7/10/10 – CAW is Finally Fixed, So The Project is Back On!

Status: Work In Progress.  The project includes the design of a giant neighborhood, and it got its title because I have decided to include a custom built version of Tony Stark’s house from the Iron Man Movies.  It will include components from Sims 3 Ambitions (when it is released) and will most likely not be complete until early-mid July.  To give you an idea of how large this is there are 2 videos below comparing the time it takes for 2 different cars to go through one of about a dozen islands (not done terrain sculpting).  As you can see, the slow car (Speed 4) takes about 75 Sim minutes to complete the route and the fast car (Speed 10) takes about 20 Sim minutes to complete the same route.  Please post comments and suggestions (such as where to place community lots) below.  Updates, pics & videos after the jump!

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Any French simmers out there that are willing to pick me up some magnets?    SimCookie discovered the fact that if you pre-order any Sims 3 Console/handheld game from Game.fr, you will receive a free Sims 3 magnet collection containing 8 magnets.

• The Sims 3 Wii
• The Sims 3 PS3
• The Sims 3 Xbox 360
• The Sims 3 DS

Sims 3 Nieuws picked up on SimGuruNita’s post about ‘apartments’ in The Sims 3 Late Night.  Here’s what she had to share with us:

We do not have apartments in the same way Apartment Life had an apartment. Your Sims are able to live in high rise like structures, some luxurious, some a bit more middle class. In them, your Sims are limited in how and where they can build (like an apartment). There’s a lobby downstairs with a callbox and elevator. You may see other Sims move in and out, but your active Sims are the ONLY ones who really live there.

We focused on the coolest part of living in an apartment – the view, the limited space, the elevator entrance, but do not have complex gameplay built around communal living.

Thank you Sims 3 Nieuws for pointing this out

French site BricaSims contacted EA France, and in kind gesture, EA sent three screens of the console version to them.  2 show off the Playstation and Xbox 360 versions while the other is the Wii version.

PS3 & 360

Wii

With special thanks to Sims Galore, if you are in the UK you can pre-order The Sims 3 Late Night and/or The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff Pack at the prices listed below.  Go to your neared HMV store to put in your order or just do so online.

For those wondering, Amazon has added their product page for The Sims 3 Late Night, thus making it available to pre-order.  I’m getting tired of these expansions being $39.95…but like the past two, I’ll find a way to purchase them for $30 or less (and of course, will be sure to share that information with you so you can do the same)

Oh, and for those who are wondering, the release date is October 26, 2010

Thanks to InfiniteSims for the info.

Sims 3 Nieuws posted a photograph of a book containing upcoming game release dates from Dutch retailer Bart Smit.   In the image, it lists a game titled ‘The Sims Realm‘ as well as The Sims 3 Stuff Pack #3 set to be released on 3/24/2011 (Realm) and 3/2/2011 (Stuff Pack #3).  Now, you may be wondering what is ‘Realm‘.  Well, more than likely it’s just another name for The Sims Medieval.  Remember folks, these are estimated release dates.  They may be close or exact – but nothing is set in stone and things can always change

For those living in France and are heading back to school, various Sims 3 games are being packaged with 2010/2011 Agendas where you can keep track of your work and activities in style.  Thanks to SimCookie for reporting (check there for other retailers and for a link to the World Adventures package.

deal here

video by mriphone4user

video by AppBankVideo

videos by AlienBommel

I’ve been holding off on posting this for some as I had to shift thru a bunch of other emails before checking it out, but fansite Sims-3.net created a wonderful neighborhood based on the Roman Empire called Imperium Romanum!

Put your Sims in the golden age of the Roman Empire.  Live in one of 30 beautifully designed homes from the starter home to the ruler’s palace – tastefully decorated and properly styled.  Or you can even create your own residential property on one of the six free building lots in the city.

Check it out and download here