Sims talk: Free Time

[strangetomato]

I've been pretty excited about this expansion pack since I first heard it mentioned as a possibility. I'm sure that you've noticed that I fully enjoy the leisure activities already available in the game, and these things are especially great for storytelling. More hobbies means more possibilities for creating unique character details.

These are the things that I'm really looking forward to:

- The sewing machine! 
- More things to cook.
- The messy art supplies on the desk.
- An actual object where toddlers can interact.
- Some really nice clothing - sweater vest and cardigans.
- Don't Wake the Llama game.

Have you watched the teaser video on the TheSims2.com? There is a little Grunt brothers cameo appearance in it, about 3/4 of the way through. Well, not really, but there are three guys working on a car together, and they have the same hairstyles (in the same colours) that the Grunts do (well, the "Buck" has the hair that I put on him, but close enough). You can see it here.

The new arts and craft objects really excite me the most. My Buck Grunt really NEEDS a sewing machine, and you can bet your ass that he'll be getting one as soon as it's possible. He'll be sewing up some mighty fine curtains. The sports thing, while less exciting to me as a person, will make it possible for Johnny to be into sports a little more than just "in theory". And maybe we'll see him coaxing his less athletic friends into playing with him, despite their protests.

It's kind of funny that I'm already planning how I'll use this EP, since I haven't even installed Bon Voyage yet, even though I do own it. Why am I so reluctant about it? I just have a bad vibe from that EP. Is it just me? I do really want to have some of the details, but maybe not others. I want to get those massage tables really badly, and the sauna (sauna woohoo - awww, yeah!), but I don't want vacation obsession to infect the game, and I'll miss the honeymoon limo. Destination weddings, on the other hand, would be nice. I'll have a few weddings coming up (not exactly soon, but still). Why am I such a wuss about BV? I'll be eating up Free Time as soon as it hits the shelves.

How do you feel about Free Time? Do you have (or plan to get) Bon Voyage?

Comments

[aledstrange.livejournal.com]

LOL! It's a glitch that come with the tents. If you get two sims with enough relationship levels into a tent to simply chat in it (sim can either talk or sleep on tents, not much else) they can randomly get crushed/in love lol It's kind of funny tho a bit risky, as you may imagine.
I think it got fixed with the patch tho, but because for unexplainable reasons I can't patch, I still have the glitch. :P

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is risky! I hate when sims randomly fall in love when you don't want it to happen. That happened with one of the sims in Strangetown, and since it was on a community lot, it got saved by accident. I'm usually more careful. Is there any way to erase it from the memories, I wonder? I InSImed them back to friends, but they still have the memory and think about falling in love with that sim all the time! I suppose I can live with it, but it's very annoying.

[saunasims.livejournal.com]

Don't forget tent woohoo! That's likely what spawned that glitch.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

*grin* We can never have enough different woohoo locations.

[aledstrange.livejournal.com]

I tried woohoo on a tent, couldn't get it!
I tried with a marred couple (100/100 relation) and actually thought it wasn't possible. Is it!?? *confused*

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Well, I wouldn't be able to tell you about that, but perhaps it's another bug? Man, BV seems to be riddled with them...