The Sims 2: S-2K's Ripoffpalooza

[Squirminator2k]

Okay, the basis of this is identical to [Munkee's Sims 2 thread (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29109)], only... er... I'm doing it. Yes, this is an entirely gratuitous rip-off (homage?). I won't pretend that it'll be anywhere near as interesting as Munkee's thread, though. Still, it's an opportunity for those who didn't get into the first thread to... er... be in something similar.

I'm not really thinking this through very well, so I shall skip to the good bit: You Lot.

As with Munkee, I'm going to cap this at six people.

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Futureworm is in, but I'm still waiting on his Sim...

[Star Worms]

Yay, another. I shan't sign up though as that would be greedy.

[bonz]

I'm already in Munkee's game, so I'll pass too.

Is there a possibility to merge (export & import) 2 gamestates at some point?
I'm thinking of a neighbourhood feud here. :D

[MtlAngelus]

I want in, I'll fill in the details tonight, gotta go to work right now :p

[Squirminator2k]

Hooray, one person! Two if you include me.

[Paul.Power]

Paul

Asp: Knowledge

Personality:

Neat: 2
Outgoing: 5
Active: 3
Playful: 7
Nice: 8

Star sign... oh go on, then, if you must. Aries.

[thomasp]

Can I create one based off a TV charectar? Reading the Romance description just made me think of Green Wing's Guy Secretan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Secretan). Feel free to call him something different if you want - "Guy" would probably do ;)

Name: Guy

Sex: Male

Aspiration: Romance

Personality:
Neat: 2
Outgoing: 10
Active: 4
Playful: 5
Nice: 4


And for the benefit of creating the sim, here are a couple of pics:
http://www.myfconline.com/character_avatars/36157_35808.jpg
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greenwing/images/bios/green_wing_guy.jpg

[Squirminator2k]

As funky a suggestion that is, I think I should remain true to Munkee's thread by just sticking with the OD rabble. I may well create a Sim of the character anyway, as it's too good an idea to pass up (I once created Sims of the entire cast of "Spaced" just to see what happened).

Anyway! I've finished making Paul, and here he is:

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[thomasp]

As funky a suggestion that is, I think I should remain true to Munkee's thread by just sticking with the OD rabble. I may well create a Sim of the character anyway, as it's too good an idea to pass up (I once created Sims of the entire cast of "Spaced" just to see what happened).

Anyway! I've finished making Paul, and here he is:

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Well, if you're short one person, feel free to use that one! :)

What's the maximum number of points each category in the "Personality" section can have, so as I can fill that out.

For the record, Guy is maximum on the "Outgoing" scale and pretty active. Will sort the others out once I know what the max. is for each category.

[Pigbuster]

I might give it a shot.
I need to think of what to put into the stats, though.

[Squirminator2k]

What's the maximum number of points each category in the "Personality" section can have, so as I can fill that out.
You have a maximum of 25 points overall, but each individual Personality trait is capped at 10 points each.

Pigbuster: Go for it. We're halfway to our six at the moment if you include Angelus, so if you get your info in then we only need 2 more.

[thomasp]

You have a maximum of 25 points overall, but each individual Personality trait is capped at 10 points each.

Pigbuster: Go for it. We're halfway to our six at the moment if you include Angelus, so if you get your info in then we only need 2 more.
Cheers :) Original post edited with personality

[Squirminator2k]

So assuming Pigbuster and Angelus give me their details, we only need one more person. This is because I've managed to wangle a special guest who will become known once the game starts. Yeehaw.

[FutureWorm]

Posting to reserve the last spot.

[Squirminator2k]

Hoorah! Now... uh... now why not post some stats?

[FutureWorm]

Hoorah! Now... uh... now why not post some stats?
Just wanted to get a spot in before taking a shower and eating some dinner. :p

Aspiration: Fortune

Neat: 2
Outgoing: 6
Playful: 7
Active: 4
Nice: 6

Sign: Taurus

I'll send you a character model over MSN - I'll download The Sims Body Shop.

[Squirminator2k]

Ooh, same sign as me. And speaking of me, here I am:

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[M3ntal]

Wow, that sim character is actually quite similar to you, Ben. I don't want to play, but i'd love to see a sim of myself. Hell, can you make me a Mii while you're at it? My own attempt sucks.

[Squirminator2k]

Do you want a Mii for your Wii, or a Mii via that Flash doodah that's been floating around? Because I won't have a Wii until April, when I'm in LA. I'll knock a Sim together though.

I had to change the colour of my hair, because the Red in game is just too... well, red. So I made ginger using the Body Shop. I've made custom clothing/genetics for every character so far, actually. Paul has his Dr Lemming tee-shirt and the Special Guest has... custom things too.

[Pigbuster]

the Special Guest

I sure hope it's Plasma.
But unlikely, that is.

MAH STATSOS.

Aspiration: Family

Neat: 3
Outgoing: 2
Playful: 7
Active: 3
Nice: 10

Sign: Gemini

[Zero72]

Hell with it, bung me in there. I'll exist in the same neighborhood three times.

Aspiration: Family

Neat: 6
Outgoing: 4
Playful: 7
Active: 3
Nice: 5

Sunsign comes out to Taurus, although I'm actually a Scorpio. :p

Hopefully I'll be able to just MSN my packaged SimSelf to you.

Edit: Damn. Oh well, when you get room, then. :p

[philby4000]

I'd love to partricipate un this, but after a quick look around the only photo I can find of myself is seven years old.:p

[M3ntal]

Do you want a Mii for your Wii, or a Mii via that Flash doodah that's been floating around? Because I won't have a Wii until April, when I'm in LA. I'll knock a Sim together though.I'll wait for the Mii, then ;). Can you even remember what i look like? Actually, you met me with long hair didn't you, i have short hair now. I'll have to take a pic at some point.

[Squirminator2k]

Still waiting for FutureWorm's Sim and for some kind of picture or description of PigBuster so I can knock his Sim together.

And Angelus hasn't responded in a while, so if someone else were to give me their info before he does they'd take priority. Sorry Zero, but I'm going to stick to people not in Munkee's house for the time being.

[MtlAngelus]

Got here last night and my brother had kidnapped the pc to make homework, also went to have my wisdom teeth removed today :p
Aspiration: Fortune

Personality:
Neat 10
Outgoing 3
Active 2
Playful 7
Nice 3

Zodiac sign is uh, Libra I think.

Half my mouth is numb so my photo might turn out a bit odd, will upload it in a while.:p
edit: my brother's digital camera is missing...

[Squirminator2k]

There's always something, isn't there? :p

[Squirminator2k]

Aha! I found a picture of PigBuster in the old "RealVG artist required" thread thanks to Sup, so I'm working on his Sim now.

Edit:
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[Pigbuster]

I HAVR GLASSEZ. :mad:

I'll just take a photo right now.
That other one is old and small.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1509/photo199lg.jpg
AGRHG me.
I like my hair a bit longer than in this picture. I just got a haircut. Also, it's dark blond.
And I always wear cargo pants and dirty sneakers.

Sorry for not posting all that before, but I thought that I could quickly download the Sims 2 and make a sim of me.
I forgot how long torrents take to do anything.

[Zero72]

Sorry Zero, but I'm going to stick to people not in Munkee's house for the time being.I'm really not in Munkee's actual OD household, just in the other household that contains him and me and Pikkul and where he actually plays instead of letting everybody wander around and autonomously set things on fire, but still fully understandable. :p Eventually would be nice, but I'm not worried about it.

[MtlAngelus]

http://www.fileshack.us/v/9168736/Angelus.rar.html
As close as I could get, except for the hair which looks nothing like mine, but is the closest one I could find :p

But I do have a further editing request, I don't have photoshop installed(won't let me to, came with the computer but since I had to change motherboard and all, the original instalation disk refuses to believe it is the same computer...:() so I can't do it myself.
I want muh Metallica t-shirt :p
http://www.backstage-fashion.com/Metallica_patch_SP1082.jpg

I want the same outfit I wear right now, just edited to change the weird thing in the shirt to a metallica logo. If possible of course. :p

[Squirminator2k]

Pigbuster: No worries, easily changed.

Angelus: Same here, as soon as I figure out where to put that pack! Edit: Done

And here's what PigBuster now looks like. There isn't a "Dark" blond, so I made made you blond because everyone in the house has BROWN HAIR except me.

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[Squirminator2k]

I'm really not in Munkee's actual OD household, just in the other household that contains him and me and Pikkul and where he actually plays instead of letting everybody wander around and autonomously set things on fire, but still fully understandable. :p Eventually would be nice, but I'm not worried about it.
Well if FutureWorm can't get his Sim to me by, let's say, 8pm GMT, I'll use your stuff instead.

[Pigbuster]

Is it possible for my hair to be messier than that?

[Squirminator2k]

Tch. People, eh? So demanding. Sure, I'll do that now. I guess.

Edit: I've done it, but I'm far too lazy to put a picture up right now.

[Zero72]

Apologies for resorting to Rapidshare, but it was all I could really think of: http://rapidshare.com/files/13578328/RRRRRREALFINALSIMZEOR.zip.html

Same one you've seen in Munkee's and my screenshots. It's like 80% accurate or something. Looks about spot on from certain angles, not so much from the front. I was gonna create an alternate version with different clothes for this, but it looks like Body Shop won't run right now ever. Awesome.

[thomasp]

So when do we find out who the special guest is?

[Squirminator2k]

Apologies for resorting to Rapidshare, but it was all I could really think of: http://rapidshare.com/files/13578328/RRRRRREALFINALSIMZEOR.zip.html

Same one you've seen in Munkee's and my screenshots. It's like 80% accurate or something. Looks about spot on from certain angles, not so much from the front. I was gonna create an alternate version with different clothes for this, but it looks like Body Shop won't run right now ever. Awesome.

It won't let me download - it says I've reached my quota, although I've never used the website at all. Zounds!

FutureWorm's Sim is ready but if Zero can get me his then I see no problems including it as a bonus seventh hosue personage. I can't start until this evening anyway so if it's doable, then whoo.

Edit: Blimey, it worked. I'll start howsing this evening!

[Squirminator2k]

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We have a full cast, so I'm about to get the show on the road.

[thomasp]

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We have a full cast, so I'm about to get the show on the road.
But when do you reveal the secret charectar????

*Tears hair out*

[Squirminator2k]

How about now?

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Screenies of Day 1 to follow shortly.

Edit: Er...or not. For some reason TS2 only saved one of my many, many snapshots. Balls.

[thomasp]

Great hat :D Does Mr. Mad know about this?

[Squirminator2k]

He does indeed! It was his idea, funnily enough.

So I have to restart the hosue because the in-game screen captures didn't work for UNKNOWN REASONS (I blame the Space Devil, personally). I'm going to load up HyperSnap and have that in the background - seems the only way.

I did manage to get some low-quality videos, but YouTube won't have 'em for some reason. It's a shame, because some crazy crap happend on Day 1:

Rather than go inside the house, a game of Hackysack broke out. It started off as a game between FutureWorm and MtlAngelus, but Paul.Power eventually joined in, as did Mad.
A pillow-fight broke out on the front lawn between PigBuster and Zeor. Several times.
Once everyone finally got in to the house, either Worm Mad, S-2K or MtlAngelus set the kitchen on fire. This incident was enough to cause my Aspiration meter to plummet, causing me to go barmy. A therapist appeared out of thin air and started counselling me, and I spent much of the rest of the day talking to a football wearing a Cummerbund.
The bathroom became very crowded very quickly. Everyone started piling in, and no one would budge. People started to stink up the place and wet the floor, despite the fact they were in the bathroom. I built a second one to try to solve the problem, and everyone piled in there instead.
No one could get to sleep because they needed the toilet. Eventually everyone climbed out of bed at once and there was a race to the bathroom. There were no winners.
FutureWorm didn't actually go to bed, and instead stayed up all night banging randomly on the piano.

Right, now to try again.

[Paul.Power]

How about now?

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Screenies of Day 1 to follow shortly.

Edit: Er...or not. For some reason TS2 only saved one of my many, many snapshots. Balls.Awesomeness.

And indeed, balls.

Could we see the one screeny you did get?

[Squirminator2k]

Sure, but it's not anything exciting:

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Zeor watching TV in his underpants, while PigBuster eats a bowl of mouldy cereal in the background.

[Squirminator2k]

I found out where the screenshots were going- some obscure folder inside another obscure folder, nowhere near when my screens had been going previously. Huh. Anyway it means I found the old ones, and I've got a lot of new ones. Update later.

[Squirminator2k]

So finally, everyone is in the house and I'm able to take screenshots (incidentally I found the old screenshots, so I expect I'll post them at some point as Bonus Content or some such pointlessness).

And everyone's trying to be creative:
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/00.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/01.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/02.jpg

Except for Zeor and PigBuster, who have inexplicably started a pillow fight...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/03.jpg
...across the street.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/05.jpg
Oh Zeor, you card!

[Squirminator2k]

Everyone finally decides to stop being musical after several hours of loud, poorly-played, irritating music, apart from Angelus...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/06.jpg
...who likes the drums.

Paul, on the other hand, really should've stuck to the piano...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/07.jpg

Cooking is clearly not his strong point. After destroying the oven, he does what any sane man would do in his position:
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/08.jpg
Sit. Stare into the abyss. Repeat.

FutureWorm can't find the shower.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/09.jpg
There are two. Neither are in use. The mind boggles.

[Squirminator2k]

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/10.jpg
The house stinks.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/11.jpg
It really stinks.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/12.jpg
This has been on the hob since the fire. AND THE GAS IS STILL ON.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/13.jpg
At least the work surface is clean, eh lads?

[Squirminator2k]

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/14.jpg
Paul decides to make cereal for everyone...

And then places a bowl...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/15.jpg

...on every flat surface he can find.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/16.jpg
Never mind that PigBuster has made himself some toast and is just looking to sit and eat it.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/17.jpg
The place still stinks, and no one has done any cleaning.

Except Worm Mad...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/18.jpg
...who has decided to stack up the stinking bowls into one big pile. On the floor.

[Squirminator2k]

Worm Mad and I soon get into a heated argument (it's looked worse than this).
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/19.jpg

Worm Mad presents his rebuttle.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/20.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/21.jpg

FOR GLOD'S SAKE, GET OFF OF THOSE DRUMS ALREADY.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/22.jpg

[Paul.Power]

What surprises me is why I was interacting with an oven in the first place.

Oh, well, cereal's more like it :p.

[Squirminator2k]

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/23.jpg

My, you lot sure are noisy at 1:22 in the morning.

[bonz]

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/23.jpg
My, you lot sure are noisy at 1:22 in the morning.
Wow!
A bathroom with 7 toilets AND music rehearsal capabilities! :D
And each toilet has its own window.

[Worm Mad]

I heartily endorse this thread and/or product! :)

[MtlAngelus]

Wow how appropiate, I've been wanting drums since I was 14. :O

[FutureWorm]

And I played bass for a little while too.

[Squirminator2k]

So we are, apparently, a house of very filthy people.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/24.jpg
Because what this house needs is MORE FOOD to sit and rot.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/25.jpg
This has been here for three days, ever since the fire. And then I saw Paul pick it up. At last, someone had the common sense to...

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/26.jpg
...Oh. Oh. Yeuch. A lovely message popped up informing me that Paul now has food poisoning. In fact Angelus and Worm Mad have food poisoning as well, and have both been dashing in and out of the toilets. Lovely.

I can't imagine how Mad caught food poisoning, though...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/27.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/28.jpg

[Squirminator2k]

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/29.jpg
Feeling sick, are we?

Meanwhile Zeor... uh...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/31.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/32.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/33.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/34.jpg

I don't think he'll be using the Microwave again for a while.

Edit: Actually, looking at the screenshot above of me putting the food in the microwave, it's entirely possible that, uh, I left the food in there.

[Squirminator2k]

Everyone's arguing.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/30.jpg

Mad and Paul get a bit heated in the kitchen...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/35.jpg

...and Paul decides to give Mad a taste of his own medicine.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/36.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/37.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/38.jpg

[Zero72]

That's okay. That's okay. Alfonzo and I will be over here watching TV. That's okay. Tick-tock.

[bonz]

have both been dashing in and out of the toilets
Now I know why there are 7 toilets.

[Squirminator2k]

Half of the house now has Food Poisoning. Fed up of the constant green waft around the house, I decide it's time to intervene.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/41.jpg
I ask... no, TELL PigBuster to hire a Maid. As one of Paul.Power's fears is to see some vermin I decide it's not a bad idea to hire an Exterminator while I'm at it.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/47.jpg
Ugh. The cleaner has her work cut out for her.

[Squirminator2k]

Zeor is sat at the piano. Doing nothing.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/42.jpg
He's not
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/43.jpg
playing
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/44.jpg
a single
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/45.jpg
note.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/46.jpg
Accompanied by FutureWorm, who is also playing Nothing - apparently wll enough to be given some cash by Worm Mad!

[Squirminator2k]

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/51.jpg
"Man, you stink."

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/52.jpg
"HEY LET'S HAVE A PILLOW FIGHT!"

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/53.jpg
MtlAngelus and I begin having arguments at various places around the house.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/53.gif
This is all we do, ALL DAY.

[Squirminator2k]

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/54.jpg
Euan is starting to get a little edgy, probably because he's not fulfilling his Aspiration of Popularity at all.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/55.jpg
Oh Glod.

Zeor has been sat at the piano doing Nothing for so long that...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/56.jpg
...he's passed out. It obviously didn't occur to him to stop doing Nothing.

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/57.jpg
Narcissistic *******.

[Squirminator2k]

Paul spends some time throwing up...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/58.jpg

...and then takes Zeor's place at the piano.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/59.jpg
ALSO DOING NOTHING!

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/60.jpg
But apparently he's good enough at doing Nothing to earn a little pocket money. Either that or PigBuster doesn't actually know what Pianos are for.

Meanwhile! The Exterminator arrives...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/61.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/62.jpg
Huzzah, no bugs. But we still have to pay the bugger. WAY TO GET OUT OF YOUR VAN, MORON.

[Squirminator2k]

The Maid arrives.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/63.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/64.jpg

SUDDENLY!
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/65.jpg

WHOMP! Back into Action! It's almost as if Zeor knows he has a chance to bring his Aspiration back up. He doesn't waste any time, either. Over to the Maid for a quick flirt, which goes down well...
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/66.jpg

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/67.jpg
"Speaking of 'Going down well,' when do we eat?"

[Squirminator2k]

http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/68.jpg
I tell my digital doppelganger to order some groceries, and even accept the delivery. How nice of me.

To celebrate, PigBuster fires up the barbeque.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/69.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/70.jpg
I don't think I've ever seen us all sit down and eat at the same time.

Hey, where's me and FutureWorm?
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/71.jpg
Ah, we made ourselves some toast. Sneaky buggers.

[Squirminator2k]

FutureWorm tells Mad a Dirty Joke.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/72.jpg
About a School Bus. Uh... yeah.

CAFFEINE RUSH!!! KEKEKEKEKEKEKEKE ^_^
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/73.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/74.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/75.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/76.jpg

[Squirminator2k]

I sit down to eat the last of MtlAngelus' hot dog, then I microwave myself a ready meal.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/77.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/78.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/79.jpg
"What?"

[Squirminator2k]

Why do people insist on farting then blaming it on me?
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/80.jpg

I SAY NO MORE!
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/81.jpg
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/82.jpg

FutureWorm decides to pick on someone else.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/83.jpg

...while Mad and I get down in a funky jam session.
http://stuff.benpaddon.co.uk/sim/84.jpg
WE'RE ACTUALLY PLAYING THE INSTRUMENTS! CRAZY OR WHAT?!!

[Zero72]

Dwarf Fortress, X-Com, The Sims 2... where will I be awesome next? :D

Hilarious stuff all around. By the way, Mad's aspiration will probably iron itself out as he socializes more and becomes friends with everybody else in the house.

[Squirminator2k]

Sorry chaps, I've been far too busy to SIm today. I nearly bought the Pets expansion, but then I remembered I'm sane. Still, the University stuff appears to be providing us with plenty of entertainment (fartin, pillow fights, musical inactivity, etc.).

[Zero72]

What's so insane about getting the Pets expansion? :p

Edit: body shpo no werkyTurns out that, much like the game, each expansion pack has its very own Body Shop, and you want to run the most recent one, which is why the one that came with the original TS2 wasn't working. Whoop!