An interesting con about Sims 2
Oct. 11th, 2004 12:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crossover_chickWHAT ON DOC'S GREEN EARTH IS UP WITH THE PICTURE NAMING?!
It's gotten so weird I'm wondering if there's a way to permanently set the setting for seeing pictures to "thumbnails." I can't tell which one they are otherwise.
Here's the deal: In the Sims 1, the pictures for the photo album appeared like this when you went to look at them (like I would for putting them on my website) -- Brown_3_0001. Brown was the family name. The four-digit number indicated what number picture it was, starting with the first as 0000. I'm not sure what the middle number was. Nice and straightforward. There was also a separate photo album for each neighborhood.
But now, in the Sims 2, we have something like this: snapshot_0d197b18_4h8a7bd5. The only hint you get is that, generally, a family has the same sort of beginning code for all it's pictures. But the program doesn't necessarily have them in order for you. And every picture goes into the same folder, the Storytelling one. *grr* Give back the old good version!
-D: Can I ask why you always use my name in place of God now?-
-VD: It's getting a bit creepy, Vicky.-
:p It's my non-religious way of saying phrases like that. Besides, I've got some support -- Owen from the Spin City episode. *grin*
-M: Oo-kay.-
In other Sims news, I've become part of The Sims Fanlisting. I thought it was about time. I also saw a Nightcrawler fanlisting around here, so I'll probably join that as well. :)
It's gotten so weird I'm wondering if there's a way to permanently set the setting for seeing pictures to "thumbnails." I can't tell which one they are otherwise.
Here's the deal: In the Sims 1, the pictures for the photo album appeared like this when you went to look at them (like I would for putting them on my website) -- Brown_3_0001. Brown was the family name. The four-digit number indicated what number picture it was, starting with the first as 0000. I'm not sure what the middle number was. Nice and straightforward. There was also a separate photo album for each neighborhood.
But now, in the Sims 2, we have something like this: snapshot_0d197b18_4h8a7bd5. The only hint you get is that, generally, a family has the same sort of beginning code for all it's pictures. But the program doesn't necessarily have them in order for you. And every picture goes into the same folder, the Storytelling one. *grr* Give back the old good version!
-D: Can I ask why you always use my name in place of God now?-
-VD: It's getting a bit creepy, Vicky.-
:p It's my non-religious way of saying phrases like that. Besides, I've got some support -- Owen from the Spin City episode. *grin*
-M: Oo-kay.-
In other Sims news, I've become part of The Sims Fanlisting. I thought it was about time. I also saw a Nightcrawler fanlisting around here, so I'll probably join that as well. :)
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Date: 2004-10-11 11:15 am (UTC)Just wanted to add about the Sims 1 picture file naming... I believe the middle number corresponds to the lot number of the house/family you were taking pictures of. :)