The Sims 3: Seasons

honerbright

YIPEE!

Denise90

Brilliant!! It's about time they brought weather detail into the game, something people have been asking for for a long time!

Vahevala

I have nearly given up with what EA do, they don't fix the bugs, the obvious things that annoy me about the series (like the celeb issue) and just throw out new expansion and stuff packs and more interested in the store and getting as much money from the series as they can... :mad:

I have tried to use mods to help with the game but they grind my game to a halt so I ended up deleting them...:(

meoklmrk91

Yay finally another expansion worth getting, I have no interest in showtime or supernatural really, seasons was my second favourite expansion in the sims 2, only after apartment life.

Denise90

Vahevala wrote: »

I have nearly given up with what EA do, they don't fix the bugs, the obvious things that annoy me about the series (like the celeb issue) and just throw out new expansion and stuff packs and more interested in the store and getting as much money from the series as they can... :mad:

I have tried to use mods to help with the game but they grind my game to a halt so I ended up deleting them...:(

While I agree with what you're saying about EA being money hungry (then again it is a business at the end of the day) I've always found that a bug may exist for a while but it will be fixed in the newest patch.

There was a while where every new expansion pack re-introduced the bad save error, then the next patch would sort it.

cherryghost

I'm also not really interested in Supernatural but this looks great! Can't wait

Vahevala

Denise90 wrote: »

While I agree with what you're saying about EA being money hungry (then again it is a business at the end of the day) I've always found that a bug may exist for a while but it will be fixed in the newest patch.

There was a while where every new expansion pack re-introduced the bad save error, then the next patch would sort it.

I wish they would sort out the celebrity issue, nearly every Sim ends up being a celebrity, gets annoying.

Denise90

Vahevala wrote: »

I wish they would sort out the celebrity issue, nearly every Sim ends up being a celebrity, gets annoying.

Ah I see what you mean now, yes that is highly irritating!

humanji

Is the celebrity issue to do with Showtime or Late Night?

cherryghost

humanji wrote: »

Is the celebrity issue to do with Showtime or Late Night?

Late Night. It truly sucks. I just want an off switch for it, does my head in.

Vahevala

The celebrity aspect of the game ruins the game, it gets frustrating to literally see nearly every Sim have celeb status (purely because they talked to a celeb or something!) :mad:

WeeBit

Oh excited! Been waiting on seasons or similar to be released.

Alicat

Did everyone get the new patch?! Go into game options and you can turn off the spread of celebrities and vampires and stuff!

Laura_lolly87

Looks fun, i will b buying it, no doubt.

Jaxxy

Out here on the 16th! Personally I can't wait, Seasons is what I've been waiting for.

sparkle_23

I can't wait either! All I wanted since the release is Pets and Seasons! Already have Pets so this is so cool

cherryghost

There's a massive new patch coming along with it, even if you don't own seasons.

This is the latest available patch for The Sims 3. To upgrade from version 1.39, select your region. To upgrade from any other version, download the super patch.

You can also patch your game regardless of which expansions or stuff packs you have installed.

Scroll down for manual update links!

To install this update, please start your game and use the “Updates” tab in your Launcher.

This game update includes the following changes:

Base Game Updates

Greeting Cards feature has been added. Sims can take a picture using the Greeting Card feature and share it on Sims3.com, Facebook, or Twitter.
Attraction System has been added. This is a new initial romantic system that provides bonuses to socialization and romance when the Sim is attracted by certain attributes.
Sims can now swim in the ocean.
Diving Board object has been added to Build Mode.
Blueprint tool has been added to Buy/Build Mode. User’s may quickly place down furnished rooms with this tool.
Resolved Player Profile and Wall issue where clicking on a user’s name brought up a blank profile.
Badges earned by completing achievements will now appear on your MyPage on thesims3.com.
The moon’s glow on the UI will no longer appear when starting a new game without The Sims 3 Supernatural installed.
World Adventures Updates

Fixed an issue where fish placed in the Sims inventory will no longer disappear when Sims travel back from a vacation world.
Fixed an issue where sound was getting dropped out when Sims are learning a song.
Pets Updates

Fixed a galloping animation issue with Horses that has level 10 Racing skill.

Showtime Updates

Sims must now have some positive relationship before asking other Sims to take photos in the “Gigi Photo Booth”.
Supernatural Updates

Saving and loading during a full moon cycle before 6pm will no longer cause the moon cycle to skip forward.
Feral Change buff will now expire for werewolf on various lunar cycle settings.
Addressed an animation issue in the Smustle dance.
Toadified Sims will route fail less often when trying to eat flies on counters or large tables.
Writing fiction book will display proper text.
Fairy children will no longer stretch into adult size when using the “Talk to Plant” interaction.
Fixed an issue where Woohoo in the Gypsy Caravan wish is not fulfilled when Sims Woohoo in the Gypsy Caravan.
Improved routing issues with the Fairy House.
Sending an elixir from the household inventory to a friend now fulfills the “Send an Elixir to a Friend” wish.
The “Gift of Giving” buff and Lifetime Happiness Points are now given when gifting an elixir from the household inventory.
When gifting an elixir from the household inventory only one elixir is sent instead of two.
Wall post will be created when a user opens a mystery gift containing Simoleons.
Create-A-Sim UI flow fixed so that the use can no longer access other Create-A-Sim menus while eye color picker is still open.
Fairy Bloom interaction will now work with the Omni Plant from The Sims 3 base game.
Sims that were turned into SimBots via an elixir will no longer revert back to human form after WooHoo in the Gypsy Caravan.
Fixed issues with Supernatural children genetics.
“Sweeten Up” interaction can now be completed on Birthday Inferno Cake.
Fixed an issue when selecting werewolf to transform while being struck by a witch’s fire blast.
Fixed flickering issue on objects after performing the “Midas Touch” interaction.
“Midas Touch” interaction will now be able to turn a zombie into a statue.
Fixed an issue with conversion spells turning inexpensive items into expensive items.
Fixed an issue when trying to buy a SimBot with Lifetime Happiness Points.
Turning off the “Spectrum Mood Lamp” will now properly return Sims to their original color.

Store Updates

Fixed a potential crash with the launcher that could occur after uninstalling Lucky Palms.
Fixed an issue where Store Set icons would appear incorrectly in the Organize Collections pop-up window.
Worlds can now be purchased on the Main Menu.

The patch is live now and if you need a manual download it is here. Either way it will be on the Seasons disc as a mandatory update anyway.

Jaxxy

I grabbed the new patch there last week, the Attraction System is... interesting.

Vahevala

I installed the patch but the game is very laggy now It seems to freeze for a couple of seconds every few minutes, highly annoying.

cherryghost

Vahevala wrote: »

I installed the patch but the game is very laggy now It seems to freeze for a couple of seconds every few minutes, highly annoying.

Hmm... that an issue on the previous patch that was fixed in this patch. What version are you on then?

Vahevala

cherryghost wrote: »

Hmm... that an issue on the previous patch that was fixed in this patch. What version are you on then?

I am on version 12.0.273.019017 and it has enabled memories again (even though it is disabled in the menus)

I skipped supernatural expansion pack as I don't like that style of game.

Edit: I fixed it now, disabled memory notifications, now working fine :-)

cherryghost

Got my review copy. Installing tonight.

Alicat

Let us know what you think!

cherryghost

Have only touched upon it but seems pretty good so far. Sound effects are great, weather visuals are pretty good. The 'outwear' clothes seem very detailed compared to other expansions. My sim loves going out in the rain for some bizarre reason. The weather channel is pretty cool too.

Will throw out a proper opinion over the weekend.

Alicat

It's out today isn't it? I'm going to go pick up a copy myself!

Vahevala

I can't afford it

Jaxxy

Alicat wrote: »

It's out today isn't it? I'm going to go pick up a copy myself!

Yup! Grab a Limited Edition copy if you want the "Ice Lounge", though I haven't even looked at the bonus stuff yet myself.

I am very impressed with the gradual, smooth change in weather between the seasons, and my town looks amazing. A nice little feature I noticed was that during winter, you can hang festive lights outisde your house, and on closer inspection, the neighbours start to do it too.

Ah_Yeah

I have a budget to buy one expansion pack, based on your opinions would you recommend Supernatural or Seasons?

I'm a huge Harry Potter and Twilight fan hence my interest in Supernatural, but I loved Seasons in the Sims 2, so looking for your thoughts on it?

cherryghost

Ah_Yeah wrote: »

I have a budget to buy one expansion pack, based on your opinions would you recommend Supernatural or Seasons?

I'm a huge Harry Potter and Twilight fan hence my interest in Supernatural, but I loved Seasons in the Sims 2, so looking for your thoughts on it?

Not a fan of Supernatural to be perfectly honest, but by the sounds of it it's right down your alley. My friend is a huge HP & TW fan also, she's prefers Supernatural over all the other expansions currently (she hasn't tried Seasons yet).

So yeah, you should go for Supernatural.

Personally speaking, for anyone who has not real interest towards any expansions, they should get them in this order:

1. Pets
2. Seasons
3. World Adventures
4. Late Night
5. Supernatural
6. Generations
7. Ambitions
8. Showtime


Showtime and Ambitions really does offer little in extra content and features imo. Generations does very little for the game. Supernatural builds the game up nicely, World Adventures has a heap of content and travelling is quite interesting. Late Night probably has the largest amount of content over any expansion and great value. Seasons so far has a bundle of content, lots of new features and the weather system is fantastic. Pets has... Pets!... And a bundle of other features.

Ah_Yeah

I ended up getting Seasons, I really like it, have only played Summer so far.

Has anyone found since the latest patch that the game keep freezing? It's not draining my CPU at all, just randomly freezes in-game and when I hit CTRL-ALT-DEL it says "not responding"... can't get more than 15 minuts gameplay, nightmare!

Alicat

Only played summer so far, which is kinda boring because it's just like a normal day in the Sims. It's meant to rain tomorrow in the game and I'm sadly excited :pac: I could've launched straight into Autumn or Winter but I wanted to move my family into a better house and let the younger babies grow up so they can enjoy the snow as children.