>> Did Sims1 have real weather? I would really like to have seasons, like
>>> in SimCity.
>>>
>>> "Kevin Livingston" <kevida97 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:o4qdnRsWS9M2n7XYnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> | What parts of what Original Sims expansion packs would you like to see
>>> added
>>> | to the Sims2 and why? Again there are no right or wrong answers, just
>>> | opinions.
>>> |
>>> |
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: I am just curious about opinions but... 

Kevin Livingston <Kevida97 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote:

> I'll revive this post and see if anyone wants to chime in on future things
> that they'd like to see from old expansion packs. I don't think that the
> raising livestock idea would go over because it would be too "controversial"
> (although it's just a fact of life) I still stick to my other ideas though.

I liked the quest aspect of Makin' Magic, and I'd like to see that
brought back. Preferably it would be really user-customizable, and we
could all make quests for various nefarious purposes.

--
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Dale Friesen, Sysadmin
Bolen Books, Inc Victoria, BC Canada
dalef DeleteThis @bolen.bc.ca http://www.bolen.bc.ca
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I still would like to do some farming. If we (Sims) can now grow
our (their) own fruits and veggies, it would be a good challenge to
run a farm; dairy cows, or to sell for beef, pigs, chickens horses,
etc. Skillsor badges could be awarded for horse-back riding, taming
horses, and so on.

"Dale Friesen" <dalef.DeleteThis@bolen.bc.ca> wrote in message
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: Kevin Livingston <Kevida97.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:
:
: > I'll revive this post and see if anyone wants to chime in on
future things
: > that they'd like to see from old expansion packs. I don't think
that the
: > raising livestock idea would go over because it would be too
"controversial"
: > (although it's just a fact of life) I still stick to my other
ideas though.
:
: I liked the quest aspect of Makin' Magic, and I'd like to see that
: brought back. Preferably it would be really user-customizable, and
we
: could all make quests for various nefarious purposes.
:
: --
: Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of Bolen Books.
: Dale Friesen, Sysadmin
: Bolen Books, Inc Victoria, BC Canada
: dalef.DeleteThis@bolen.bc.ca http://www.bolen.bc.ca
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The reason I said that the raising livestock idea would be too contriversial
is because of some tofu fartin' PETA nut would want to see EA games burned
down to the ground for "contributing to the cruelty of animals". I'm not
saying that everyone at PETA is evil but you always have a few radicals that
make the decent people look bad.

"Stara Suka" <stara-suka.RemoveThis@con.not> wrote in message
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>I still would like to do some farming. If we (Sims) can now grow
> our (their) own fruits and veggies, it would be a good challenge to
> run a farm; dairy cows, or to sell for beef, pigs, chickens horses,
> etc. Skillsor badges could be awarded for horse-back riding, taming
> horses, and so on.
>
> "Dale Friesen" <dalef.RemoveThis@bolen.bc.ca> wrote in message
> news:1hyw84c.rti56qp7rzo0N%dalef@bolen.bc.ca...
> : Kevin Livingston <Kevida97.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote:
> :
> : > I'll revive this post and see if anyone wants to chime in on
> future things
> : > that they'd like to see from old expansion packs. I don't think
> that the
> : > raising livestock idea would go over because it would be too
> "controversial"
> : > (although it's just a fact of life) I still stick to my other
> ideas though.
> :
> : I liked the quest aspect of Makin' Magic, and I'd like to see that
> : brought back. Preferably it would be really user-customizable, and
> we
> : could all make quests for various nefarious purposes.
> :
> : --
> : Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of Bolen Books.
> : Dale Friesen, Sysadmin
> : Bolen Books, Inc Victoria, BC Canada
> : dalef.RemoveThis@bolen.bc.ca http://www.bolen.bc.ca
>
>
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