The Sims 2: "Officially" Open for Business! - By Tim LeTourneau Hey There, OK, its not going to be a surprise to any of you that we are working on another expansion. Im letting all you know first though, that it is officially called The Sims 2 Open for Business; thats probably not much of a surprise either, but rather than a working title, it is now the official title. Im sure there are lots of questions and I promised they will get answered over the coming months. So why business? Well, weve heard for a long time that people want to see their Sims while they are off earning a living. Now you guys can actually help them earn a living. Set them up with their own business (you buy them community lots), place things to sell or charge admission, and boom you have a business. Ive been building a Toy Shop. It has really colorful displays, and my Sim is using the Toy Bench to build his own toys to sell in the shop. Ive set him up with a little work area in the garage of his house, so even when hes not at the shop, he can be building items to sell. Im thinking of adding a little bakery section where I can sell things I cook as well. Of course, there are unconventional business opportunities too; weve already had one person on the team set up a free coffee shop, but with pay toilets. You get the idea of the kind of things you can do to help your Sims earn big money from their friends and neighbors. Ive got to tell you that I never imagined running a Sims business would be so addicting and fun. This really is a whole new way to play the Sims. Youll be laying out the floor plans for the businesses, having your Sims hire and train employees, and helping them work the sales floor. You can start out small, and for once kids arent left out of the fun: Just beware of deviant older siblings: Sims 2 Open for Business Movie Preview (High Quality) Sims 2 Open for Business Movie Preview (Low Quality) Of course, Im sure your Sims will want to move onto to bigger things, and youll be up to the challenge. Here is an example of what a well run business can look like: Hopefully that gives you a little idea of whats to come with The Sims 2 Open for Business. Of course, there will be plenty more to come, and I promise youll hear from me soon. Tim
I'm such a sad pathetic addict. You know what I saw in that movie? "Hey, that boy is blowing bubbles!" "Oh, look how sweet, the little girl can skip now!"
Hey skipping ain't new but those pigtails are. I hope that was a big bro smashing up the stall. I hate to think that any old passing teen might be a rotter and cad ... oh on second thoughts there has to be some purpose in Orlando Hoozitsname's existence I suppose I don't s'pose we can get Uncle Tim to send an advance copy to JMP so that we FFS mod addicts get our fave augmentations upgraded sooner ...
omg omg omg!!! i'm so going to have to get that! but first i'll have to get Uni, i already have Nightlife though.
Well... I'm excited about the 'Open for Business' Expansion... even tho I havn't gotten 'Nightlife' yet I've been slaaackin'! I can't help it! I'm thinkin' of maybe skipping Nightlife and getting the Open for Business... hmm... What do u guys think of Nightlife?
It's better than uni and adds a lot of features like: Dating, outings, cars, ability to see some of the neighborhood from the house/community lot that you're in...
