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  • Playable ghost teens and children are now properly assigned to a school.
  • Custom paintings can now be properly placed above objects that are placed up against a wall and leave enough wall space.
  • The “Call Over” Interaction is now available on seated Sims.
  • Reduced the urge for neat Sims to put away fire pits.
  • Neighbours will no longer gather to watch a burglar that hasn’t yet stolen anything.
  • The “Maywood Glen” community lot is now properly classified as a park.
  • “Omni-Plant” opportunity has a higher chance of appearing.
  • Painting valued painting wishes are easier to fulfil.
  • Number of Books Read in the writing skill journal now counts number of books finished instead of the number of books started.
  • Sims will no longer attempt to use laptops when they are ungreeted visitors.
  • “Befriend All Co-workers” wish is no longer fulfilled by switching to a job with no co-workers.
  • Fixed a problem where the incorrect clothing was displayed on a Sim in the game launcher icon.
  • Harvestables on harvest ready plants will not get occasionally lost during import/export.
  • Opportunity to improve athletic skill will no longer appear when athletic skill is full.
  • “Play a Game with Sim” wish now fulfils from “Playing Foosball.”
  • Sims will now get the “Witnessed Divorce” moodlet from watching other married Sims break up.
  • Stocked ponds are properly preserved when shared.
  • Sims will no longer occasionally fail to walk a path involving four or more flights of stairs.
  • A player is now able to complete the “Upgrade Audio Lite by LoFi” Wish.
  • Prevented a game freeze that occurred when placing a lot while in “Cameraman Mode.”
  • Sims no longer have the rare chance of getting permanently stuck while socializing.
  • Non-player Sim autonomy now runs more quickly for Sims on screen and nearby (neighbours won’t spend time standing in their front yards or not moving on community lots)
  • Fixed a rare case in which the skewer thumbnail of an NPC could disappear during a private wedding.
  • “Become Enemies with Child” wish no longer appears.
  • “Quit Job” wish will now fulfil if Sim gets a new job and is forced to quit the old one.
  • Stairs are no longer allowed to be deleted while in use.
  • Prevented a case where toddlers were allowed to escape a lot and wander freely.
  • Fixed a rare case where a toddler’s teddy bear could get permanently stuck in their inventory.
  • “Clean High Chair” wish properly fulfils.
  • “SimLife Goggles” are no longer duplicated after moving.
  • The “Raid Criminals” interaction can now be properly resumed after saving and loading while it is in progress.
  • Sims will no longer get a wish to ask their husband to be their boyfriend.
  • Fix for a possible crash when disconnecting headphones during gameplay.
  • Relationships are properly preserved when merging a newly created household into an existing household.
  • “Play with Toy” wish properly fulfils when a child Sim plays with the teddy bear.
  • Fixed an error that occurred when deleting an outfit preset that a Sim was wearing.
  • Lot pricing was corrected in edit town. The price of trees and bushes is now properly accounted for. Various community lot objects no longer provide negative value to a lot.
  • “Woohoo” interaction now counts as a romantic interaction.
  • Wish to “See Child Become a Genius” now auto cancels once it is no longer possible to fulfil.
  • Sheet music can no longer be chosen from the bookshelf interactions. This prevents a situation in which Sims could no longer learn particular songs.
  • Fixes a rare case where a revived ghost could become stuck in the science lab if a household was split.
  • “Eat Food at Park” wish now fulfils properly.
  • Parents will no longer wish to “See Sim Get Married” for their already married children.
  • Kleptomaniac Sims can no longer return items currently being used by other Sims.
  • Fixes a rare case in which a blank thumbnail could appear in the family inventory after a Sim had been kicked out.
  • Fixes a rare case in which a blank thumbnail could appear in the family inventory after a Kleptomaniac Sim swiped something.
  • ATI video driver’s “Adaptive Aantialiasing” option conflicts with ingame “Edge Smoothing.” The combination causes visual corruption. A note has been added to the readme encouraging players not to enable these two features at the same time.
  • Medium-sized, high quality in-game videos can now be successfully uploaded via the launcher.
  • Fixed a case where “Breakup with Sim” wasn’t correctly fulfilling.
  • Fix for a case where rapidly clicking on Sim traits could crash the game.
  • Toddler’s body no longer deforms when “Watching TV” after “Learning to Talk.”
  • Sims can now use “Charming Introduction” on Sims invited over to a home lot.
  • Gardening skill gain no longer continues if gardening channel viewing is interrupted.
  • Child Sims no longer deform after “Watching a Concert.”
  • Eating specific prepared meals no longer has an impact on an unborn baby’s gender.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur when moving away from a house with harvestable plants growing on it.
  • Merge household bed and fridge requirements are no longer enforced on lots that are being abandoned.
  • Fixed a problem, where through specific timing, objects could become unusable if the game is saved while they are being placed in a Sim’s inventory.
  • The Sims 3 is now properly categorized as a game in the Windows Vista Games Explorer.
  • A selected object in buy or build mode now stays attached to the cursor as the player scrolls the camera with the direction keys.
  • Fences no longer occlude sound.
  • Terrain enclosed by walls and a roof is now properly lit.
  • Puddles will properly conform to uneven terrain.
  • Prevented problematic routing behaviour that occurs when replacing an object mid route.
  • Corrected various grammar and spelling mistakes.
  • Deleted screenshots no longer remain listed in the launcher.
  • “Dance Together” and “Tutor Sim in Skill…” no longer appear on Sims at inappropriate times.
  • “Non-hydrophobic” Sims will no longer panic while swimming.
  • The Magic Gnome text notification now displays the proper icon.
  • Exposed floor tile edges have changed in colour.
  • Fixed a problem where counters would occasionally turn black while selecting certain objects in build mode.
  • Fixed a rare instance where at map level the bulldozer tool could leave a blue hole in the ground.
  • The option to “Adjust Tree Detail” now properly displays a “Restart Required” message.
  • “Spying on the Cuisine” opportunity can now be fulfilled by selecting to “Eat Outside” at the Bistro.
  • Refreshing doors no longer causes them to lose their front door status.
  • A child that ages to a teen will no longer receive the wish to “Talk about New Job.”
  • “View” interaction will not be duplicated when placing objects on the “Nearly Perfect Pedestal.”
  • Up arrow can now be used when placing a house from the library.
  • A faint line is no longer visible on the heads of babies.
  • Fish are no longer duplicated in the fridge when moving homes.
  • All dfc-gorilla (update installer) messages will now appear properly translated.
  • Fix for a rare case in which a Sim could be teleported to an invalid location if the game was reloaded while they were “Changing Outfit.”
  • Fixed a problem where bulldozed lots were not being properly lit at map level.
  • Sims who run into obstacles placed directly in front of them, no longer get stuck.
  • Babies and Toddlers will no longer be left alone if the household is split up or merged through edit town, a babysitter will be called.
  • Fixed a rare case in which a Sim remains on the wrong lot after moving.
  • Guitar Skill level 10 text notification no longer mentions purchasing new songs from the bookstore.
  • Fixed a rare case where the social worker’s vehicle could be left behind on a lot.
  • Korean GRB rating is now available to use in Windows Parental Controls.
  • The Simsâ„¢ 3 now supports more than 2000 concurrent save games.
  • Custom Music will no longer be assigned as a favourite randomly.
  • Fixed a rare case where “Accept” would be unavailable in Create-A-Sim after undoing while accepting a Sim from “Play with Genetics.”
  • Children Sims will no longer attempt to knock over blocks at the same time.
  • Fixed child animation when putting away the birthday cake.
  • Fish no longer appear on dry ground of lots that have been converted to residential lots .
  • Bulldozing a lot with collectable spawners no longer destroys the spawners.
  • A family with only a toddler is no longer allowed to be saved to the library.
  • Placing small objects on the front slot of the dresser will no longer block the dresser from being used.
  • Sims no longer fail to view decorative objects placed on a fireplace mantle.
  • Sims now build relationship through the “Tutor” interaction.
  • Fixed a minor error that occurred while loading a game where the dresser was in use.
  • Fix for misaligned water effects on a particular sink.
  • “Likes Work” moodlet is now properly removed if “Workaholic” trait is changed or removed.
  • Purchasing “SimLife Goggles” now fulfils the “Buy Video Game” wish.
  • Cancelling the installation of a queue of downloaded items now works properly.
  • “Collection Helper” is properly displayed when picked up in buy mode.
  • Fixes some cases of objects being improperly assigned type in the launcher.
  • The player can no longer delete a tombstone that is being used by a ghost.
  • Fixed a rare routing failure that could happen when attempting to route to an enclosed object on an inactive floor.
  • Televisions no longer play video after they are burned or broken.
  • Under certain circumstances, Sims will now choose smarter lot entry locations.
  • “Amateur Olympics” Opportunity notification now mentions event times.
  • Sims can no longer “Try for Baby” with the Grim Reaper.
  • Fixed a rare case where a Sim could start painting but the canvas was not visible.
  • Fixed a rare case where the police cruiser could be left in front of the police station.
  • “Sabotage” interaction is now available under more conditions.
  • Deeds will now stack in the inventory and a “Collect All” interaction can be used on them.
  • The Riverview download now displays the proper size for the entire duration of the download.
  • Fix for children playing improper animations when trying to cook.
  • Fixed an error that occurred when removing the moodlet manager from the inventory of a Sim that was in the process of using the moodlet manager.
  • “Upgrade Object” wish correctly filters out gates.
  • Various premade Sims downloaded from the exchange are now sorting into the correct age category.
  • Buildings will keep the appropriate lights when zooming in and out at night-time.
  • Fixed a very slow memory leak triggered by the “Fertilize” interaction.
  • Adding support for the NVIDIA Ion.
  • Roofing is now visible on low end Intel video cards.
  • Replaced a duplicate hat style for elder females.
  • Game speed no longer affects the playback of audio stings.
  • NPC’s automobiles are no longer purged from inventory.
  • Added support for the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250.
  • Mac Only: Custom Content, Screenshots or video added to Documents/User/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/… while the game is running will now show up in the Launcher.
  • Mac Only: The Mac version of The Simsâ„¢ 3 now supports Shader Model 3.0 graphics features. (excluding the NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT and 7600GT cards)
  • Mac Only: The high lighting quality Sim shader has been enabled in Create-A-Sim.
  • Mac Only: Added a warning message upon attempting to delete a downloaded world (Riverview) that associated save files will be lost.
  • Mac Only: Enabled depth texture support (shadows) on all supported video cards.
  • Mac Only: The user interface is no longer improperly displayed in ingame reflections.

Thanks to ConnorJack for the info.

Posted by DJBoddington on Thursday August 6th 2009 at 20:56.
Post last modified on Tuesday August 25th 2009 at 08:05 by DJBoddington.

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